Lulu Tsao, MD

Assistant Professor

Dr. Lulu Tsao is an allergist/immunologist who sees patients in the UCSF Parnassus adult allergy/immunology and drug allergy clinics. She has special interests in equitable access to allergy/immunology care, quality improvement, and use of telehealth in allergy.

Education
01/2022 - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training, UCSF
Fellowship, 06/2021 - Allergy & Immunology, UCSF
Fellowship, 06/2021 - , VA Quality Scholars (VAQS)
Residency, 06/2019 - Internal Medicine, UCSF
MD, 05/2016 - , Harvard Medical School
BA, 05/2012 - Chemical & Physical Biology, Harvard University
Publications

  1. Tsao LR, Li L, Robertson PA, Irani RA, Otani IM. Aspirin/NSAID hypersensitivity evaluations in pregnancy: a case series of initiating low-dose aspirin. Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology 2024. PMID: 39383942


  2. Tsao LR, Wen S, Lamar RC, Irani RA, Otani IM. Promoting Prenatal Penicillin Allergy Evaluations: A Multi-Year Process Improvement Study. Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology 2024. PMID: 38521341


  3. Monahan R, Alfaro E, Ho H, Otani IM, Tsao LR. Hereditary Alpha Tryptasemia Presenting as Recurrent Chemotherapy Hypersensitivity Reactions. Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology 2023. PMID: 38151098


  4. Tsao L, Kwete XJ, Slater SE, Doyle KP, Cuong DD, Khanh QT, Mauer R, Thy DNM, Thinh DHQ, Tuan TD, Van Dung D, Khue LN, Krakauer EL. Effect of Training on Physicians' Palliative Care-Related Knowledge and Attitudes in Vietnam. Journal of pain and symptom management 2023. PMID: 37088114


  5. Otani IM, Tsao LR, Tang M. COVID-19 Vaccine Administration in Patients with Reported Reactions to Polyethylene Glycol- and Polysorbate-Containing Therapeutics. 2022. PMID: 35288274


  6. Otani IM, Lehman HK, Jongco AM, Tsao LR, Azar A, Tarrant T, Engel E, Walter JE, Truong TQ, Khan DA, Ballow M, Cunningham-Rundles C, Lu H, Kwan M, Barmettler S. Practical Guidance for the Diagnosis and Management of Secondary Hypogammaglobulinemia: A Work Group Report of the AAAAI Primary Immunodeficiency and Altered Immune Response Committees. 2022. PMID: 35176351


  7. Anstey KM, Tsao L, Otani IM. Drug Allergy Delabeling Programs: Recent Strategies and Targeted Populations. 2022. PMID: 35031956


  8. Tsao LR, Otani IM. One-Bag Desensitization Protocols in the Management of Chemotherapy Hypersensitivity. 2021. PMID: 34749948


  9. Tsao LR, Young FD, Otani IM, Castells MC. Hypersensitivity Reactions to Platinum Agents and Taxanes. Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology 2021. PMID: 34338975


  10. Tsao LR, Villanueva SA, Pines DA, Pham MN, Choo EM, Tang MC, Otani IM. Impact of Rapid Transition to Telemedicine-Based Delivery on Allergy/Immunology Care During COVID-19. The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice 2021. PMID: 33894393


  11. L. Tsao, R. Irani, G. Rosenbluth, L. Choi, I. Otani. A055 EXPANDING PENICILLIN ALLERGY EVALUATION FOR PRENATAL PATIENTS. Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology A055 EXPANDING PENICILLIN ALLERGY EVALUATION FOR PRENATAL PATIENTS. Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology 2020. PMID:


  12. Lulu Tsao, Riley Bove, Tanya Krishnakumar, Iris Otani. Hypogammaglobulinemia in Patients with Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) Hypogammaglobulinemia in Patients with Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) 2020. PMID:


  13. Tsao L, Slater SE, Doyle KP, Cuong DD, Khanh QT, Maurer R, Minh Thy DN, Quoc Thinh DH, Tuan TD, Van Dung D, Khue LN, Krakauer EL. Palliative Care-Related Knowledge, Attitudes, and Self-Assessment Among Physicians in Vietnam. Volume 58 of Issue 6. Journal of pain and symptom management 2019. PMID: 31425821


  14. Lulu Tsao, Iris Otani, Riley Bove. Hypogammaglobulinemia in Multiple Sclerosis Patients Receiving Disease-Modifying Immunomodulatory Agents. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Hypogammaglobulinemia in Multiple Sclerosis Patients Receiving Disease-Modifying Immunomodulatory Agents. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2019. PMID: