Lawrence Amir M. Lu, MD, DPBU

 

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Elementary

        Montessori Learning Center, Tacurong City (1990-1996) – Elementary Graduate, Valedictorian

Secondary

        Stella Maris Academy of Davao (1996-2000) – High School Graduate, Fifth Honorable Mention

College

        University of the Philippines, Manila (2000-2004) – Bachelor of Science in Public Health

Medicine

        University of Santo Tomas (2004-2008) – Doctor of Medicine

 

CLINICAL TRAINING

Post-graduate Internship (2008-2009): University of Santo Tomas Hospital

·         Attended Basic and Advanced Cardiac Life Support Workshop by the Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, USTH, April 17, 2008

·         Attended Basic Infusion Therapy and First Stick Clinic Program, USTH, June 2-5, 2008

 

First Year General Surgery Residency Training (2010): East Avenue Medical Center

·         Attended Philippine Society of General Surgeons Mid-Year Convention, July 2010

·         Attended Philippine Society of General Surgeons Annual Convention, November 2010

 

Second Year General Surgery Residency Training (2011): East Avenue Medical Center

·         Attended Philippine Society of General Surgeons Annual Convention, November 2011

 

First Year Urology Residency Training (2012): East Avenue Medical Center

·         Attended Philippine Society of Urologic Oncologists Annual Convention: “Uro-Oncology: Multidisciplinary Approach,” October 13-14, 2012

 

Second Year Urology Residency Training (2013): East Avenue Medical Center

·         Attended Philippine Urological Association New Marketlink Research Workshop on Data and Analysis, August 10, 2013

·         Attended St. Luke’s Cancer Institute 4^th International Symposium on Cancer: Emerging Trends in the Management of Pelvic Malignancies, November 8-9, 2012

 

Third Year Urology Residency Training (2014): East Avenue Medical Center

·         Attended UERMMC 5^th Urology Post-graduate Course: “Moving Ahead in Minimally Invasive Urology…Advancing PCNL: Achieving Stone-Free Status,” October 24-25, 2014

 

Fourth Year Urology Residency Training (2015): East Avenue Medical Center

·         Attended 31^st Philippine Urological Association Mid-year Convention: “Assisting Fertility, Boosting Productivity,” April 9-11, 2015

·         Attended 12^th East Asian Society of Endourology and 58^th Philippine Urological Association, Inc., Annual Convention, November 26-28, 2015

 

Fellowship Training in Laparoscopic Urology (January 4, 2016 – April 4, 2016): Binh Dan Hospital, Vietnam

 

Fellowship Training in Urolithiasis and Endourology (March 1, 2017 – May 5, 2017): The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Peoples Republic of China

 

ACHIEVEMENTS

Certification:      Advanced Cardiac Life Support, 2008

Board Passer:     Licensure Examination for Physician, August 2009

Chief Resident:  Department of Urology, East Avenue Medical Center, July to December 2015

Diplomate:         Philippine Board of Urology, December 2016

Fellow:                Laparoscopic Urology, April 2016

                             Urolithiasis and Endourology, May 2017

 

MEDICAL ORGANIZATION

Member:          University of Santo Tomas Medical Alumni Association (2008 - Present)

Member:          Philippine Medical Association (2016)

Member:          Philippine Urological Association (2016)

 

RESEARCH/POSTER PRESENTATION

Lu, LM. Balingit, JC. Varela, RF. “Renal Papillary Carcinoma: A Case Report”

·         9^th Interdepartmental Case Presentation, East Avenue Medical Center, September 2012

Lu, LM. Balingit, JC. Lantin III, PL. “A Retrospective Comparison of Transurethral Microwave Therapy versus Transurethral Electrosurgical Resection of the Prostate Treatment among Patients with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia in the Philippines”

·         29^th Philippine Urological Association Annual Resident’s Poster Session, November 2013

Lu, LM. Balingit, JC. Lantin III, PL. “A Randomized Control Trial using Potassium Citrate for the Treatment of Renal Stones in a Tertiary Hospital in the Philippines”

·         30^th Philippine Urological Association Annual Resident’s Poster Session, November 2014

Lu, LM. Balingit. “A Randomized Controlled Trial using Potassium Citrate versus Potassium Citrate plus Febuxostat for the Treatment of Uric Acid Stones in a Tertiary Hospital in the Philippines”

·         Finalist, 31^st Philippine Urological Association Annual Resident’s Poster Session, November 2015