--- title: "Su-Ying Liang, Ph.D. | Sutter Health" url: "https://www.sutterhealth.org/research/investigators/su-ying-liang-phd-1049681030" --- 1. [Home](https://www.sutterhealth.org/) / 2. [Research](https://www.sutterhealth.org/research) / 3. [Investigators](https://www.sutterhealth.org/research/investigators) / 4. Su-Ying Liang, Ph.D. ![Su-Ying Liang, Ph.D.](https://dyn.mktgcdn.com/p/cRIUee_GK3HEL1Wq8svqoUApvABjlwVVA-KUHVGzuNw/fit=crop,gravity=auto,dpr=2,width=240,height=240) # Su-Ying Liang, Ph.D. Investigator Su-Ying Liang, Ph.D. is Research Economist at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation. She also holds appointments as a research health economist (since 2000) and adjunct professor at the University of California, San Francisco (since 2011). Previously, she was an assistant professor at Arizona State University. Dr. Liang’s research applies economics and quantitative methods to examine policy issues in health care delivery and organization. Her research interests are medical care utilization and its impact on clinical care, with an emphasis on personalized medicine, genetic testing, and cancer screening procedures), physician compensation arrangements, and women’s health. Her work has been published in peer-reviewed journals such as American Journal of Managed Care, Cancer, Contraception, Health Services and Outcomes Research Methodology, Health Services Research, JAMA, Medical Care, Medical Care Research and Review, and Nature Biotechnology. Dr. Liang serves as an ad hoc reviewer for ten journals. She is a former member of the scientific review committee for the International Health Economics Association (2009 and 2011). Prior to joining PAMF, Dr. Liang served on the leadership team for the UCSF Center for Translational and Policy Research on Personalized Medicine (TRANSPERS). In this capacity, she provided expertise in economics, with particular skill in working with secondary data. Dr. Liang earned her doctorate in economics from the University of Washington. She holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from National Taiwan University. 795 El Camino Real Ames building Palo Alto, CA 94301-2302 ## Publications - Publication ### [Trends in Detection of Adenoma and Sessile Serrated Lesions Over a Decade in a Community-based Healthcare System](https://www.sutterhealth.org/research/publications/trends-in-detection-of-adenoma-sessile-serrated-lesions-1055312607) Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology 2024 Jan 25 - Publication ### [Risk of Gastric Adenocarcinoma in a Multiethnic Population Undergoing Routine Care: An Electronic Health Records Cohort Study](https://www.sutterhealth.org/research/publications/risk-of-gastric-adenocarcinoma-undergoing-routine-care-1055312622) Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers Prevention 2024 Jan 12 - Publication ### [Should Health Systems Share Genetic Findings With At-Risk Relatives When the Proband Is Deceased? Interviews With Individuals Diagnosed With Lynch Syndrome](https://www.sutterhealth.org/research/publications/health-systems-share-genetic-findings-with-at-risk-relatives-1055312879) Journal of Patient Centered Research and Reviews 2022 Oct 18 - Publication ### [Do Patients Continue to Use Video Visits? Factors Related to Continued Video Visit Use](https://www.sutterhealth.org/research/publications/do-patients-continue-to-use-video-visits-1055312868) Population Health Management 2022 Aug 25 - Publication ### [The effect of COVID-19 on telehealth: Next steps in a post-pandemic life](https://www.sutterhealth.org/research/publications/effect-of-covid-19-telehealth-next-steps-post-pandemic-life-1055312890) The International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics 2022 Aug 17 ... 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