OBGYN.net International Representative - Taiwan
LU, Farn, MD
Current Clinical Position:
1996 - Present - Director & Acting Division Chief, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility,
Chief, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology,
Ton-Yen
General Hospital, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Address: No.69, 2nd Shian-Jen Road, Chu-Pei City, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Phone: 886-3-5527000 ext 1357
FAX: 886-3-5527000 ext 1358
Education
- Medical School: 1988 -
National
Defense Medical Center (NDMC),
Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C. MD
- Internship: 1987-1988 -
Tri-Service
General Hospital (TSGH),
Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
- Residency: 1988-1993 - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Taichung
Veterans General Hospital (VGHTC), Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Board Certification
- 1992 - R.O.C. Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Previous Clinical Positions:
- 1993-1994 -
Taichung
Veterans General Hospital (VGHTC),
Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C.
- 1994-1995 -
Granite
General Hospital,
Kin-Men, R.O.C.
- Chief - Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
- 1995-1996 -
Yen-Shan
Veterans Hospital,
I-Lan, Taiwan, R.O.C.
- Chief - Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Invited lecturer - Health Bureau of I-Lan County, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Membership of Societies:
Awards
- 1988 - Tu Tsungming Medical Award
- 1988 - Medal of Scholarship, Second Class, Ministry of National Defense (MND), Republic of
China
Publications
- Ultrasound Diagnosis of Placenta Percreta, Increta and Accreta. Lu F, Hsieh WK, Ho SC. J Ultrasound Med R.O.C. Vol.7 No.3,
1990
- In Vitro Fertilization in Premature Ovarian Failure Patient. Chiu FL, Chen MJ, Lu F, Tsai HY, Ho SC. Annual Meeting of ASSOC OBS & GYN ROC,
1990
- Prenatal Diagnosis of Placenta Previa/Increta with Color Flow Doppler Ultrasound. Chou MM, Ho SC, Lu F, Lee YH. J Ultrasound Med R.O.C. Vol.8 No.3,
1991
- Ultrasonographic Diagnosis of Abnormally Adherent Placentas. Lu F, Chou MM, Ho SC, Lee YH. The 2nd Japan-Taiwan Congress in Perinatology, Obstetrical and Gynecological Ultrasound,
1991
- High Resolution Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS) of Human Amniotic Fluid (HAF). Chou MM, Ho SC, Lu F, Cheng FC, Young DK. TCVGH, 816405-124,
1992
- Prenatal Diagnosis of Placenta Previa/Accreta with Color Flow Doppler Ultrasound. Chou MM, Ho SC, Lu F, Lee YH. Ultrasound Obstet. Gynecol. Vol.2 pp.1-4,
1992
- Solitary Metastasis of Renal Cell Carcinoma to the Ovaries. Liu FS, Ho SC, Lu F, Chang CY. Chin Med J (Taipei); 50:165-8,
1992
- Diagnosis of Placenta Previa/Increta with Color Flow Doppler Ultrasound. Lu F, Chou MM, Ho SC, Lee YH. Annual Meeting of the Taiwan Society of Perinatology,
1992
- Cancer-complicating Pregnancies: Case Report & Review of Literatures. Lu F, Chou MM, Ho SC, Lee YH. Annual Meeting of ASSOC OBS & GYN ROC,
1994
- Placenta Accreta: A Ten-Year Experience. Lu F, Chou MM, Ho SC. The 8th Congress of the Federation of the Asia/Oceania Perinatal Societies,
1994
- Perinatal Chickenpox: Case Report & Review of Literatures. Lu F, Yu CC, Ho SC. Taiwan Medical Journal, Vol.39 No.1, pp.27-28,
1996
- Clinical Significance of Sonographic Assessment and Perinatal Management of Placenta Accreta. Lu F, Chou MM, Hsieh WK, Lin SK, Ho SC. J OB/GYN ROC Vol.35 No.1, pp.25-34,
1996
- Signal Transduction of the Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptor. Farn LU, San-Nan YANG. J Reprod Infertil; 6: 131-135.
1997
- Secondary Infertility Caused by Intrauterine Retention of Suture. Lu F, Taso CM. Journal of medical ultrasound, Vol. 6, No.3 (supplement),
1998
- The application for diagnosis and treatment of hysteroscopy in intra-uterine foreign body. Lu F, Taso CM. Annual Meeting of the Taiwan Association of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
1998
- Activation of gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptors induces a long-term enhancement of excitatory postsynaptic currents mediated by ionotropic glutamate receptors in the rat hippocampus. Lu F, Yang S.N. The Fourteenth Joint Annual Conference of Biomedical Sciences,
1999
- The effect of lupron on glutamatergic synaptic transmission in the hippocampus: an integrative area for reproductive functions. Lu F, Yang S.N. Annual Meeting of the Taiwan Association of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
1999
- Leuprolide-induced long-term enhancement of excitatory synaptic transmission mediated by ionotropic glutamate receptors in the hippocampus. Lu F, Yang S.N. 15th Annual Meeting, Tours, European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology,
1999
- Activation of gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptors produces neuronal excitation in the rat hippocampus. Farn Lu, Jung-Mou Yang, Jian-Nan Wu, Yao-Chung Chen, Yu-Hsun Kao, Che-Se Tung, San-Nan Yang. Chinese Journal of Physiology 42(2); 67-71,
1999
- Activation of gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptors induces a long-term enhancement of excitatory postsynaptic currents mediated by ionotropic glutamate receptors in the rat hippocampus. S.N. Yang, F. Lu, J.N. Wu, D.D. Liu, W.Y. Hsieh. Neuroscience Letters 260, 33-36,
1999
- Amnioinfusion for second-trimester preterm rupture for membrane. Tsao CM, Tian MS, Lu F. Annual Meeting of the Taiwan Association of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
2001
- 5-Flurouracil for the treatment of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia 1 (CIN 1) and cervical flat condyloma. Lu F , Tsao CM. Annual Meeting of the Taiwan Association of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
2001
- Case Report: Conservative Laparoscopic Treatment of a Twisted Hyperstimulated Ovary After in vitro Fertilization. Lu F, Tian MS, Tsao CM. Annual Meeting of the Taiwan Association of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
2002
- Case Report: Heterotopic Triplet Pregnancy following in vitro Fertilization. Lu F, Tsao CM. Annual Meeting of the Taiwan Association of Obstetrics and
Gynecology, 2002
- Laparoscopic Surgery during Pregnancy. Farn Lu, Chien-Ming Tsao. Annual Meeting of
TAOG, 2003
- Male Sexual Partners Should Receive Human Papillomavirus DNA Testing. Farn Lu, Chien-Ming Tsao. Annual Meeting of
TAOG, 2003
- Positive HPV Testing in Negative PAP Smears: Follow-up and Correlation. Shien-Tung Pan, Hsiao-Bai Yang, Chien-Ming Tsao, Farn Lu. Annual Meeting of
TAOG, 2004
- Human Papillomavirus (HPV): An Infection in Both Partners. Farn LU, Chien-Ming Tsao, Yen-Fan Change, Ming-Hsun Tien, Shien-Tung Pan. Annual Meeting of
TAOG, 2004
- Laparoscopic Surgery of Heterotopic Pregnancy. Chien-Ming Tsao, Farn LU, Ming-Hsun Tien, Shien-Tung Pan, Hsiao-Bai Yang. AOFOG Council Meeting 2004 and International Symposium for Advanced Obstetrics and
Gynecology, 2004
- Laparoscopic Surgery for Ovarian Tumor During Pregnancy. Chien-Ming Tsao, Farn LU, Ming-Hsun Tien, Hsiao-Bai Yang. AOFOG Council Meeting 2004 and International Symposium for Advanced Obstetrics and
Gynecology, 2004
- Human Papillomavirus (HPV): An Infection in Both Partners. Farn LU, Chien-Ming Tsao, Yen-Fan Change, Shien-Tung Pan. AOFOG Council Meeting 2004 and International Symposium for Advanced Obstetrics and
Gynecology, 2004
Community work
- 1993 - Public Lecture on "Common Problems in Gynecologic Diseases", Lecture for Health Bureau, Taichung, Taiwan,
R.O.C.
- 1994 - Public Lecture on "High Quality Perinatal Care", Lecture for advanced teaching program, Granite General Hospital, Kin-Men,
R.O.C.
- 1994 - Public Lecture on "Triple Tests For Down Syndrome Screening", Lecture for Health Bureau, Kin-Men,
R.O.C.
- 1995 - Public Lecture on "Genetic Counseling", Lecture for Health Bureau, I-Lan, Taiwan,
R.O.C.
- 1995 - Public Lecture on "The Practical Use of Oral Contraceptives", Lecture for Health Bureau, I-Lan, Taiwan,
R.O.C.
- 1995 - Public Lecture on "The Screening Program for Cervical and Breast Cancer", Lecture for YWCA, I-Lan, Taiwan,
R.O.C.
- 1995 - Public Lecture on "Adolescent Sexual Behavior and Education", Lecture for Health Bureau, I-Lan, Taiwan,
R.O.C.
- 1995 - Public Lecture on "Early Detection of Trisomy 21 in The First Trimester by Using FISH-PCR with CD45, CD71 & FET117 Monoclonal Antibodies", Lecture for Perinatal Training program, YSVH, I-Lan, Taiwan,
R.O.C.
- 1996 - Public Lecture on "Operative Laparoscopy", Lecture for OR training program, TYVH, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan,
R.O.C.
- 1997 - Serial Lecture on "High Quality Perinatal Care", Lecture for DR training program, TYGH, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan,
R.O.C.
- 1997 - Public Lecture on "Are we infertile? The Conservative Approaches for Infertility Treatment", Community Cable TV Public Medical Education Program, CD-CTV, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan,
R.O.C.
- 1997 - Public Lecture on "Menstrual Problems in Teenagers", Hsin-Chu Cultural Center, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan,
R.O.C.
- 1998 - Public Lecture on "Current Status of Prenatal Care in Taiwan", Lecture for CME, TAOG, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan,
R.O.C.
- 1998 - Public Lecture on "Long-term Down-regulation Does Not Improve Pregnancy Rates in an In Vitro Fertilization Program.", Lecture for CME, OBGYN, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan, R.O.C.
- 1999 - Public Lecture on "Polycystic Ovary", Lecture for CME, TAOG, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan, R.O.C.
- 1999 - Public Lecture on "Effects of Metformin in the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.", Lecture for CME, TYGH, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan,
R.O.C.
- 2000 - Public Lecture on "Infertility Counseling", Lecture for CME, TAOG, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan,
R.O.C.
- 2000 - Public Lecture on "The Response of IVF Patient with Hypogononadotropic Hypogonadism.", Lecture for CME, TYGH, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan,
R.O.C.
- 2000 - Public Lecture on "Genetic Counseling", Lecture for Health Bureau, Hsin-Chu City, Taiwan,
R.O.C.
- 2001 - Public Lecture on "Genetic Counseling", Lecture for UMC, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan,
R.O.C.
- 2001 - Public Lecture on "Long-term GnRH Analogue Treatment and Laparoscopic Laser Diathermy in Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Patients.", Lecture for CME, TYGH, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan,
R.O.C.
- 2001 - Public Lecture on "Medical Treatment for
Endometriosis", Lecture for Taiwan
Endometriosis Association, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan, R.O.C.
- 2001 - Public Lecture on "Preparation of Endometrium for Egg Donation", Lecture for CME, TYGH, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan, R.O.C.
- 2002 - Public Lecture on "Luteal Phase Profile and Gonadotrophin-Releasing Hormone Antagonist", Lecture for CME, TYGH, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan,
R.O.C.
- 2002 - Public Lecture on "Enalapril and Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome", Lecture for CME, TYGH, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan, R.O.C.
- 2003 - Public Lecture on "Infertility training program", Lecture for CME, TAOG and TYGH, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan,
R.O.C.
- 2003 - Public Lecture on “Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, and Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome”, Combined Conference of Infertility, TYGH and Evergreen Infertility Center, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan,
R.O.C.
- 2003 - Public Lecture on "Introduction of Reproductive Endocrinology", Lecture for CME, TYGH, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan,
R.O.C.
- 2004 - Public Lecture on “The Effect of Recombinant Human FSH (follitropin alfa) With or Without Recombinant Human LH in Women Undergoing Assisted Reproduction Treatment”, Combined Conference of Infertility, TYGH and Evergreen Infertility Center, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan,
R.O.C.
- 2004 - Invited Public Lecture on “How to help infertile couples”, Community Radio Public Medical Education Program, IC radio station, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan,
R.O.C.
- 2004 - Public Lecture on “Effects of Recombinant LH Supplementation in Women Undergoing Assisted Reproduction With GnRH Agonist Down-Regulation and Stimulation With Recombinant FSH”, Combined Conference of Infertility, TYGH and Evergreen Infertility Center, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan,
R.O.C.
- 2004 - Public Lecture on "Human Papillomavirus: A disease of both partners", Lecture for CME, TAOG and TYGH, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan,
R.O.C.
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