Overview
Dr. Lu is a spine surgeon and an Associate Professor in the Department of Neurosurgery. Additionally, Dr. Lu serves as the Director of Neurosurgical Trauma at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Dr. Lu completed medical school at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He went on to complete his training at Boston Children’s Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and he completed his Spine Fellowship at the University of Miami Department of Neurosurgery.Dr Lu’s clinical practice is focused on minimally invasive spine surgery, spinal deformity and scoliosis correction, spinal tumor (primary and metastasis, and spinal trauma. His research involves spinal cord injury, namely the axon regeneration and locomotion recovery after spinal cord injury. Dr. Lu is committed to putting his patients first and treating his patients as if they were his own family.
Dr. Lu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Stenosis, Scoliosis, Spondylolisthesis, Laminectomy, and Microdiscectomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 77 peer reviewed articles and participating in 5 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
Accepted insurance can change. Please verify directly with the provider.
Accepted insurance plans:
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- HMO
- INDEMNITY
- POS
- PPO
- OTHER MEDICAID
- STATE MEDICAID
- HMO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
Locations
60 Fenwood Road, 1st Floor Hale Building For Transformative Medicine, Boston, MA 02115
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Lu has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
5 Clinical Trials
Eric J. Woodard MD PC
Eric Woodard is a Neurosurgery provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Woodard is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. His top areas of expertise are Cervical Spondylosis, Cervical Myelopathy, Spinal Stenosis, Laminectomy, and Microdiscectomy. Dr. Woodard is currently accepting new patients.
Christopher Hong is a Neurosurgery provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Hong is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. His top areas of expertise are Hypothalamic Tumor, Brain Tumor, Pituitary Tumor, Spinal Fusion, and Laminectomy. Dr. Hong is currently accepting new patients.
Massachusetts General Physicians Organization Inc
Kristopher Kahle is a Neurosurgery provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Kahle is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. His top areas of expertise are Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, Congenital Cardiovascular Shunt, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Craniectomy. Dr. Kahle is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- LaminectomyDr. Lu isDistinguished. Learn about Laminectomy.
- ScoliosisDr. Lu isDistinguished. Learn about Scoliosis.
- Spinal StenosisDr. Lu isDistinguished. Learn about Spinal Stenosis.
- Advanced
- Cervical Disc SurgeryDr. Lu isAdvanced. Learn about Cervical Disc Surgery.
- Epidural AbscessDr. Lu isAdvanced. Learn about Epidural Abscess.
- Herniated Disc SurgeryDr. Lu isAdvanced. Learn about Herniated Disc Surgery.
- Invertebral Disc DiseaseDr. Lu isAdvanced. Learn about Invertebral Disc Disease.
- LordosisDr. Lu isAdvanced. Learn about Lordosis.
- MicrodiscectomyDr. Lu isAdvanced. Learn about Microdiscectomy.
- Experienced
- Adolescent Idiopathic ScoliosisDr. Lu isExperienced. Learn about Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.
- ApoplexyDr. Lu isExperienced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- AstrocytomaDr. Lu isExperienced. Learn about Astrocytoma.
- Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT)
- Awake CraniotomyDr. Lu isExperienced. Learn about Awake Craniotomy.
- Bone GraftDr. Lu isExperienced. Learn about Bone Graft.