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Dr. Christine Lynn Lau, MD

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Specializes in: Thoracic Surgery and Transplant Surgery

Dartmouth Medical School (1995)

Professional interests include: lung transplant, lung surgery

5900 Waterloo Road
Columbia, MD 21045

(410) 328-6366

Dr. Christine Lynn Lau, MD is a thoracic surgeon in Baltimore, MD specializing in thoracic surgery and transplant surgery. She graduated from Dartmouth Medical School in 1995 and has 31 years of experience. Dr. Christine Lynn Lau, MD is affiliated with University of Maryland Medical System.

Office Locations

22 S Greene Street
Baltimore, MD 21201

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University of Maryland Medical System

419 West Redwood Street Suite 300
Baltimore, MD 21201

(410) 328-0693

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University of Maryland Medical System

5900 Waterloo Road
Columbia, MD 21045

(410) 328-6366

(410) 328-0638

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Some issues Dr. Christine Lynn Lau, MD can help you with:

Lung Transplant

Patients who have very severe lung disease may need a lung transplant. The diseased lung is entirely removed and replaced with a healthy lung, usually donated by a person who died. Either one or both lungs can be transplanted.

Contrary to popular belief, lung transplant is rarely used to treat lung cancer. It is a more common treatment for patients with other advanced lung diseases, such as cystic fibrosis, sarcoidosis, pulmonary fibrosis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Lung transplant is a serious operation and is generally used as a last resort for patients who have only a short time to live without surgery.

During a transplant, an incision is made on the side of the chest (for a single lung) or in the middle (for both lungs). Patients may be hooked up to a heart-lung bypass machine, which will do the work of moving blood and oxygen through the body during the procedure. After the diseased lung is cut away from the main airway and blood vessels, the donor lung is stitched into place. Surgery may take as long as twelve hours, and a hospital stay of two to three weeks after surgery is not uncommon. For the first hours or day after surgery, patients use a ventilator, or a machine to help them breathe. Tubes will be inserted into the chest to help drain excess air and fluid. During recovery, physical therapy and breathing exercises are used to help the new lung work as well as possible.

Lung capacity is carefully monitored for several months after surgery. Patients who have had a transplant will also have to take anti-rejection drugs for the rest of their lives. These drugs stop the body's immune system from attacking the new lung. The main risks after a transplant are infection and rejection (when the immune system attacks the 'foreign' lung). A healthy lifestyle, including maintaining a diet high in vegetables and lean protein, not smoking, and getting enough exercise, is important to keeping the lungs functioning as well as possible. With proper care, many patients can live ten or even twenty years after a lung transplant.

In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“"This is a monumental achievement, and it takes Herculean efforts to move the transplant field forward," said Christine Lau, M.D., MBA, chair of the Department of Surgery at UMSOM and...”—"Pig heart recipient's 'last wish' was to help doctors learn from procedure, dying man said: 'We will miss him'", Fox News, November 2023

“Dr. Owonikoko, a thoracic medical oncologist who specializes in treating patients with lung cancer, was selected to take the helm of the National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated comprehensive...”—"Internationally Recognized Thoracic Oncologist Dr. Taofeek K. Owonikoko Named Executive Director of the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center", Fox 5 San Diego, October 2023

“Ms. Stamp may be heartened to learn that the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore has just appointed Christine Lau, a nationally renowned thoracic and lung transplant surgeon, to...”—"Opinion | There's a new reason for young women to be hopeful looking at the medical field", Washington Post, August 2019

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christine Lynn Lau, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Baltimore, MD during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, bronchoscopy and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christine Lynn Lau, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	50
doctor visit	224
hospital care	67
inpatient care	67
lobectomy	12
minimally invasive procedures	50
open surgery	12
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christine Lynn Lau, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Baltimore, MD during 2013 were bronchoscopy, minimally invasive procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christine Lynn Lau, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	67
dissection	12
doctor visit	293
excision	12
hospital care	15
inpatient care	15
lymph node procedures	12
minimally invasive procedures	67
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	26

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine Lynn Lau, MD.

**Gender**
Male	136
Female	138

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	237
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	134
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	15
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine Lynn Lau, MD in 2013

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	35
Dementia	5
Cancer	51

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christine Lynn Lau, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Baltimore, MD during 2014 were bronchoscopy, minimally invasive procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and dissection.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christine Lynn Lau, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	53
dissection	12
doctor visit	289
excision	12
hospital care	11
inpatient care	11
lobectomy	12
lymph node procedures	12
minimally invasive procedures	53
open surgery	12
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	24

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine Lynn Lau, MD.

**Gender**
Male	136
Female	134

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	233
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	125
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	17
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine Lynn Lau, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	46
Diabetes	36
Dementia	4
Cancer	52

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christine Lynn Lau, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Baltimore, MD during 2015 were minimally invasive procedures, bronchoscopy, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and dissection.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christine Lynn Lau, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	67
dissection	14
doctor visit	223
excision	14
gastrointestinal procedures	11
lymph node procedures	14
minimally invasive procedures	92
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	29

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine Lynn Lau, MD.

**Gender**
Male	206
Female	258

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	420
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	190
From 75 to 84	160
85 and over	28
Less than 65	86

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine Lynn Lau, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	49
Diabetes	36
Dementia	10
Cancer	47

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christine Lynn Lau, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Baltimore, MD during 2016 were bronchoscopy and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christine Lynn Lau, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	45
doctor visit	200
minimally invasive procedures	45

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine Lynn Lau, MD.

**Gender**
Male	99
Female	107

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	183
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	95
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	20
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine Lynn Lau, MD in 2016

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	41
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	32
Dementia	7
Cancer	49

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christine Lynn Lau, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Baltimore, MD during 2017 were minimally invasive procedures, bronchoscopy, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and dissection.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christine Lynn Lau, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	48
dissection	11
doctor visit	247
excision	11
lobectomy	11
lymph node procedures	11
minimally invasive procedures	59
open surgery	11
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	22

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine Lynn Lau, MD.

**Gender**
Male	125
Female	118

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	212
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	117
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	17
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine Lynn Lau, MD in 2017

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	50
Diabetes	36
Dementia	13
Cancer	53

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christine Lynn Lau, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Baltimore, MD during 2018 were minimally invasive procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, excision and dissection.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christine Lynn Lau, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	11
dissection	16
doctor visit	273
excision	27
lobectomy	15
lymph node procedures	16
minimally invasive procedures	53
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	42

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine Lynn Lau, MD.

**Gender**
Male	131
Female	102

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	210
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	11
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine Lynn Lau, MD in 2018

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	34
Dementia	12
Cancer	52

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christine Lynn Lau, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Baltimore, MD during 2019 were dissection, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, minimally invasive procedures and lymph node procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christine Lynn Lau, MD for Medicare patients.

dissection	12
doctor visit	217
excision	12
lymph node procedures	12
minimally invasive procedures	12
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	12

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine Lynn Lau, MD.

**Gender**
Male	102
Female	104

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	177
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	100
From 75 to 84	66
85 and over	14
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine Lynn Lau, MD in 2019

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	50
Diabetes	39
Dementia	15
Cancer	54

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine Lynn Lau, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christine Lynn Lau, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Christine Lynn Lau, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Baltimore, MD were minimally invasive procedures, bronchoscopy, hospital care and inpatient care.

bronchoscopy	48
dissection	12
doctor visit	245
excision	14
gastrointestinal procedures	11
hospital care	31
inpatient care	31
lobectomy	12
lymph node procedures	12
minimally invasive procedures	53
open surgery	11
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	23

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine Lynn Lau, MD.

**Gender**
Female	106
Male	103

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	185
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	64
85 and over	13
Less than 65	35
65 to 74	97

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christine Lynn Lau, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christine Lynn Lau, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	13
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Dementia	7
Cancer	48

Education & Training

Dr. Christine Lynn Lau, MD graduated from Dartmouth Medical School in 1995. She completed residency at Duke University Medical Center. She is certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery - Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery, American Board of Surgery - Surgery (General Surgery) and has a state license in Maryland.

Medical School: Dartmouth Medical School (1995)

Residency: Duke University Medical Center (2002)

Board Certification: American Board of Thoracic Surgery - Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery, American Board of Surgery - Surgery (General Surgery) (2007)

Licensed In: Maryland

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Christine Lynn Lau, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

University of Maryland Medical System

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Christine Lynn Lau, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Ethicon US, LLC	$432 HARMONIC Product Family $138	VISTASEAL Fibrin Sealant (Human) $124	Mega Soft $101	ECHELON FLEX Stapler $42	Endoscopy: Endocutters $27
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	$320 CardioMEMS HF System $166	Structural Heart $154
AtriCure, Inc.	$198 Cardiovascular $198
Abbott Laboratories	$190 Aortic and Mitral Tissue Stented $190
Neomend, Inc.	$163 SURGICAL $163
Other	$850 XARELTO $144	Minimal Incision Valve Surgery $139	BREO $92	ACTHAR $80	BRILINTA $79	Other $316

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,153

Research Payments

Dr. Christine Lynn Lau, MD has received 3 research payments totaling $149,919.

Biography

Dr. Christine Lau is a specialist in thoracic surgery and transplant surgery. Her clinical interests include lung transplant. She is affiliated with the University of Maryland Medical System. Dr. Lau graduated from Dartmouth Medical School. She trained at Duke University Medical Center for residency.