Lu Song PhD
Contact Information
Lu Song, PhD
UCLA Path & Lab Med
BOX 951732, B-403L RRMC
Los Angeles, CA 90095
310-267-8169
[email protected]
Academic Title
Professor, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Bio
Lu Song is the chief of clinical chemistry at UCLA Medical Center and professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine. She is board certified by the American Board of Clinical Chemistry and licensed clinical chemist (director level) in the State of California. She received her Ph.D. in biophysical chemistry from University of Washington in 1989 and completed clinical chemistry postdoctoral training from the Mayo Clinic in 1998. She has more than 25 years of experience in directing clinical laboratory, implementing quality control programs, developing and validating laboratory tests, troubleshooting technical problems, as well as providing consultations regarding test utilization and results interpretations. Dr. Song’s research activities focus on the investigation of interference of laboratory tests, utilization of test data to derive or verify reference intervals, implementation and validation of chemistry and immunochemistry assays. She is particularly interested in assays related to heart disease, renal disease, endocrine disorders, and regulation of calcium and bone metabolism.
Publications
Song L, Chou PP, Matt N, Sisco K, Sherman N. Evaluation of an automated immunofluorescent assay for procalcitonin. Clin Chem. 2010; 56(S6).
Song L, Dlott J, Haley C, Gould N, Chou P, Sahud M. Performance characteristics of serotonin release assay using low molecular weight heparin and fondaparinux. Clin Chem. 2010; 56(S6).
Song L, Mistry TN, Cross B. Laboratory detection of a nonsecretory multiple myeloma using free light chain assay and anti-free light chain immunofixation electrophoresis. Clin Chem. 2010; 56(S6).
Song L, Furlanetto R, Lara M, Carr M, Sisco K, Willeford S. Comparison of two free T4 immunoassays with a direct dialysis method. Clin Chem. 2011; 57(10).
Song, L., Kelly, K., and Butch, A., Monoclonal and Polyclonal Immunoglobulin Interference in a Conjugated Bilirubin Assay. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2014;138(7):950-4.
Alberti MO, Drake TA, Song L. The pH of chemistry assays plays an important role in monoclonal immunoglobulin interferences. Practical Laboratory Medicine. 2015; 3:8–16.
Stene D, and Song L. Investigation of Maltose Interference on the Roche ACCU-CHEK Inform II Blood Glucose Meter. Point of Care: The Journal of Near Patient Testing and Technology. 2016; 15(1): 26-29.
Song L, Alexanian S, Binder SW. Discrepant Potassium Results. The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine. 2017; 1:432-436.
Song L. On the case of paraprotein interference assays with extreme pH, low ionic strength susceptible - Bench Matters. Clinical Laboratory News. 2017; 43(4): 4-5.
Song L. Calcium and Bone Metabolism Indices. Advances in Clinical Chemistry. Edited by Gregory S. Makowski. Academic Press. 2017; 82:1-46.
Song L, Tong K.H., Chin C.D. Gelation of monoclonal protein was the cause of interference with a total bilirubin assay. The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine. Early release by the journal in 2018.
Song L, Hanna RM, Nguyen MK, Kurtz I, Wilson J. A Novel Case of Pseudohyponatremia caused by Hypercholesterolemia. Kidney Int Rep. 2019; 4 (3):491-493.
Nguyen MK, Song L, Kao L, Tong K, De La Cruz MJ, Rodriguez J, Nguyen MK, Nguyen DS, Kurtz I. Is the Osmolar Concentration of Ethanol Greater than Its Molar Concentration? Front Med, 2019;6:306.
Song L, Park S, Cassidy T, Shamsa K, Getzug T, and Dietz D. Elevated Troponin Results in a Patient on Immunotherapy for Crohn’s Disease. The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine, 2020 September. PMID: 32995876 DOI: 10.1093/jalm/jfaa088
Song L, Buggs V, Samara SSCVA, Bahri S. Calculation of the estimated glomerular filtration rate using the 2021 CKD-EPI Creatinine equations and whole blood creatinine values measured with Radiometer ABL 827 FLEX. Clin Chem Lab Med. PMID: 35427449 DOI: 10.1515/cclm-2022-0059.
K H Brian Lam, Tim Sobolevsky, Brian Ahrens, Lu Song, Imir G Metushi. A Suspected Case of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Consistent with Fentanyl Toxicity, The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine, Volume 8, Issue 2, 6 March 2023, Pages 413–417, https://doi.org/10.1093/jalm/jfac140
Song L, Sue LY, Heaney AP. Low Cortisol in a Cushingoid Patient. Clin Chem. 2023 Jun 1;69(6):558-561. doi: 10.1093/clinchem/hvad040. PMID: 37258489.