LeiChuMD

Urology • Houston, TX

Physician

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Office
12121 Richmond Avenue
Suite #407
Houston, TX 77082
Phone+1 281-497-1100

Fax+1 281-497-1111
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Summary

Dr. Lei Chu is an urologist in Houston, TX and is affiliated with Houston Methodist West Hospital. She received her medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine and has been in practice 11 years. She is experienced in urogynecology and pelvic reconstructive surgery, minimally invasive urologic surgery, and female pelvic medicine and reconstruction.

Education & Training

UPMC Medical EducationResidency, Urology, 2008 - 2012
UPMC Medical Education (Pittsburgh)Residency, Surgery, 2006 - 2008
Baylor College of MedicineClass of 2006

Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 2012 - 2026
PA State Medical License 2006 - 2012
American Board of Urology Urology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

8 citations
Hydronephrosis in pediatric kidney transplant: clinical relevance to graft outcome.
Lei Chu, Bruce L. Jacobs, Zeyad Schwen, Francis X. Schneck> ;Journal of Pediatric Urology. 2013 Apr 1
40 citations
Preoperative Stent Placement Decreases Cost of Ureteroscopy
Lei Chu, Coreen Farris, Anthony Corcoran, Timothy D. Averch> ;Urology. 2011 Aug 1
58 citations
Preoperative Stenting Decreases Operative Time and Reoperative Rates of Ureteroscopy
Lei Chu, Kevan Sternberg, Timothy D. Averch> ;Journal of Endourology. 2011 May 25
4 citations
Testicular infarction as a sequela of inguinal hernia repair.
Lei Chu, Timothy D. Averch, Stephen V. Jackman> ;The Canadian Journal of Urology. 2009 Dec 1
Role of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans in glutathione catabolism.
Chu, L.,Xu, X.,Su, J.,Song, L.,Lai, Y.,Dong, Z.,Cappelli, D.> ;Oral Microbiol. Immunol.. 2009 May 07
Delayed presentation of iliopsoas abscess from ureterosigmoidostomy stump fistulization 30 years following nephrectomy.
Lei Chu, Marc C. Smaldone, Ronald M. Benoit> ;The Canadian Journal of Urology. 2008 Oct 1
Hemoxidation and binding of the 46-kDa cystalysin of Treponema denticola leads to a cysteine-dependent hemolysis of human erythrocytes.
Chu L, Ebersole JL, Holt SC> ;Oral Microbiol. Immunol.. 1999-10-01
Sulfhemoglobin formation in human erythrocytes by cystalysin, an L-cysteine desulfhydrase from Treponema denticola.
Kurzban GP, Chu L, Ebersole JL, Holt SC> ;Oral Microbiol. Immunol.. 1999-06-01
Cystalysin, a 46-kDa L-cysteine desulfhydrase from Treponema denticola: biochemical and biophysical characterization.
Chu L, Ebersole JL, Kurzban GP, Holt SC> ;Clin. Infect. Dis.. 1999-03-01
Cystalysin, a 46-kilodalton cysteine desulfhydrase from Treponema denticola, with hemolytic and hemoxidative activities.
Chu L, Ebersole JL, Kurzban GP, Holt SC> ;Infect. Immun.. 1997-08-01
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Hospital Affiliations

Houston Methodist West HospitalHouston, Texas
Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical CenterHouston, Texas
Memorial Hermann Physician NetworkHouston, Texas
HCA Houston Healthcare WestHouston, Texas