Edward Lu, MD

Assistant Professor/Clinical

Dr. Edward Lu is a published physician who joined UT Health San Antonio as an Assistant Professor/Clinical in the Divisions of Hospital Medicine and Geriatric/Palliative Care in September of 2024. He completed his pre-med program at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque in 2016 with a Bachelor's of Science in Biochemistry before going on to earn his Doctor of Medicine from the same institution in 2020. Dr. Lu then completed his Internal Medicine residency at the at the Banner University Medical Center in Tucson, AZ in 2023 and a Palliative Care fellowship at the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio in 2024.

Professional Background
Education
- 2020 - Doctor of Medicine - University of New Mexico
- 2016 - Bachelor of Science - Biochemistry - University of New Mexico
Training
- 2024 - Fellowship - Hospice and Palliative Care - University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio
- 2023 - Residency - Internal Medicine - Banner University Medical Center Tucson
Appointments
- 09/2024 - Present - Assistant Professor/Clinical - UT Health San Antonio
- 07/2023 - 08/2024 - Hospice and Palliative Care Fellow - UT Health San Antonio
Publications

Decreased Mcl-1 protein level in the striatum of 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP)-treated mice

ERK/MAP Kinase Activation is Evident in Activated Microglia of the Striatum and Substantia Nigra in an Acute and Chronically-Ind

Poster Presentations

Comparative Analysis of Mortality Among Veterans from Initial Palliative Care Consultation in Inpatient v. Outpatient Setting. Authors: Edward Lu MD, John Odneal MD, Jannell Lising MD, Michael J Mader PhD, Hanh Trinh MD, Aneela Hussain MD, Sandra Sanchez-Riley MD, Marcos I. Restrepo MD. Affiliation: University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio and South Texas Veterans Health Care System San Antonio, TX (Submitted to AAHPM 2024 Conference in Phoenix, AZ

Internal Medicine M&M Grand Rounds: Ogilvie's Syndrome; Lu E MD, Takamatsu C MD, Garyga M MD. Affiliation: University of Arizona, Tucson, Banner University (Presented an adverse patient outcome to the Internal Medicine Grand Rounds, 2023).

ICD Bounceback: A simple intervention to reduce rejected Medicare Labs; Corry S DO, Flewellan S MD, Fong D MD, Han H MD, Lu E MD, Luois S MD, Smith B MD. (Poster presented on Academic Research Presentation Day in Tucson, AZ, 2022 April 21).

Rapidly Disseminating Nocardia Infection in a Diabetic Patient. American College of Physicians. Lu E, MD, Dashkevych U DO, Hypes C MD, Hernandez Z (2021 November 17).

Edward Lu, MD

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