- Cystic fibrosis related diabetes
- Diabetes
- Gestational diabetes
- Hyperglycemia
- Latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA)
- Mature onset diabetes of the young (MODY)
- Steroid induced diabetes
- Type 1 diabetes
- Type 2 diabetes
Patricia Chu, MD
Endocrinology
Independent provider
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Rodebaugh Diabetes Center
About me
- Instructor A of Pediatrics
My education and training
- Medical School: Duke University Medical Center
- Residency: Vanderbilt University
- Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania Health System
- Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Spoken languages
English
English
Insurance accepted
Please contact the practice and/or the member services department of your insurance company for specific details before receiving services. Providers may participate in some, but not all, products offered by a health plan; providers may also accept plans at some practice locations but not others.
- Aetna Advantra Cares D-SNP
- Aetna Advantra Credit Value
- Aetna Advantra Eagle HMO
- Aetna Advantra Eagle POS
- Aetna Advantra Premier Plus PPO
- Aetna Advantra Value
- Aetna Advantra Value Plus
- Aetna APCN Plus (Multi-Tier)
- Aetna Better Health Kids (CHIP) - DH Only
- Aetna Flexible Five
- Aetna Freedom Core
- Aetna Gold
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Philly Prime
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO APCN
- Aetna Premier
- Aetna Premier Plus
- Aetna Savings Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- Aetna Student Health Plan PPO
- Aetna Upfront Advantage
- First Health HMO
- First Health POS
- First Health PPO
- Meritain - Aramark (Other)
- Meritain - Aramark (Pennsylvania Premier Medical Plan)
- Americhealth Caritas of PA VIP - LGH Only
- Amerihealth Caritas (Transplant patients only)
- Amerihealth Caritas of PA - LGH Only
- Centivo EPO
- Cigna Healthcare EPO
- Cigna Healthcare HMO
- Cigna Healthcare POS
- Cigna Healthcare PPO
- Claim Watcher (Homestead/ INDECs) Open Access
- Clover Health Choice
- Clover Health Choice Value PPO
- Clover Health Classic HMO
- Clover Health Value
Locations
Penn Medicine hospital privileges
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Qualifications and experience
- Pediatrics, 2025
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
- Internal Medicine, 2020
- American Diabetes Association, National
- Center for Real-World Effectiveness and Safety of Therapeutics (CREST) in the Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, & Informatics at the University of Pennsylvania, Local
- CHOP Clinical Futures, Local
- Endocrine Society, National
- International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology, International
- International Society of Pediatric & Adolescent Diabetes, International
- Pediatric Endocrine Society, National
Treatments and conditions
Research
Publications
Chu PY, Kelly A, Hennessy S, Vajravelu ME, Huang J, Amaral S GLP-1RA Dispensing in Youth With Type 2 Diabetes: 2020 to 2023 , Pediatrics: 2026
Emmons L, Yang W, Lee T, Chu PY, Matus A, Edmondson EK A Standardized, Interdisciplinary Approach to Accelerate Automated Insulin Delivery System (AID) Initiation in Adults with Diabetes , Journal of Diabetes : 2026
Chu PY, Parimi N, Wolf RM, Brown EA, Kelly A, Marks BE Real-World Safety and Effectiveness of U200 Insulin Use in Automated Insulin Delivery Systems in Adolescents and Young Adults with Type 1 Diabetes , Diabetes Technol Ther: 2025
Chu PY, Lee T, Emmons L, Edmondson EK Feasibility of a diabetes educator-led coaching program to support emerging adults with diabetes transitioning from pediatric to adult care , Horm Res Paediatr: 2025
Marks BE, Chu PY, Parimi N, Wolf RM, Tran M, Berget C Practical considerations for using concentrated U200 insulin in automated insulin delivery systems , Frontiers in Endocrinology: 2025
Kelly A, Shirley Bezerra M, Fitzpatrick K, Adams K, Arputhan A, Walega R, Chu PY, Cockcroft J, Townsend RR. Modest Blood Pressure Increase with Age in Adults with Down's Syndrome , N Engl J Med, 392: 2025,1346-1348
Chu PY, Edmondson EK, Flory JH, Huang J, Hennessy S. Risk of Hypoglycemia Associated With Concomitant Use of Insulin Secretagogues and ACE Inhibitors in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review , Clin Pharmacol Ther: 2025
Vajravelu ME, Chu PY, Frank DA, Ragavan MI, Vajravelu RK. Projected impact of anti-obesity pharmacotherapy use on racial and ethnic disparities in adolescent obesity , Pediatr Obes: 2024
Chu P, Patel A, Helgeson V, Goldschmidt AB, Ray MK, Vajravelu ME. Perception and Awareness of Diabetes Risk and Reported Risk-Reducing Behaviors in Adolescents , JAMA Netw Open, 6: 2023,e2311466
Kazerouninia A, Georgekutty J, Kendsersky P, Byrne RD, Seto B, Chu PY, Wang Y, Rodriguez FH 3rd, Smith C, Saraf A, Lloyd MS, Frischhertz BP, Parekh DR, Ermis PR, Franklin WJ, Lam WW. A Multisite Retrospective Review of Direct Oral Anticoagulants Compared to Warfarin in Adult Fontan Patients , Cardiovasc Drugs Ther: 2023