Dr. Lucas Gu joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Hospital Medicine as an Instructor in October 2025. Dr. Gu is from Madison, Wisconsin. He obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry from University of Wisconsin Madison in 2011. Before beginning medical school, Dr. Gu was a research specialist at Center for Cardiovascular Research at the University of Illinois at Chicago where he performed research in calcium regulation and homeostasis in heart failure cardiomyocytes. Dr. Gu obtained his medical degree from Des Moines University of Osteopathic Medicine and went on to complete his internship and residency training in internal medicine at Saint Louis University Hospital in 2019 with a focus on global health. Dr. Gu plans to continue to be involved in medical education and global health.
Education
- BS, Biology: University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI (2009)
- BS, Biochemistry: University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI (2011)
- DO: Des Moines University, Des Moines, IA (2017)
- Residency, Internal Medicine: Saint Louis University Hospital, St. Louis, MO (2019)
Clinical Interests
Medical education, global health, medical outreach, community development
Publications
Oman Z, Feghaly J, Gu L, Nasir A, Forsberg M. Utility of radiopaque bypass graft markers during coronary angiography following coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. J Invasive Cardiol. 2020 Jun;32(6):232-234. doi: 10.25270/jic/19.00499. Epub 2020 May 9. PMID: 32385192.
Oman Z, Gu L, Khalid N, Rafeedheen R, Alkhawam H, Nasir A. Refractory Angina Secondary to Large Unligated Side Branch of Internal Mammary Artery. International Cardiovascular Forum Journal. 2019 Feb;14. doi:10.17987/ICFJ.V14I0.527
Prunuske AJ, Waltner JK, Kuhn P, Gu B, Craig EA. Role for the molecular chaperones Zuo1 and Ssz1 in quorum sensing via activation of the transcription factor Pdr1. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2011 Dec;109(2):472-7.
Abstracts
Hibshman M, Gu L, Eigbire-Molen O, Fritz A. Pernicious Anemia and Its Role in Hip Fracture. American College of Physician Missouri. Ozark, MO. 2019. Poster presentation.
Oman Z, Gu L, Khalid N, Alkhawam H, Rafeedheen R, Helmy T, Nasir A. An Unusual Cause of Recurrent Angina. Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics Symposium. Chicago, IL. 2018. Poster presentation.
Gu L, Oman Z. Cardiac Arrhythmia in AL Cardiac Amyloidosis. Midwest Clinical & Translation Research. Chicago, IL. 2018. Poster presentation.
Fritz A, Oman Z, Ajam T, Gu L, Menon R. Acute decompensated Heart Failure Secondary to Metastatic Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Midwest Clinical & Translation Research. Chicago, IL. 2018. Poster and Oral presentation.