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Ting–Wei Lu, MD

Associate Section Chief of Patient Flow and Quality Improvement

Assistant Professor/Clinical

Dr. Ting-Wei Lu is a published, board-certified Hospitalist who joined UT Health San Antonio as an Assistant Professor/Clinical in the Division of Hematology/Oncology in 2010, transferring to the Division of Hospital Medicine in 2014. Dr. Lu earned his Bachelor of Science in the Plan II Honors Program from the University of Texas at Austin in 1998 before going on to earn his Doctor of Medicine from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, TX in 2003. He then completed his Internal Medicine residency at the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio in 2006 and a Hematology/Oncology fellowship program at the same institution in 2010 (serving as Chief Fellow from 2009 to 2010).  Dr. Lu is a dedicated educator engaged in numerous committees and teaching programs and is a two-time winner of the "Outstanding Faculty for Internal Medicine Clerkship" Award (2017, 2020).

  • Professional Background

    Education

    • 2003 - Doctor of Medicine - University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
    • 1998 - Bachelor of Arts - Plan II Honors Program - University of Texas at Austin

    Training

    • 2010 - Fellowship - Hematology/Oncology - University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio
    • 2006 - Residency - Internal Medicine - University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio

    Appointments

    • 8/2010 - Present - Assistant Professor/Clinical - UT Health San Antonio
    • 2007 - 2013 - Hospitalist Physician - Santa Rosa Northwest Medical Center, St. Luke's Baptist Hospital
    • 2006 - 2016 - Hospitalist Physician - Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital

  • Instruction & Training

    • 3/2020 - Present, MEDI4103 Hematology for the Intern, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio
    • 12/2014 - Present, Internal Medicine Residency Program, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio
    • 9/2011 - Present, Longitudinal Preceptorship Program, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio

  • Research & Grants

    02/2017-Present: Hem/Onc Curriculum, My goal is to develop a Hem/Onc curriculum for the internal medicine residents who do rotations on Medicine Team 1 whose census is a majority of hem/onc patients.

  • Service

    Department

    03/2021-Present: Hospital Medicine Geographic Localization Work Group, University Hospital- San Antonio, TX

    10/2020-Present: Hospital Medicine Power Through Work Group, University Hospital- San Antonio, TX

    Institutional

    05/2019-Present: Blood and Tissue Utilization Committee, University Hospital- San Antonio, TX

    05/2018-Present: 8 Sky Hematology/Oncology Committee, University Hospital- San Antonio, TX

  • Publications

      Lu, T.  Comparison of breast cancers in Hispanic and non-Hispanic Caucasian women using array comparative genomic hybridization Lab Invest 2009; 89

      Stathmin Expression in Breast Cancer Patients Treated with Anti-Tubulin Drugs.  Poster presentation April 2010 at the Experimental Biology Meeting, Anaheim, CA

  • Clinical

    Board Certifications

    • 2006 - American Board of Internal Medicine