Kevin L. Lu, MD, PhD

Kevin L. Lu, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor
Pathology
Division
Surgical Pathology
Specialty Areas
Gynecologic Pathology

UCSF
Pathology, Box 4066
1825 4th Street, Room M2361
San Francisco, CA 94143
United States

Hospital Affiliations
UCSF Parnassus Heights
UCSF Mission Bay
Research and Clinical Interests

My clinical role is as a diagnostic surgical pathologist with specialization in Gynecologic Pathology, serving patients with benign and malignant conditions of the uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes, and lower anogenital tract. My research interests include clinical and translational research in gynecologic tumors.

Selected Publications
  • Kevin L. Lu, Ryan Sieberg, Rita I. Freimanis, Heather I. Greenwood, Christopher J. Schwartz. Alveolar soft part sarcoma of the pectoralis mimicking a breast mass: A case report. Human Pathology Reports. 2022; 29.
  • Lu KL, Menke JR, Ng D, Ruiz-Cordero R, Marinoff A, Stieglitz E, Gollapudi S, Singh K, Ohgami RS, Vohra P. Cytomorphologic features of pediatric-type follicular lymphoma on fine needle aspiration biopsy: case series and a review of the literature. J Am Soc Cytopathol. 2022 Sep-Oct; 11(5):281-294. PMID: 35843844
  • Song H, Weinstein HNW, Allegakoen P, Wadsworth MH, Xie J, Yang H, Castro EA, Lu KL, Stohr BA, Feng FY, Carroll PR, Wang B, Cooperberg MR, Shalek AK, Huang FW. Single-cell analysis of human primary prostate cancer reveals the heterogeneity of tumor-associated epithelial cell states. Nat Commun. 2022 01 10; 13(1):141. PMID: 35013146. PMCID: PMC8748675
  • Lu KL, Nelson JO, Watase GJ, Warsinger-Pepe N, Yamashita YM. Transgenerational dynamics of rDNA copy number in Drosophila male germline stem cells. Elife. 2018 02 13; 7. PMID: 29436367. PMCID: PMC5811208
  • Lu KL, Yamashita YM. Germ cell connectivity enhances cell death in response to DNA damage in the Drosophila testis. Elife. 2017 08 15; 6. PMID: 28809158. PMCID: PMC5577909
  • Lu K, Jensen L, Lei L, Yamashita YM. Stay Connected: A Germ Cell Strategy. Trends Genet. 2017 12; 33(12):971-978. PMID: 28947158. PMCID: PMC5701820
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