Lawrence Chu MD

Larry Chu is a practicing anesthesiologist who runs the Anesthesia Informatics and Media (AIM) lab at Stanford University. He is an associate professor of anesthesia on the faculty of the Stanford University School of Medicine. Dr. Chu teaches three courses at Stanford University: Engage + Empower Me (a patient engagement design course), Design for Health (applying design innovation to improve healthcare), and Medical Education in the New Millennium (challenges and opportunities for innovation and digital disruption). He collaborates with researchers in simulation and computer science at Stanford to study how cognitive aids can improve medical team performance in a crisis. Dr. Chu has received several NIH grants to study opioid-induced hyperalgesia. Most recently he has received an RO1 grant from NIDA to study opioid physical dependence, opioid withdrawal and the role 5HT3-receptor antagonists may play in treatment of these disorders.