Dr. Frances Lu

Gastroenterology
Providence
500 Doyle Park Drive, Suite 205, 
Santa Rosa, CA 
Accepting New Patients
Offers Telehealth

Providence
500 Doyle Park Drive, Suite 205, 
Santa Rosa, CA 
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Overview

Frances Lu is a Gastroenterologist in Santa Rosa, California. Dr. Lu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH). Her top areas of expertise are Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Gardner Syndrome, Turcot Syndrome, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Lu is currently accepting new patients.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 3 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Specialties
Gastroenterology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in CA
Hospital Affiliations
Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital
Petaluma Valley Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Locations

500 Doyle Park Drive, Suite 205, Santa Rosa, CA 95405
Call: 707-303-8350

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.

Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)

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.


3 Total Publications

Bedside Magnetocardiography with a Scalar Sensor Array.
Bedside Magnetocardiography with a Scalar Sensor Array.
Journal: Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Published: July 31, 2024
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