Susan M Lou

Susan M Lou is an Assistant Professor in the Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition Division at the University of Minnesota. Her research spans gastroenterology, hepatology, nutrition, and ophthalmology-related infectious diseases.

• Active faculty with a focus on clinical research and meta-analyses
• Collaborates internationally, particularly in ocular tuberculosis studies

Research interests include:

• Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)
• Hepatocellular Carcinoma
• Uveitis and Ocular Tuberculosis
• Epidemiological links between metabolic disorders and systemic diseases

Her recent work (2023) describes cirrhotomimetic hepatocellular carcinoma in explanted livers, while 2018 studies focused on NAFLD-urological connections, cardiovascular implications, and celiac disease-smoking relationships. Earlier (2015), she contributed to global uveitis tuberculosis treatment guidelines.