
Dr. Helen H. Lu MD
Rheumatologist | Rheumatology
1011 Baldwin Park Blvd Baldwin Park CA, 91706About
Dr. Helen Lu is a rheumatologist practicing in Baldwin Park, CA. Dr. Lu specializes in the treatment of musculoskeletal diseases and systematic autoimmune conditions that can affect the bones, muscles or bones. Eventually, if not treated, these illnesses can also impact the skin, eyes, nervous system and internal organs. Dr. Lu treats diseases similar to orthopedists but does not perform surgery. Often times, research is conducted to find potential alternatives for the patients illness.
Education and Training
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California 1986
University of South Carolina School of Medicine 1996
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Anatomically shaped osteochondral constructs for articular cartilage repair.
- Osteoblast and chondrocyte interactions during coculture on scaffolds.
- Differential growth factor retention by platelet-rich plasma composites.
- Activation of platelet-rich plasma using thrombin receptor agonist peptide.
- Compositional effects on the formation of a calcium phosphate layer and the
- Co-culture of osteoblasts and chondrocytes modulates cellular differentiation in vitro.
- Age-dependent changes in matrix composition and organization at the ligament-to-bone insertion.
- Elastographic imaging of strain distribution in the anterior cruciate ligament and at the ligament-bone insertions.
- Interface tissue engineering and the formulation of multiple-tissue systems.
- Development of controlled matrix heterogeneity on a triphasic scaffold for orthopedic interface tissue engineering.
- Effects of applied DC electric field on ligament fibroblast migration and wound healing.
- Role of osteoblast-fibroblast interactions in the formation of the ligament-to-bone interface.
- In vivo evaluation of a tri-phasic composite scaffold for anterior cruciate ligament-to-bone integration.
- Role of cell-cell interactions on the regeneration of soft tissue-to-bone interface.
- Characterization of the mechanical properties and mineral distribution of the anterior cruciate ligament-to-bone insertion site.
Treatments
- Psoriasis
- Arthritis
- Fibromyalgia
- Pain
Dr. Helen H. Lu MD's Practice location
Practice At 1011 Baldwin Park Blvd
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