Dr. Judy Trieu joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology as an Assistant Professor in August of 2023. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from Stanford University, followed by a Master in Public Health from the University of Southern California. She completed medical school at Ross University, Internal Medicine Residency at the University of Texas Medical Branch, and Gastroenterology Fellowship at Loyola University Medical Center. She developed an interest in pancreaticobiliary diseases and completed Advanced Endoscopy training at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her research interests include clinical outcomes of pancreaticobiliary interventions in altered anatomy, advances in interventional EUS, and device development. Judy Trieu is currently the Editor-in-Chief of The New Gastroenterologist, an e-newsletter targeting trainees and early gastroenterologists, published by the American Gastroenterological Association. Prior to this, she was the Co-Editor-in-Chief of the ACG Case Reports Journal and an Editorial Fellow with Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
During her Gastroenterology fellowship, she was an Editorial Contributor to the Gastroenterology Section of “Practice Update”, published by Elsevier. Judy Trieu enjoys mentoring medical students, internal medicine residents, and gastroenterology fellows. She has had several mentees over the years, with a particular interest in increasing more females in gastroenterology and advanced endoscopy. She serves on several national gastroenterology committees, including Chair of the Membership Development Committee (Women in Endoscopy), member of the Women in GI Committee (American College of Gastroenterology), and member of the Medical Simulation and Educational Technology Committee (American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy). Her key interests are Interventional EUS, Pancreaticobiliary interventions in altered anatomy, Device development and endoscopic innovation. In her free time, she is an amateur pastry chef and fitness fanatic, having completed 5 marathons and over 10 half-marathons.