Joy Wu, MD, PhD is the Gerald M. Reaven, MD Professor of Endocrinology, Division Chief of Endocrinology, and Vice Chair of Basic Science in the Department of Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine. Dr. Wu is a board-certified endocrinologist who specializes in metabolic bone disease, osteoporosis, and bone health in cancer patients. She earned her MD and PhD degrees at Duke University, followed by Internal Medicine residency at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Endocrinology fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. She has been an invited participant on expert panels and guideline committees for the Endocrine Society, the American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, and the American Society of Clinical Oncology.
Dr. Wu directs a basic and translational research program that focuses on stem cell therapies for bone, osteoblast support of hematopoiesis, and breast cancer bone metastases. Her research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Defense, foundations, industry and philanthropy. She is the recipient of the NIH Director’s New Innovator Award, the Stanford University Faculty Women’s Forum Allyship Award, and the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research Stephen M. Krane Esteemed Award. Dr. Wu has served as Chair of the Bones and Teeth Gordon Research Conference and as a member of the NIH Skeletal Biology Development and Disease study section, the Advances in Mineral Metabolism Board of Directors, and the ASBMR Council.
Mentorship and the endocrinology pipeline have been a central focus of Dr. Wu’s career. As Co-Chair of the Endocrine Society’s Trainee and Career Development Core Committee she helped develop a trainee program that continues to this day as the popular Early Career Forum at ENDO. At Stanford she transformed the recruitment process and significantly increased the number of physician-scientists matching into the Internal Medicine residency. As Division Chief she supported the launch of an Endocrinology Interest Group at the first west coast school selected to participate in the Endocrine Society’s Medical Student Engagement Program.
Dr. Wu has been a member of the Endocrine Society for over 20 years. She has been a member of or liaison to the Membership Committee, Leadership Development Task Force, Publications Core Committee, Advocacy and Public Outreach Core Committee, and Health Disparities Scientific Statement Update Writing Group. She is a founding member of the Bone and Mineral Special Interest Group Steering Group, and she has served on the Board of Directors (Basic Scientist seat).
