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Cindy Luu, MD

Fellowship Director, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship
Attending Physician
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC

Dr. Luu grew up in San Francisco, California and moved down to sunny Southern California to attend college at the University of California, Los Angeles.  She completed her medical school training with her cross-town rivals at the University of Southern California.  She then completed her pediatrics residency and pediatric emergency medicine fellowship at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.

Her clinical interests include curriculum development and medical education, particularly within residency and fellowship training.  In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her husband and friends over a good board game, great food, and refreshing cup of boba.    

Clinical Interests

Medical Education, Process Improvement

Education

Medical School

University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine

Internship

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, General Pediatrics

Residency

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, General Pediatrics

Fellowship

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Emergency Medicine

Accomplishments

Certifications

Pediatric Emergency Medicine, American Board of Pediatrics

Professional Memberships

American Medical Association, American Academy of Pediatrics

Publications

Luu, C, Talbot, TB, Fung, CC, Ben-Isaac, E, Espinoza, J, Fischer, S, Cho, C, Sargsyan, M, Korand, S, Chang, T. “Development and performance assessment of a digital serious game to assess multi-patient care skills in a simulated pediatric emergency department,” Simulation & Gaming, 2020.

Moskalewicz, RL, Isenalumhe, LL, Luu, C, Wee, CP, Nager, AL. “Bacteremia in nonneutropenic pediatric oncology patients with central venous catheters in the ED,” American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 35(1), 20-24, 2017. PMID:27765482.

Research

Medical education, serious games, simulation