Hua A. Lu, MD PHD

Concierge Internal Medicine physician, Brookline, MA

Dr. Hua A. Lu is a board certified internal medicine and nephrology physician at Innovare Medicine, which offers concierge primary care and kidney care.

1180 Beacon St, Suite 4A, Brookline, MA 02446

At a glance

Practice model

Concierge primary care and kidney care

Board certification

Internal medicine and nephrology

Physician access

Members have direct access to the physician 24 hours a day, 7 days a week when needed

Facts on this page last checked November 2026. How we check doctors

About Hua A. Lu

Dr. Lu holds both MD and PhD degrees. She is board certified in both internal medicine and nephrology. Dr. Lu has held academic and clinical leadership roles at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School.

She is a physician-scientist whose research covers kidney and cardiovascular disease. She has cared for thousands of patients with kidney disease. Dr. Lu emphasizes prevention and early detection.

She works with patients to explore options and make informed decisions. Innovare Medicine cares for a select number of patients to provide access, continuity and unhurried care.

Membership and fees

Innovare Medicine offers concierge primary care and kidney care.

Members get direct access to the physician 24 hours a day, 7 days a week when needed, minimal waiting times for appointments and expedited referral to specialists in major Boston hospitals.

Services

Kidney disease care Prevention and early detection

What internal medicine doctors commonly treat

Licenses and credentials

Degree

MD, PhD

Board certification

Internal medicine, nephrology

License

Massachusetts

Board actions

Good standing (checked Nov 2026) None on record Verify with the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine

NPI

1043288749

Location

1180 Beacon St, Suite 4A, Brookline, MA 02446

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Recognition and research

Teaching and research roles

Physician-scientist with research in kidney and cardiovascular disease.

Publications

"Focal adhesion kinase inhibition induces membrane accumulation of aquaporin-2 in renal epithelial cells by actin depolymerization and endocytosis inhibition", American Journal of Physiology. Renal Physiology, 2025

"Kidney tubular transcription co-activator, Yes-associated protein 1 (YAP), controls the expression of collecting duct aquaporins and water homeostasis", Kidney International, 2023

"Aquaporins in Diabetes Insipidus", Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 2023

"Pdcd10-Stk24/25 complex controls kidney water reabsorption by regulating Aqp2 membrane targeting", JCI Insight, 2021

"Gentamicin-Induced Acute Kidney Injury in an Animal Model Involves Programmed Necrosis of the Collecting Duct", Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 2020

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Innovare Medicine offers concierge primary care and kidney care. Members get direct access to the physician 24 hours a day, 7 days a week when needed.