Prof. Kuo-Cheng Lu is a graduate of the National Defense Medical Center (NDMC). He joined the NDMC faculty in 1985 after receiving training in Internal Medicine and Clinical Nephrology. He devoted the first two decades of his career to the clinical care of dialysis patients at Tri-Service General Hospital and the private Kou-Cheng clinic in Taipei, Taiwan. At the same time, he conducted bone biopsy (histomorphometric study) research for renal patients, especially on osteitis fibrosa cystica (SHPT) and calcitriol therapy. After managing a private dialysis clinic for ten years, he moved to the Nephrology division of Cardinal-Tien Hospital, an affiliated teaching hospital of Fu-Jen Catholic University. In 2003, he was elected as the chairman of the Department of Medicine at Cardinal-Tien Hospital. Since 2003, his research has shifted toward translational studies in renal dystrophy, focusing on SHPT treatment. In addition, he also teaches at other medical schools, such as Taipei Medical University and the National Defense Medical Center. In 2015, he was recruited to join Fu-Jen Catholic University as Associate Dean of the College of Medicine. His research interests include Clinical Medical Education, Renal Osteodystrophy, Secondary Hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) & Vitamin D, and Dialysis.