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 Lily Lai, M.D.

  • Clinical Associate Professor and Physician, General Oncologic Surgery
  • Asst. Professor and Physician, Surgery, Gene Regulation & Drug Discovery
  • Member, Developmental Cancer Therapeutics Program, Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery

Professional Experience

2001 - present, NIH K-12 Fellow, City of Hope, Duarte, CA

2001, Staff Surgeon, Department of Surgery, City of Hope, Duarte, CA

2001, Director of Breast Center, Antelope Valley Cancer Center, Lancaster, CA

1998 - 2001, Surgical Oncology Fellowship, City of Hope, Duarte, CA

1997 - 1998, Chief Resident, General Surgery, UCSD Medical Center, San Diego, CA

1994 - 1997, Resident, General Surgery, UCSD Medical Center, San Diego, CA

1993 - 1994, Intern, Categorical Surgery, UCSD Medical Center, San Diego, CA

Education and Training

1989 - 1993, University of California at San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine, M.D. 

1983 - 1987, Harvard University, A.B. cum laude in East Asian Languages and Civilizations with specialization in Chinese art history


This is an abbreviated document. Full CV available upon request. Information on this page may be self-reported and is subject to change at any time. Last updated: 09/09.

Lily Lai, M.D.
Honors and Awards

2001, AVENTIS Surgical Oncology Fellows Scholarship, City of Hope

1998, Chairman’s Prize in General Surgery, UCSD Medical Center

1995, The “Golden Flea” Award, UCSD Medical Center

1991, Upjohn Achievement Award in Clinical Medicine (Surgery), UCSD School of Medicine

1991, Mabel Wilson Richards Scholarship, UCSD School of Medicine

1986, William Palmer Morgan Traveling Fellowship, Harvard University

1986, Elizabeth Cary Agassiz Scholarship, Harvard University

1983 - 1987, "Most Valuable Student" Scholarship, National Elks Foundation

Board Certifications

1999, Dilpomate: American Board of Surgery

1998, Qualifying Examination: American Board of Surgery

Licensure

1998, Fluoroscopy: California

1994, Medical: California

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