Dr. Laura Lu is a board-eligible Navy orthopedic surgeon based in Fort Belvoir, VA, specializing in total knee and hip replacement, sports medicine, and orthopedic trauma.

Training and Education

Harvard Combined Orthopedic Residency Program, Orthopedic Surgery Residency (2024)

Stanford University School of Medicine, M.D. (2019)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), B.S. Biology (2014)

Research

She is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS). Her research experience includes positions at institutions such as Harvard Medical School, Stanford University, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the National Institutes of Health, and Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Dr. Lu has published over 30 articles in peer-reviewed journals, with notable contributions in patient satisfaction, bone biology, and periprosthetic joint infection.

Link to Publications