Rate My Professor Laura Tsu

Dr. Laura Tsu serves as Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice in the School of Pharmacy at Chapman University. She earned her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of California, San Diego School of Pharmacy in 2009 and a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences from the University of California, Irvine in 2005. Following graduation, she completed a PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency and a PGY2 Cardiology Residency at the University of California, Davis Medical Center from 2009 to 2011. Dr. Tsu holds board certifications as a Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS) since 2010, Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist (BCGP) since 2013, and Board Certified Cardiology Pharmacy Specialist (BCCP). Her career includes clinical pharmacist roles in cardiology at Hoag Medical Center, Banner Boswell Medical Center, and Cardiac Solutions Outpatient Clinic from 2011 to 2015. Academically, she was Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice at Midwestern University College of Pharmacy-Glendale from 2011 to 2015, then at Chapman University from 2015 to 2019, advancing to Associate Professor in 2019. She currently practices as a clinical pharmacist in the medical intensive care unit at Harbor UCLA Medical Center, precepting pharmacy students on interdisciplinary rounds.

Dr. Tsu's expertise areas include cardiology, geriatrics, and anticoagulation, with research interests focused on cardiovascular care in older adults and anticoagulation in the acute care setting. She has authored and co-authored numerous peer-reviewed publications, such as 'Geriatric Pharmacotherapy Case Series: Polypharmacy Leading to Acute Kidney Injury' (Sr Care Pharm, 2025), 'A Review of Clinical Guidelines and Pharmacotherapeutic Management of Hypertension in Older Adults' (Sr Care Pharm, 2019), 'Management of venous thromboembolism in the elderly: A review of the non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants' (Consult Pharm, 2018), and 'Evaluating the impact of pharmacist health education on the perceptions of the pharmacist's role among women living in a homeless shelter' (Pharm Pract, 2015). Additional contributions include book chapters like 'Heart Failure' and 'Chest Pain' in Patient Assessment in Pharmacy (McGraw Hill, 2025). Dr. Tsu has received grants, including $2,269 from Chapman University in 2017 for evaluating online learning and patient simulation on interprofessional collaboration.