Peiwen Peggy LU

Message to Patients:

I love my job as a family doctor – for patients of all ages

Areas of specialty:

◆ Family medicine – primary care for patients of all ages

◆ Managed care : chronic diseases

◆ Urgent care

◆ Preventative care

Education Background:

◆1979-1984: Zhongshan Medical College: Bachelor of Medicine

◆1984-1987: Sun Yat-sen Hospital, Zhongshan Medical College, Guangzhou, China

◆1988-1991: University of Sydney, Australia: Master of Medicine

◆From 1994: Australian Medical Practitioner Qualification (AHPRA)

◆From 1998: Member of the Royal Australian College of Family Physicians (RACGP)

◆2016: DCH Pediatric Training Certificate, Sydney University, Australia

◆Holds Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certificates from the American Heart Association

Work Experience:

◆Dr. Lu has 40 years of clinical experience. Before joining Shanghai United Family Hospital, Dr. Lu had 17 years of family medicine practice for the expatriate communities in China (such as the International SOS Assistance Guangzhou

◆Dr. Lu joined the Shanghai United Family Hospital in 2015. She is the department chair. She is committed to unifying the medical team with the concept of evidence-based medicine.  Her team is renowned for being the providers of good care and high efficiency

Academic Achievement:

◆Family Medicine Education:

-The United Family Health FM Fellowship

-Jiaotong University School of Medicine Family Medicine Training Program

◆Dr. Lu was a clinical research fellow at the Sydney Children’s Hospital from 1988 to 1994. Pediatric endocrinology was her research interest.  She published more than 10 academic papers on pediatric endocrinology and pediatric bone density in medical journals, such as Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Honors, Awards and Professional Memberships:

◆2024: Nominated for the Shanghai City Award for her work in being the gatekeeper family health for the international community

◆1992: The Young Investigator’s Award: Sydney Children’s Hospital, University of Sydney