CharlesTLauMDMBA

Cardiac CT & MRI, Thoracic Imaging, Vascular & Interventional Radiology

Research Radiologist on assignment at Google and Cardiothoracic Radiologist at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

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Charles Lau is a cardiothoracic radiologist at VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System and has worked on assignment at Google since 2019 in Artificial Intelligence. He is an Associate Clinical Professor at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and also an active iOS app developer with experience in Objective-C & Swift and a strong interest in UX/UI. Dr. Lau earned his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University at Buffalo and began his medical career as an interventional radiologist on the faculty of the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

Dr. Lau is strongly committed to safeguarding the long-term viability and health of the radiology profession through the development of groundbreaking assistive technologies and the adaptation of best practices from the restaurant and commercial aviation industries.

Dr. Lau is the recipient of multiple teaching awards at Cleveland Clinic, Stanford University & UCLA and previously served as chief of thoracic imaging at Cleveland Clinic and Director of Diagnostic Radiology at VA Palo Alto Healthcare System.

University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Advanced Cardiac Imaging, 2008 - 2009
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Interventional Radiology - Independent, 2005 - 2006
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemChief Residency, Radiology-Diagnostic, 2004 - 2005
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Radiology-Diagnostic, 2001 - 2005
Brigham and Women's HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 2000 - 2001
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at BuffaloClass of 2000

President’s Award for Outstanding Service and Leadership Society of Thoracic Radiology, 2020
Outstanding Affiliate Faculty Teaching Award UCLA Department of Radiology, 2020
Radiology Teacher of the Year (Mid-Level Faculty) Stanford University Department of Radiology, 2017-2019
Radiology Teacher of the Year (Junior Faculty) Stanford University Department of Radiology, 2015-2016
Norman Glazer Distinguished Teaching Award Cleveland Clinic, 2012
Baum-Laufer Service Award University of Pennsylvania, 2005
Arnold Dunne Award for Outstanding Patient Care Brigham & Women's Hospital, 2001
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PubMed

15 citations
Simplified Transfer Learning for Chest Radiography Models Using Less Data.
Andrew B Sellergren, Christina Chen, Zaid Nabulsi, Yuanzhen Li, Aaron Maschinot
Radiology. 2022-11-01
14 citations
Deep Learning Detection of Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis at Chest Radiography Matched the Clinical Performance of Radiologists.
Sahar Kazemzadeh, Jin Yu, Shahar Jamshy, Rory Pilgrim, Zaid Nabulsi
Radiology. 2023-01-01
29 citations
Differentiation of Pleural Effusions From Parenchymal Opacities: Accuracy of Bedside Chest Radiography
Mary T. Kitazono, Charles T. Lau, Andrea N. Parada, Pooja Renjen, Wallace T. Miller
AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology. 2010-02-01