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Yi Lu, MD, Neurosurgery, Boston, MA, Brigham and Women's Hospital

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Neurosurgery Boston, MA

Neurosurgical Spine Surgery

Spine Surgeon / Neurosurgeon Director of Neurosurgical Trauma

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Summary

  • Dr. Yi Lu is a neurosurgeon in Boston, MA and is affiliated with Brigham and Women's Hospital. He received his medical degree from Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and has been in practice 12 years. He specializes in neurosurgical spine surgery and is experienced in minimally invasive spine surgery, scoliosis and deformity correction surgery, endoscopic spine surgery, spinal trauma, spinal cord injuries, and spinal oncology surgery. He has more than 100 publications and over 200 citings.

Education & Training

  • University of Miami/Jackson Health System
    University of Miami/Jackson Health SystemFellowship, Orthopaedic Surgery Of The Spine, 2012 - 2013
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital/Children's Hospital
    Brigham and Women's Hospital/Children's HospitalResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2005 - 2012
  • Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
    Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 2005
  • Albert Einstein College of Medicine
    Albert Einstein College of MedicinePh.D., Pathology, 1997 - 2002
  • Fudan University
    Fudan UniversityB.S., Biochemistry, With honors, 1993 - 1997

Certifications & Licensure

  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2009 - 2024
  • ND State Medical License
    ND State Medical License 2012 - 2014
  • American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Leadership Award American Chinese Medical Association, 2017
  • Named for Brigham Way Campaign 2014
  • Member AANS/CNS Spine Section Scientific Committee, 2013
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Use of intraoperative ultrasound during spinal surgery  
    Vasudeva VS, Groff MW and Lu Y, Global Spine Journal, 1/1/2017
  • A controlled spinal cord contusion for the rhesus macaque monkey  
    Ma Z, Zhang YP, Liu W, Yan G, Li Y, Shields LB, Walker M, Chen K, Huang W, Kong M, Lu Y, Brommer B, Chen X, Xu XM, Shields CB, Exp Neurol, 1/1/2016
  • Image guided Spine Surgery: Available Technology and Future Potential  
    Karhade AV, Vasudeva VS, Pompeu YA and Lu Y, Austin Journal of Neurosurgery, 1/1/2016
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • role of Osteopontin in axon regeneration and glial bridging formation after spinal cord injury
    Lu Y and Gao H, American Academy of Neurological Surgery Annual meeting, 1/1/2016
  • Safety and efficacy of endoscopic endonasal approach for recurrent pituitary lesions
    Lu Y, Barkhoudarian G, Laws ER, CNS annual meeting, 1/1/2012
  • Comments to “Fundamental Skills for Entering Neurosurgery Residents: Report of a Pacific Region 'Bootcamp' Pilot Course”
    Lu Y and Popp AJ, Neurosurgery, 1/1/2011
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Lectures

  • ICP monitoring – techniques, managements 
    Boston, MA - 1/1/2017
  • Updates in Spinal Cord Injury Research 
    1/1/2017
  • Role of Osteopontin in Central Nervous System Axon Regeneration 
    Jackson Hole, WO - 1/1/2016
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Other

  • Anti-cancer effect of disrupting the transcription coupled repair gene, CSB (Ph.D. Thesis) 
    Lu Y
    1/1/2002

Press Mentions

  • Brain Surgeon Receives Award, Alumni Celebrate at Congress of Neurological Surgeons 2022
    Brain Surgeon Receives Award, Alumni Celebrate at Congress of Neurological Surgeons 2022June 18th, 2023

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Chinese (Mandarin)

Hospital Affiliations