Li-Shiun Chen

Additional Titles & Roles

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• Director, Tobacco Treatment Program, Siteman Cancer Center

Education & Training

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• Residency: Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 2004
• Sc.D.: Johns Hopkins University, 1998
• M.P.H.: Johns Hopkins University, 1995
• M.D.: National Taiwan University, 1993

Major Awards

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• Faculty Member, Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society, 2023
• Fellow, Society of Research for Nicotine and Tobacco, 2023
• World Congress of Psychiatric Genetics Travel Award, 2009
• APA Resident Research Award, 2004
• Eli Robins Award, Washington University Department of Psychiatry, 2004

Areas of Clinical Interest

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Nicotine Dependence, Schizophrenia, Mood Disorder, Community Psychiatry, Cancer Psychiatry

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Research Interests

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1. Precision medicine
2. Clinical trials
3. Implementation science
4. Cancer prevention
5. Vulnerable and rural population health
6. Cross-population and public health genomics

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Recent Publications

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• Optimal Designs in Open-Cohort Longitudinal Cluster Randomized Trials With a Continuous Outcome

  Liu, J., Li, F., Luo, X., Chen, L.-S. & Ramsey, A., Jun 2026, In: Biometrical Journal. 68, 3, e70138.

• Recommendations for Standardization of Tobacco Use Treatment Data

  Shoenbill, K. A., Ostroff, J. S., Taylor, K. L., Jafarinia, A., Minion, M., Chichester, L. A., Omernik, B., McCall, M., Yeung, S., Wiseman, K., Chen, L. S., Salloum, R. G. & Warren, G., Feb 2026, In: Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 21, 2, p. 258-266 9 p.

• Psychotropic medication continuation during pregnancy and risk of postpartum self-injurious thoughts and behaviors

  Yen, B. J., Chen, L. S., Riddle, J. N., Macy, J. T. & Lin, H. C., Feb 1 2026, In: Journal of affective disorders. 394, 120502.

• Smoking Cessation and Mortality Risk in Cancer Survivorship: Real-World Data From a National Cancer Institute–Designated Cancer Center

  Tohmasi, S., Baker, T. B., Heiden, B. T., Chen, J., Smock, N., Craig, E. J., Griffith, N. B., Reddy, J., Colditz, G. A., Govindan, R., Bierut, L. J. & Chen, L. S., Oct 2025, In: JNCCN Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. 23, 10, e257059.

• Power of personalized smoking cessation: A quantitative lifecycle framework for policy evaluation

  Chen, L. S., Wang, P. & Yao, Y., May 2025, In: Quantitative Economics. 16, 2, p. 749-793 45 p.

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Funded Research Projects

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