Biography
Dr. Lan Vu is a pediatric surgeon at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital. Her research interests include outcomes for children with surgically correctable birth defects. Her interest in global health includes establishing sustainable collaborations with countries in Southeast Asia.
Born in Vietnam, Vu immigrated to the United States in 1981. She earned her medical degree from UCSF. Her time as a medical student included a year as a research assistant to Dr. Hanmin Lee in the UCSF Division of Pediatric Surgery. During this time, she also worked as a domestic violence counselor in the Asian Women's Shelter in San Francisco.
Vu finished her general surgery residency at UCSF. During her residency, she completed a two-year pediatric surgery research fellowship and earned a master's degree in clinical research. She completed her pediatric surgery training at Texas Children's Hospital in Houston.
Born in Vietnam, Vu immigrated to the United States in 1981. She earned her medical degree from UCSF. Her time as a medical student included a year as a research assistant to Dr. Hanmin Lee in the UCSF Division of Pediatric Surgery. During this time, she also worked as a domestic violence counselor in the Asian Women's Shelter in San Francisco.
Vu finished her general surgery residency at UCSF. During her residency, she completed a two-year pediatric surgery research fellowship and earned a master's degree in clinical research. She completed her pediatric surgery training at Texas Children's Hospital in Houston.
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Education
Institution | Degree | Dept or School | End Date |
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University of California, San Francisco | M.A.S. in Clinical Research | Graduate Division (Advance Training in Clinical Research) | 2008 |
Clinical Expertise
Abdominal Wall Defects (gastroschisis/omphalocele)
Advanced Laparoscopy and Thoracoscopy
Bariatric Surgery
Colorectal Surgery
Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH)
Congenital Lung Lesions
Esophageal Atresia/Tracheoesophageal fistula
Endocrine (pancreas and thryoid/parathyroid) Surgery
Hepatobiliary Surgery
Intestinal Rehabilitation
Surgical Oncology
In the News
October, 23, 2015 | UCSF Surgical Innovations Program
Publications
MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 28
- Nutritional Management of Infants With a Giant Ruptured Omphalocele: Clinical Observations From a Single Institution Case Series.| | PubMed
- Sa1635: IMPACT OF NUTRITION AND GROWTH MEASURES ON POUCHITIS FOLLOWING PROCTOCOLECTOMY FOR PEDIATRIC ULCERATIVE COLITIS.| | UCSF Research Profile
- Oral Feeding in Infants After Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Repair While on Non-invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation: The Impact of a Dysphagia Provider-Led Protocol.| | PubMed
- Inaccurate Capture of Primary Language Spoken at Home in the Pediatric Medical Record Is Independently Associated with Low Parent Activation in a Pediatric Surgical Population.| | UCSF Research Profile
- Factors and Growth Trends Associated With the Need for Gastrostomy Tube in Neonates With Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia.| | PubMed
- A Novel Thoracic Ultrasound Measurement After Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Repair Identifies Decreased Diaphragmatic Excursion Associated With Adverse Respiratory and Surgical Outcomes.| | PubMed
- Symptomatic duodenal web diagnosed in a young adult.| | UCSF Research Profile
- A Comparison of Spinal Anesthesia Versus Monitored Anesthesia Care With Local Anesthesia in Minimally Invasive Fetal Surgery.| | UCSF Research Profile
- De novo somatic mutations and KRAS amplification are associated with cholangiocarcinoma in a patient with a history of choledochal cyst.| | PubMed
- Esophagoesophagopexy technique for assisted fistulization of esophageal atresia.| | PubMed
- Closer Look at the Nutritional Outcomes of Patients After Primary Repair of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia.| | PubMed
- Surgical site infections in neonates and infants: is antibiotic prophylaxis needed for longer than 24 h?| | PubMed
- Water-absorbing balls: a "growing" problem.| | PubMed
- Endoscopic specimen pouch technique for removal of giant fibroadenomas of the breast.| | PubMed
- HLA-DR matching in organ allocation: balance between waiting time and rejection in pediatric kidney transplantation.| | PubMed
- Outcomes of multigestational pregnancies affected by congenital diaphragmatic hernia.| | PubMed
- Long-term surgical outcomes in congenital diaphragmatic hernia: observations from a single institution.| | PubMed
- Conflicts in wound classification of neonatal operations.| | PubMed
- Neighbourhood contexts and low birthweight: social disconnection heightens single parents risks in Saskatoon.| | PubMed
- 58-P: Efficacy of LABScreen reagents for detection of post transplant HLA antibodies.| | UCSF Research Profile
- 63-P: The impact of HLA disparity in pediatric kidney recipients.| | UCSF Research Profile
- Predicting strangulated small bowel obstruction: an old problem revisited.| | PubMed
- ROLE OF HLA MATCHING IN ORGAN ALLOCATION: BALANCE BETWEEN GRAFT SURVIVAL AND SENSITIZATION IN PEDIATRIC KIDNEY TRANSPLANTS.| | UCSF Research Profile
- Determination of risk factors for deep venous thrombosis in hospitalized children.| | PubMed
- Increasing prevalence of gastroschisis: population-based study in California.| | PubMed
- Thoracoscopic versus open resection for congenital cystic adenomatoid malformations of the lung.| | PubMed
- The effect of intravitreal triamcinolone on intraocular pressure.| | PubMed
- Image of the month--leiomyosarcoma of the breast.| | PubMed