Brigham and Women's Hospital, Neurosciences Center
60 Fenwood Road
1st Floor
Hale Building for Transformative Medicine
Boston, MA  02115
About Yi Lu, MD, PhD
Gender
Male
Leadership Title
Director of Neurological Trauma
Co-Director, Adult Spinal Deformity and Scoliosis Program
Specialties
Neurosurgery
Clinical Interests
artificial disc replacement
cervical radiculopathy
cervical stenosis
Chiari malformation
degenerative disc disease
disc herniation
endoscopic neurosurgery
image-guided surgery
lumbar radiculopathy
lumbar stenosis
minimally invasive surgery
muscle sparing spine surgery
myelopathy
peripheral nerve disease
scoliosis
slipped disc
spinal cord injury
spinal cord tumors
spinal deformity
spinal disorders
spinal fracture reconstruction
spinal fusion
spine treatment
spine tumors
spondylolisthesis
Bio

Dr. Lu is a spine surgeon and an Associate Professor in the Department of Neurosurgery. Additionally, Dr. Lu serves as the Director of Neurosurgical Trauma at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Dr. Lu completed medical school at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He went on to complete his training at Boston Children’s Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and he completed his Spine Fellowship at the University of Miami Department of Neurosurgery.

Dr Lu’s clinical practice is focused on minimally invasive spine surgery, spinal deformity and scoliosis correction, spinal tumor (primary and metastasis, and spinal trauma. His research involves spinal cord injury, namely the axon regeneration and locomotion recovery after spinal cord injury. Dr. Lu is committed to putting his patients first and treating his patients as if they were his own family.

Education

Internship
Brigham and Women's Hospital, 2005 - 2006
Medical School
Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, 2003 - 2005
Board Certifications
Neurological Surgery, 2016
Fellowship
University of Miami Department of Neurosurgery Spine, 2012 - 2013

Awards

AANS Spinal Cord Injury Research Award
2011
Brigham Way
2014
Brigham Way
2018
Stepping Strong Innovator Award
2018
Stepping Strong Innovator Award
2020
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