Dr. Laura Tsu
- Education:
- University of California, Irvine, Bachelor of Science
University of California, San Diego, Doctor of Pharmacy
Biography
In addition to the degrees listed in the Education section above, Dr. Tsu holds the following credentials: BCPS and CGP. Dr. Tsu completed her Bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences from University of California Irvine, and earned her PharmD degree at University of California San Diego School of Pharmacy. She completed her PGY1 acute care and PGY2 cardiology residencies at University of California Davis Medical Center.
Prior to joining Chapman University School of Pharmacy, Dr. Tsu was an Assistant Professor at Midwestern University College of Pharmacy – Glendale in Arizona. During her time there, she was a lecturer and course coordinator in the cardiovascular portion of the curriculum. She also established her acute care practice site at Banner Boswell Medical Center, a geriatric hospital in Sun City, Arizona. She served as the clinical pharmacist for the cardiology and cardiovascular surgery teams, while also precepting pharmacy students and residents. In 2014, she was recognized as the Faculty Preceptor of the Year.
Dr. Tsu’s area of research interest include relates to cardiovascular care in the acute care and transition of care settings. Her goals are to evaluate the role of pharmacists in patient care outcomes with cardiovascular pharmacotherapy, especially in geriatric patients. Her current ongoing projects include evaluating the impact of a pharmacist-run transition of care clinic in the geriatric cardiology population, as well as determining outcomes of pharmacotherapy for anticoagulation reversal in cardiac surgery patients.
Recent Creative, Scholarly Work and Publications
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Won KJ, Tsu LV*, Saldivar S, Beuttler R, Walsh A. The effect of interprofessional simulations on pharmacy and physician assistant students' learning of advanced cardiac life support concepts. Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2023;15:521-527.
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Lowe C, Johnson A, Rao H, Walsh A, Tsu L. Emerging Evidence for the Use of SGLT2 Inhibitors in Heart Failure Management. Journal of Contemporary Pharmacy Practice. 2022;69:32–34.
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Canales N, Cao T, Fakourfar N, Snee M, Tsu L. Direct-acting oral anticoagulants in patients with atrial fibrillation and valvular heart disease. JAAPA. 2022;35:17-18.
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Tsu L, Nguyen C, Ramos R. Geriatric Pharmacology Case Series: Direct Oral Anticoagulants for Older People With Cancer. Sr Care Pharm. 2022;37:49-54.
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Rao H, Phan P, Eclevia M, Tsu L. Antiplatelet Therapy in Older Patients Post-Myocardial Infarction. Sr Care Pharm. 2022;37:17-23.
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Tsu L and Bethishou L (2021). Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke Prevention. In Transitions of Care in Pharmacy Casebook. McGraw-Hill.
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Sun C, Venrick B, Rao H, Tsu LV. Antithrombotic therapy in patients with valvular heart disease. US Pharm. 2021;46(2):21-24.
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Tsu LV, Carroll K, Kindler K, Early N. Pharmacological Management of Hyperlipidemia in Older individuals. Sr Care Pharm. 2021;36(6):284-303.
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Tsu L and Won K (2020). Anemias and drug-induced blood disorders. In PharmacotherapyFirst: a multimedia learning resource.
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Lewis J, Gregorian T, Huntsberry AM, Tsu LV. A Review of Clinical Guidelines and Pharmacotherapeutic Management of Hypertension in Older Adults. Sr Care Pharm. 2019;34(2):86-98.
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Won KJ, Bethishou L, Tsu LV. Management of Heart Failure in the Older Adult: Treatment and Opportunities. Sr Care Pharm. 2019 Mar 1;34(3):169-186.
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Lewis J, Bethishou L, Tsu LV. Aspirin Use for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Older Patients: A Review of Clinical Guidelines and Updated Evidence. Sr Care Pharm. 2019;34(9):580-594.
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Bethishou L, Gregorian T, Won K, Lopez K, Tsu LV. Management of venous thromboembolism in the elderly: A review of the non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants. Consult Pharm. 2018;33(5):248-61.
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Tsu LV, Buckley K, Early N, Jackoski R. Evaluation of multidisciplinary and pharmacy-only student-run clinics on student’s perceptions of interprofessional roles. Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2018;10(6):785-94
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Buckley K, Tsu LV, La Spisa S, Giang K, Bills A, Early N, Jackowski R. A health sciences student-run smoking cessation clinic experience within a homeless population. Journal of the American Pharmacist Association. 2017;57:109-115
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Tsu LV, Berry AJ, Krunic N, Penny S, Le S. A Clinical Review of Surgical vs Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Geriatric Patients. Consultant Pharmacist. 2017;32(4):202-214
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Dea L, Tran J, Tsu LV, Gutierrez M. Management of bipolar disorder. US Pharmacist. 2016;41(11):34-37.