Associate Professor of OB/GYN and Public Health, UCLA

Keynote: “Building a Smart and Healthy Brain: A Life-Course Perspective” [see description & schedule]

Dr. Lu is an associate professor of obstetrics & gynecology and public health at the University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Lu received his bachelor’s degrees from Stanford University, master’s degrees from UC Berkeley, medical degree from UC San Francisco, and residency training in obstetrics & gynecology from UC Irvine.

He is widely recognized for his research, teaching and clinical care. Dr. Lu received the 2003 National Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology Young Professional Achievement Award and the 2004 American Public Health Association Maternal and Child Health Section Young Professional Award for his research on health disparities. He recently served on the Institute of Medicine Committee (IOM) on Understanding Prematurity, and has been appointed to the IOM Committee to Reexamine IOM Weight Guidelines. He is a member of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Select Panel on Preconception Care, and a lead investigator for the National Children’s Study in Los Angeles.  

Dr. Lu teaches obstetrics and gynecology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, and maternal and child health at the UCLA School of Public Health. He has received numerous awards for his teaching, including Excellence in Teaching Awards from the Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics. Dr. Lu sees patients at the faculty group practice in obstetrics and gynecology at UCLA Medical Center, and has been selected as one of the Best Doctors in America since 2005.

Workshop: Where It All Begins: The Impact of Preconception and Prenatal Care on Early Brain Development [see workshops page for schedule]

Description: When looking at how we can best impact healthy brain development, the earliest interventions--before birth--are critical. In this workshop, Dr. Lu will describe the components of preconception and prenatal care and their influences on early brain development.

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