Lan Vu, MD
Professor
Surgery
School of Medicine

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.

• 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.
  Journal of the American College of Surgeons 2021 Lauren L. Evans, Phillip Kim, Amy M. Shui, Ann A. Lazar, Dinora M. Murota, Joy Q. Jin, Chinwendu Onwubiko, Lan Vu, Aaron R. Jensen, Hanmin Lee
• Factors and Growth Trends Associated With the Need for Gastrostomy Tube in Neonates With Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia.
  Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition 2021 Schwab ME, Burke S, Klarich MK, Vu LT
• A Novel Thoracic Ultrasound Measurement After Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Repair Identifies Decreased Diaphragmatic Excursion Associated With Adverse Respiratory and Surgical Outcomes.
  Frontiers in pediatrics 2021 Ross JT, Liang NE, Phelps AS, Squillaro AI, Vu LT
• Symptomatic duodenal web diagnosed in a young adult.
  Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports 2020 Patricia C. Conroy, Chinwendu Onwubiko, Lan Vu
• A Comparison of Spinal Anesthesia Versus Monitored Anesthesia Care With Local Anesthesia in Minimally Invasive Fetal Surgery.
  Obstetric Anesthesia Digest 2020 M.B. Ferschl, J. Feiner, L. Vu, D. Smith, M.D. Rollins
• De novo somatic mutations and KRAS amplification are associated with cholangiocarcinoma in a patient with a history of choledochal cyst.
  Journal of pediatric surgery 2020 Schwab ME, Song H, Mattis A, Phelps A, Vu LT, Huang FW, Nijagal A
• Congenital lung lesions.
  Seminars in pediatric surgery 2019 Zobel M, Gologorsky R, Lee H, Vu L
• Esophagoesophagopexy technique for assisted fistulization of esophageal atresia.
  Pediatric surgery international 2017 Chumfong I, Lee H, Padilla BE, MacKenzie TC, Vu LT
• Closer Look at the Nutritional Outcomes of Patients After Primary Repair of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia.
  Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition 2017 Vu LT, McFarland C, Bratton B, Lee H
• Improved enteral tolerance following step procedure: systematic literature review and meta-analysis.
  Pediatric surgery international 2016 Fernandes MA, Usatin D, Allen IE, Rhee S, Vu L
• Surgical site infections in neonates and infants: is antibiotic prophylaxis needed for longer than 24 h?
  Pediatric surgery international 2014 Vu LT, Vittinghoff E, Nobuhara KK, Farmer DL, Lee H
• Water-absorbing balls: a "growing" problem.
  Pediatrics 2012 Zamora IJ, Vu LT, Larimer EL, Olutoye OO
• Endoscopic specimen pouch technique for removal of giant fibroadenomas of the breast.
  Journal of pediatric surgery 2012 Cheng PJ, Vu LT, Cass DL, Hicks MJ, Brandt ML, Kim ES
• HLA-DR matching in organ allocation: balance between waiting time and rejection in pediatric kidney transplantation.
  Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960) 2011 Vu LT, Baxter-Lowe LA, Garcia J, McEnhill M, Summers P, Hirose R, Lee M, Stock PG
• Outcomes of multigestational pregnancies affected by congenital diaphragmatic hernia.
  Journal of pediatric surgery 2010 Jancelewicz T, Vu LT, Keller RL, Jelin EB, Bratton BJ, Townsend TC, Nobuhara KK
• Long-term surgical outcomes in congenital diaphragmatic hernia: observations from a single institution.
  Journal of pediatric surgery 2010 Jancelewicz T, Vu LT, Keller RL, Bratton B, Lee H, Farmer D, Harrison M, Miniati D, Mackenzie T, Hirose S, Nobuhara K
• Conflicts in wound classification of neonatal operations.
  Journal of pediatric surgery 2009 Vu LT, Nobuhara KK, Lee H, Farmer DL
• Neighbourhood contexts and low birthweight: social disconnection heightens single parents risks in Saskatoon.
  Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique 2009 Muhajarine N, Vu LT
• 58-P: Efficacy of LABScreen reagents for detection of post transplant HLA antibodies.
  Human Immunology 2008 John J. Garcia, Lan T. Vu, Peter Stock, Lee Ann Baxter Lowe
• 63-P: The impact of HLA disparity in pediatric kidney recipients.
  Human Immunology 2008 Lee Ann Baxter Lowe, Lan Vu, John Garcia, Peter Stock
• Predicting strangulated small bowel obstruction: an old problem revisited.
  Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract 2008 Jancelewicz T, Vu LT, Shawo AE, Yeh B, Gasper WJ, Harris HW
• ROLE OF HLA MATCHING IN ORGAN ALLOCATION: BALANCE BETWEEN GRAFT SURVIVAL AND SENSITIZATION IN PEDIATRIC KIDNEY TRANSPLANTS.
  Transplantation Journal 2008 L Vu, L A. Baxter-Lowe, J Garcia, M McEnhill, P Stock
• Determination of risk factors for deep venous thrombosis in hospitalized children.
  Journal of pediatric surgery 2008 Vu LT, Nobuhara KK, Lee H, Farmer DL
• Increasing prevalence of gastroschisis: population-based study in California.
  The Journal of pediatrics 2008 Vu LT, Nobuhara KK, Laurent C, Shaw GM
• Thoracoscopic versus open resection for congenital cystic adenomatoid malformations of the lung.
  Journal of pediatric surgery 2008 Vu LT, Farmer DL, Nobuhara KK, Miniati D, Lee H
• The effect of intravitreal triamcinolone on intraocular pressure.
  Current medical research and opinion 2007 Kramar M, Vu L, Whitson JT, He YG
• Image of the month--leiomyosarcoma of the breast.
  Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960) 2006 Vu LT, Luce J, Knudson MM