Kelsey Lau, DO, BS, MBS

Kelsey Lau, DO, BS, MBS, is a board-certified specialist in physical medicine and rehabilitation, focusing on cancer rehabilitation and cancer pain management. She treats a wide range of conditions related to cancer treatment, including joint pain, radiation fibrosis, lymphedema, and peripheral neuropathy. Dr. Lau also provides various pain management procedures, such as Botox injections, trigger point injections, and occipital nerve blocks. Outside of work, Dr. Lau enjoys running half marathons, photography, wake surfing, and spending time with her family.

The services Dr. Lau provides include:

• Cancer rehabilitation and pain management
• Joint pain and spasticity treatment
• Pain management procedures such as Botox and nerve block injections

“Integrating an Interventional Pain Management Curriculum in Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Training: A Feasibility Study”. Accepted, to be published in the American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

“Lymphedema and Depression”, Current Psychiatry Reports, Springer, Complex Medical- Psychiatric Issues section, to be published in 2024

“Visceral Pain in Cancer” Chapter Revision for Cancer Rehab: Principles and Practices, Dr. Stubblefield

Fediw, M., Lau, K. Novel Cancer Therapeutics and Implications for Rehabilitation. Curr Phys Med Rehabil Rep 9, 224–229 (2021). https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40141-021-00323-6

Lau, K., Barnett, J., & Fediw , M. (2023, January 13). Side effects of cancer treatment (cancer surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy). PM&R KnowledgeNow. https://now.aapmr.org/side-effects-of-treatment-cancer-surgery-chemotheraphy-radiation-therapy/

Case Report: A Rare Case of Bilateral Facial Palsy in Setting of Newly Diagnosed Acute Myeloid Leukemia; AAPM&R Poster Presentation Nov 2021

Abstract: Rates of Return to Acute and Discharge Disposition of Patients with Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) Undergoing Radiation at an Inpatient Rehabilitation
Facility; AAPM&R Poster Presentation Nov 2023

Lau K et al. Anterior Thoracic and Thoraco-Lumbar Plating. In: Vaccaro AR, Albert T, eds. Spine Surgery: Tricks of the Trade. Vol 3. New York, NY: Thieme Medical
Publishers, Inc. 2016

I like to step back and look at the big picture, considering the factors that contribute to a patient's current clinical status. While I specialize in cancer rehabilitation and cancer pain, my goal is to minimize pain and improve overall function for all of my patients.