Specializing In
- Inpatient Psychiatry Services
- Psychotropic Medication Management
Biography
Dr. Hu is Medical Director of the Acute Psychiatric Inpatient Unit at Stanford Hospital, specializing in the care of those with serious mental illnesses, including schizophrenia, bipolar and depression. She completed medical school and residency in psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco, and fellowships in Pharmacology and Schizophrenia Research through the National Institutes of Health. She is also active in the minority issues and cultural psychiatry, and has received regional and national recognition for her clinical care, research and teaching.
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Professional Summary
Education & Certifications
- Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry (2007)
- Residency: UCSF Mount Zion Medical Center Dept of Psychiatry (1994) CA
- Medical Education: University of California at San Francisco School of Medicine (1990) CA
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- Fellowship: National Institutes of Health (1998) MD
Honors & Awards
- Kun-Po Soo Award (national award for leadership in Asian American Mental Health), American Psychiatric Association (2021)
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Administrative Appointments
- Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Stanford University School of Medicine (2020 - Present)
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Publications
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Psychopharmacologic treatment strategies for depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia
Glick, I. D., Suppes, T., Debattista, C., Hu, R. J., & Marder, S. (2001). Psychopharmacologic treatment strategies for depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia. ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE, 134(1), 47–60. -
Treatment with atypical antipsychotics: new indications and new populations
Glick, I. D., Murray, S. R., Vasudevan, P., Marder, S. R., & Hu, R. J. (2001). Treatment with atypical antipsychotics: new indications and new populations. JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH, 35(3), 187–191. -
G-CSF Dosing to Prevent Recurrent Clozapine-Induced Agranulocytosis
Freeman, G. M., Martin, B. A., & Hu, R. J. (2016). G-CSF Dosing to Prevent Recurrent Clozapine-Induced Agranulocytosis. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY, 173(6), 643–43. -
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Discharge against medical advice from inpatient psychiatric treatment: A literature review
Brook, M., Hilty, D. M., Liu, W., Hu, R., & Frye, M. A. (2006). Discharge against medical advice from inpatient psychiatric treatment: A literature review. PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES, 57(8), 1192–98. -
Predicting response to clozapine - Status of current research
Hu, R. J., Malhotra, A. K., & Pickar, D. (1999). Predicting response to clozapine - Status of current research. CNS DRUGS, 11(4), 317–26. -
PARENT TRAINING: THEATRICAL VIGNETTES AS AN EDUCATIONAL TOOL TO IMPROVE COMMUNICATION IN IMMIGRANT FAMILIES
Sust, S., Hu, R., & Lee, J. (2019). PARENT TRAINING: THEATRICAL VIGNETTES AS AN EDUCATIONAL TOOL TO IMPROVE COMMUNICATION IN IMMIGRANT FAMILIES. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY, 58(10), S374.
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Discharge against medical advice from inpatient psychiatric treatment: A literature review
Practice Locations
Stanford Hospital Stanford, CA
Stanford, CA
Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic in Palo Alto Palo Alto, CA
Palo Alto, CA
Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic in Palo Alto
401 Quarry Rd
Palo Alto , CA 94304
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