Emergency Medicine Residency

Dr. Lu Ojeifo is an Emergency Medicine physician and simulation educator at Carilion Clinic and the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine. He earned a Master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering from Catholic University and a medical degree from Harvard Medical School. He began postgraduate training in surgical disciplines before transitioning to Emergency Medicine. 

His scholarly training includes a Barry M. Goldwater and Howard Hughes Medical Institute research scholarships in neurochemistry at Georgetown University, a research investigator position in the Harris Biomechanics and Biomaterials Lab at Massachusetts General Hospital, and multi-year clinical and engineering review fellowships at the FDA’s Office of Device Evaluation.

He traces his passion for simulation to the Challenger Center for Space Science Education—located just behind his middle school in Washington, DC—where he trained and served weekly as a youth Mission Control operator for three years. Each year, Dr. Ojeifo leads approximately 60 case-based discussions and simulation workshops for medical students, residents, nurses, allied health professionals, advanced care providers, and attending physicians. As a simulation specialist, he co-designs and oversees training modules, systems testing, and quality improvement initiatives—integrating emerging technologies and adaptive workflows to bridge innovation and inclusion.

Outside of medicine, Dr. Ojeifo enjoys spending time with his young nieces and nephews, hiking in the Roanoke Valley, attending international theater and film festivals, and volunteering with regional Habitat and animal welfare groups. He is currently participating in the Harvard Macy Institute’s Program for Educators in the Health Professions, where he is co-developing portable, forward-thinking simulation technologies and curricula designed to address longstanding geographic inequities in experiential learning and workforce development.

The VTC-EM Residency’s Simulation Program in coordination with Carilion’s Simulation Center shines as a beacon for a new generation of clinical learners in Star City.  It boasts a safe space where bright ideas and unique experiences are exchanged, skills aimed at investigation and intervention are sharpened, and the triumphs and hazards of clinical practice are illuminated. The stellar Sim team works tirelessly to ensure participants leave its clinical wonderland more resilient in thought, adaptive in action, and complete in communication when it comes to the practice of caring for and saving lives"

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