
Clinical Instructor in Internal Medicine
Medical School
Available to mentor
Terrence Liu, MD

Clinical Instructor
Primary care physician and health services researcher interested in innovative primary care delivery models for vulnerable populations through digital health technologies.
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Internal Medicine ResidencyUniversity of Washington Medical Center, Seattle
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National Clinician Scholars ProgramUniversity of Michigan–Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor
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M.D.The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
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M.S.University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
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Center MemberCaswell Diabetes Institute
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Center MemberInstitute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation
My research interests center on examining how patients and providers utilize digital health technologies in primary care, with a focus on telehealth and patient portals. My current work evaluates the impact of telehealth on quality of primary care and explores how patients and providers communicate through portal messaging to manage chronic disease.
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Liu T, Garlick B, Metzger N, Paulos E, West BT, Vanneman ME, Caverly TJ, Kerr EA, Forman JH, Fagerlin A, Kullgren JT. JAMA Internal Medicine, 2025 Feb 3; 185 (2): 240 - 243.Journal ArticleUS Veterans' Experiences with VA and Non-VA Health Care
DOI:10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.6774 PMID: 39714833 -
Liu T, Wheat CL, Rojas J, O'Shea AMJ, Nelson KM, Reddy A. JAMA Network Open, 2025 Jan 1;Journal ArticleNational Telehealth Contingency Staffing Program and Primary Care Quality in the VHA
DOI:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.53324 PMID: 39777442 -
Liu T, Zhu Z, Thompson MP, McCullough JS, Hou H, Chang CH, Fendrick AM, Ellimoottil C. JAMA Network Open, 2024 Nov 7; 7 (11): e2445436Journal ArticlePrimary Care Practice Telehealth Use and Low-Value Care Services
DOI:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.45436 PMID: 39509127 -
Liu T, Zhu Z, Holmgren AJ, Ellimoottil C. Health Aff Sch, 2024 Apr; 2 (4): qxae040Journal ArticleNational trends in billing patient portal messages as e-visit services in traditional Medicare.
DOI:10.1093/haschl/qxae040 PMID: PMC11034524 -
Liu T, Anthony D, Tipirneni R. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2024 Jan 1;Journal ArticleYour PCP Has Entered the Chat: How Asynchronous Portal Messages Can Be Leveraged for Chronic Disease Management Outside of the Clinic Visit
DOI:10.1007/s11606-024-09296-3 -
Deeds S, Liu T, Schuttner L, Wheat C, Gunnink E, Geyer J, Beste L, Chen A, Dominitz JA, Nelson K, Reddy A. J Gen Intern Med, 2023 Nov; 38 (14): 3235 - 3241.Journal ArticleA Postcard Primer Prior to Mailed Fecal Immunochemical Test Among Veterans: a Randomized Controlled Trial.
DOI:10.1007/s11606-023-08248-7 PMID: PMC10249919 -
La Hoz RM, Wallace A, Barros N, Xie D, Hynan LS, Liu T, Yek C, Schexnayder S, Grodin JL, Garg S, Drazner MH, Peltz M, Haley RW, Greenberg DE. Transpl Infect Dis, 2021 Jun; 23 (3): e13519Journal ArticleEpidemiology and risk factors for varicella zoster virus reactivation in heart transplant recipients.
DOI:10.1111/tid.13519 PMID: PMC8890456 -
La Hoz RM, Liu T, Xie D, Adams-Huet B, Willett DL, Haley RW, Greenberg DE. J Infect, 2021 Jan; 82 (1): 41 - 47.Journal ArticleThe use of automated data extraction tools to develop a solid organ transplant registry: Proof of concept study of bloodstream infections.
DOI:10.1016/j.jinf.2020.10.003 PMID: PMC8654599

Health Lab
The ability to see doctors and other providers via telehealth improved low income Medicaid participants’ access to care in Michigan