Innovare Medicine · Greater Boston
Academic Expertise. Personalized Care. Exceptional Access.
Experience concierge primary care guided by Dr. H. Jenny Lu, an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and a specialist in internal medicine and nephrology. With more than two decades of clinical experience at Massachusetts General Hospital, Dr. Lu combines academic expertise, thoughtful medical judgment, and a highly personalized approach to your long-term health.
The Innovare Advantage
The value of concierge medicine lies not simply in greater access, but in the depth of expertise and judgment behind every medical decision.
Scientific inquiry and rigorous clinical reasoning inform an evidence-based, individualized approach to care. Complex questions receive thoughtful analysis rather than routine answers.
A broad understanding of adult medicine connects individual conditions to the health of the whole person, integrating prevention, chronic disease management, and long-term health priorities.
Advanced nephrology knowledge adds depth to the management of kidney, cardiovascular, and metabolic health, particularly when multiple conditions require carefully balanced treatment.
More than two decades of clinical practice at Massachusetts General Hospital inform care grounded in complex medicine, extensive clinical experience, and multidisciplinary collaboration.
The Art & Science of Medicine
Clinical guidelines provide an essential foundation, but meaningful medical decisions require more than following protocols. Each patient brings a unique combination of medical history, health priorities, and personal circumstances.
Dr. Lu considers the available evidence, the interactions among medical conditions, and what matters most to each patient. Scientific understanding and extensive clinical experience are brought together to develop a thoughtful, individualized approach to care.
The goal is not simply to treat a diagnosis, but to make the right decision for the person living with it.
What research and clinical science tell us about diagnosis and treatment.
What experience, careful reasoning, and understanding of complex medicine reveal.
Your medical history, personal priorities, treatment preferences, and long-term goals.
Navigating Complex Care
Boston offers extraordinary medical resources. Yet when care involves multiple specialists, diagnostic tests, and treatment recommendations, the bigger picture can become fragmented.
Drawing on more than two decades of clinical practice at Massachusetts General Hospital, Dr. Lu helps patients navigate complex medical decisions, coordinate specialty care, and understand how different recommendations fit into their overall health.
One physician.
A comprehensive perspective.
Clarify the clinical problem, review relevant findings, and identify when additional specialist expertise is needed.
Review specialist findings, compare recommendations, and address potential conflicts among treatment plans.
Bring medical information together into a coherent plan that considers the whole person, not isolated diagnoses.
Help patients and families understand their options, weigh important decisions, and navigate the next steps in care.
Preserving What Matters
Preventive medicine is not simply about identifying disease. It is about understanding the risks that could affect your future health and taking thoughtful steps to preserve your capabilities and quality of life.
Maintaining good health requires looking beyond today's laboratory results, symptoms, and diagnoses. Changes in cardiovascular health, metabolic function, muscle strength, mobility, and cognition may develop gradually, long before they interfere with daily life.
At Innovare Medicine, Dr. Lu takes a comprehensive, forward-looking approach to care. By considering medical history, individual risk factors, and the relationships among different organ systems, she helps patients identify potential concerns and make informed decisions about their long-term health.
Prevention is not a fixed checklist. It is an ongoing process of reassessment, thoughtful intervention, and adaptation as your health and priorities evolve.
The goal is to preserve not only years of life, but the ability to live those years well.
Identifying and addressing modifiable risk factors to help reduce the likelihood of future complications.
Supporting muscle strength, balance, mobility, and physical capacity as essential components of healthy aging.
Attending to cognitive health, emotional well-being, and factors that influence mental clarity and quality of life.
Individualized screening, risk assessment, preventive strategies, and long-term health planning.
When Medicine Becomes Complex
The most challenging medical decisions often arise not from a single diagnosis, but from the intricate relationships among organ systems, chronic diseases, and their treatments.
An Integrated Physiological Perspective
Kidney, cardiovascular, and metabolic systems are interconnected. Changes in one can influence the others.
The Nephrologist's Perspective
Nephrology is deeply rooted in human physiology. The kidneys are closely connected to cardiovascular function, blood pressure regulation, fluid and electrolyte balance, and metabolic health. Changes in one system can profoundly influence the others.
As both an internist and a nephrologist, Dr. H. Jenny Lu brings this integrated physiological perspective to the care of patients with complex medical conditions. Her specialist training and extensive clinical experience inform her evaluation of how diseases interact and how treatments affect multiple organ systems.
When heart failure, chronic kidney disease, and diabetes coexist, treatment decisions often require balancing competing priorities. A therapy that benefits the heart may affect kidney function, while medications for one condition may influence blood pressure, electrolytes, or metabolic balance.
The objective is not to optimize each organ in isolation, but to achieve the best possible outcome for the patient as a whole.
Why This Matters
A physician trained to understand interconnected physiology brings valuable insight to complicated treatment decisions—even when kidney disease is not the primary concern.
The Value of Continuity
Meaningful medical care begins with a physician who understands your health history, your priorities, and how your needs change over time.
Beyond the Traditional Appointment
At Innovare Medicine, your care is built around an ongoing relationship with Dr. Lu—not brief encounters with different physicians.
Extended visits, direct communication, and a thorough understanding of your medical history allow decisions to be made with greater context and continuity.
Whether you are navigating a new diagnosis, reviewing treatment options, or simply planning for the years ahead, you have a physician who understands the larger picture of your health.
Personalized care becomes more meaningful when your physician knows the person behind the medical record.
Extended visits allow space to explore concerns, explain options, and consider important medical decisions without feeling rushed.
Timely, direct communication with Dr. Lu when questions, concerns, or medical needs arise.
A consistent physician relationship allows your care to evolve with your health, circumstances, and personal priorities.
Virtual consultations, home visits when appropriate, and ongoing medical support between appointments.
Meet Your Physician
Academic expertise, scientific inquiry, and decades of clinical experience— brought together in a highly personalized medical practice.
H. Jenny Lu, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Internal Medicine & Nephrology
Founder, Innovare Medicine
Physician · Scientist · Educator
Dr. H. Jenny Lu is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School with more than two decades of clinical experience at Massachusetts General Hospital. She brings this academic and clinical background to her concierge practice in Brookline.
A longtime NIH-funded physician-scientist, Dr. Lu has conducted research focused on kidney and cardiovascular disease. Her scientific background has shaped an analytical approach to medicine—one that emphasizes understanding underlying mechanisms, critically evaluating evidence, and recognizing the complex relationships among organ systems.
As a specialist in internal medicine and nephrology, she applies this perspective to the evaluation and management of both common and complex medical conditions. Through Innovare Medicine, she combines academic expertise with extended visits, continuity, and direct communication to provide care tailored to each patient's circumstances and goals.
Experienced medical judgment, informed by science and grounded in a lasting physician–patient relationship.
Patient Experiences
The experiences of our patients reflect the importance of careful medical judgment, personal attention, and continuity of care.
Complex Medical Care
“She truly saved my life twice”
A patient in their nineties describes Dr. Lu's involvement during two periods of serious heart and kidney illness. The experience highlights her persistence, coordination with specialists, and support for the patient and family through difficult medical decisions.
Diagnostic Expertise
“exceptional thoughtfulness and clinical depth”
A fellow physician sought Dr. Lu's assessment of an unexpected decline in kidney function. A detailed review of the patient's surgical history raised concern for urinary obstruction, which was subsequently confirmed and treated.
Personalized Primary Care
“appointments never feel rushed”
A primary care patient describes the difference made by attentive appointments, responsive communication, and comprehensive medical care. Other family members also receive care from Dr. Lu.
Read the complete patient reviews and discover additional experiences shared on Google.
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Our Location & Service Area
Personalized primary care and specialist expertise, based in Brookline and serving patients across the Boston area.
Brookline Office · Greater Boston Care
Innovare Medicine welcomes patients from Boston, Brookline, Newton, Cambridge, and surrounding communities seeking a more personal and comprehensive approach to primary care.
Our Brookline office provides a comfortable setting for extended medical visits, while virtual consultations and home visits when appropriate offer additional flexibility.
Communities We Serve
Close to Boston's leading medical institutions, with the continuity and personal attention of an independent physician practice.
Begin a More Personal Approach to Care
Discover how Dr. H. Jenny Lu's academic expertise, clinical experience, and personalized approach can support your health—today and in the years ahead.
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