Theresa Lu MD PhD
Professor of Microbiology & Immunology, Weill Cornell Medical College and Hospital for Special Surgery
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Hospital for Special Surgery535 E 70th StNew York, NY 10021
Phone+1 212-774-2532
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Education & Training
University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Pediatric Rheumatology, 1999 - 2002
Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaResidency, Pediatrics, 1995 - 1998
Yale School of MedicineClass of 1995
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1999 - Present
NY State Medical License 2005 - 2027
PA State Medical License 1996 - 2000
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Rheumatology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Elected Member The American Society for Clinical Investigation, 2011
- Fellow American College of Rheumatology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Lymphatic messengers: Non-antigen soluble mediators from diseased tissues to draining lymph nodes.Mir J Howlader, Mehdi Rashighi, Laura Santambrogio, Theresa T Lu
Current Opinion in Immunology. 2025-04-01 - Langerhans cells regulate immunity in adulthood by regulating postnatal dermal lymphatic development.Ji Hyun Sim, Richard Bell, Zhonghui Feng, Susan Chyou, William D Shipman
Biorxiv. 2024-07-16 - 2 citationsRole of the afferent lymph as an immunological conduit to analyze tissue antigenic and inflammatory load.Padma P Nanaware, Zohaib N Khan, Cristina C Clement, Madhur Shetty, Ines Mota
Cell Reports. 2024-06-25
Press Mentions
Hospital for Special Surgery Preclinical Study Finds Earlier ACL Reconstruction Is Associated with Lower Risk of Knee OsteoarthritisMarch 12th, 2025- Hospital for Special Surgery Research Institute Awarded Two New Grants to Study Potential Causes of Lupus FlaresJanuary 5th, 2023
- HSS Presents New Research at the ACR Convergence 2022November 12th, 2022
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