JoeLauMDPhD MBA

Summary

• Joe F. Lau is Associate Professor of Cardiology at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. Dr. Lau is an attending cardiologist and vascular medicine specialist at Northwell Health, where he serves as the Director of Vascular Medicine and Medical Director of the Non-Invasive Vascular Laboratory. Dr. Lau received his B.A. from Columbia College, and his M.D. and Ph.D. from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. He completed residency in internal medicine at Weill-Cornell Medical Center of New York-Presbyterian Hospital, and returned to the Mount Sinai Hospital for his fellowship training in Cardiovascular Disease and sub-fellowship training as the Hertzberg Fellow in Vascular Medicine and Imaging.
  
  Dr. Lau has an extensive clinical practice with research goals that focus on both cardiac and vascular diseases, while publishing and lecturing frequently within the field. He is Co-Editor of "Anticoagulation Therapy," a comprehensive textbook that will be published in March 2018. His clinical practice emphasizes on caring for patients with coronary artery disease and peripheral artery disease.
  
  Dr. Lau also focuses on thrombotic disorders such as atrial fibrillation and venous thromboembolism (DVT/PE). He is currently involved with numerous clinical trials, observational studies, and investigator-initiated trials. His research interests include evaluating the mechanisms of vascular and thrombotic complications associated with cancer and cancer therapies. Dr. Lau is actively involved with national vascular medicine and cardiovascular societies, with leadership roles in both the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology, for which he is currently a member of the Scientific Sessions Program Committee and Peripheral Vascular Disease Section Leadership Council.
  
  Dr. Lau is board-certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, Nuclear Cardiology, Echocardiography, Vascular Interpretation (RPVI), and Vascular Medicine (ABVM).

Anticoagulation Therapy | Lau, Barnes, and Streiff
This book presents the latest evidence and guidelines supporting the use of anticoagulant therapy for various clinical scenarios.