Erica Chu, M.D.

Erica Chu, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center and a member of the Division of Geriatric Medicine.

Dr. Chu earned her medical degree at Baylor College of Medicine. She completed internal medicine residency training at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center and a fellowship in geriatric medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City.

Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in geriatric medicine, Dr. Chu joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2022. She specializes in geriatric medicine, including inpatient models of care for older adults, interdisciplinary geriatrics care, and frailty.

Dr. Chu serves as the Associate Medical Director of the Acute Care for Elders (ACE) Unit at UTSW’s William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital.

Dr. Chu is a member of the American Geriatrics Society.

Medical School

Baylor College of Medicine (2012)

Residency

New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center (2015), Internal Medicine

Fellowship

Mount Sinai Hospital/Icahn School of Medicine (2017), Geriatric Medicine

• Acute Care of Hospitalized Older Adults
• Frailty
• Interdisciplinary Care
• Medical Education

 Featured Books

Chapter 30, Patient Preference, Prognosis, and Decision-Making in Screening and Treatment; p. 371-76.. In Geriatric Practice: A Competency Based Approach to Caring for Older Adults. 1st ed.

Chu, E. (2020). New York, NY, Springer Nature Switzerland AG

• Joachim Silbermann Family Clinical Scholar Award
  Academic honor awarded to junior faculty to promote clinical care, education, and research (2020)

• American Geriatrics Society (2015)
• Metropolitan Area Geriatrics Society (2018-2021)