Marie Lugtu, RN

Marie Lugtu graduated from the University of San Francisco School Of Nursing, Clinical Nurse Leader Program with a Masters in Nursing. She joined Stanford's Amyloid Center in 2015 and has watched the program exponentially grow. She is one of the Center's Nurse Coordinators, whose role is to assist in providing a seamless coordinated care plan for patients being treated with amyloidosis.

She manages the referral process in ensuring patients are able to see the numerous specialties related to their diagnosis, participates in clinic, and works directly with patients while assisting the physicians to manage their individual care. She is excited for the research efforts the Stanford Amyloid Center is making toward understanding this rare disease.