(
out of
19
reviews
)
Specialties
- Chronic Respiratory Failure
- Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
- Pediatric Asthma
- Pediatric Pulmonary Care
Board Certification
|
American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics)
American Board of Pediatrics (Sub: Pediatric Pulmonology)
|
Patient Rating
4.2
/5
( out of
19 reviews
)
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Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments |
Pediatrics
-Associate Professor (Clinical) |
|---|---|
| Board Certification |
American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics)
American Board of Pediatrics (Sub: Pediatric Pulmonology)
|
Education history
| Undergraduate | Human Biology - Stanford University | B.A. |
|---|---|---|
| Other Training | Pre-Medical Program - Harvard University Extension School | Postbaccalaureate Studies |
| Professional Medical | Medicine - University of California, Irvine School of Medicine | M.D. |
| Residency | Pediatrics - University of California, Irvine School of Medicine | Resident |
| Fellowship | Pediatric Pulmonology - University of California, Irvine School of Medicine/Miller Children's & Women's Hospital Long Beach | Fellow |
Selected Publications
Journal Article
- Saper VE, Chen G, Deutsch GH, Guillerman RP, Birgmeier J, Jagadeesh K, Canna S, Schulert G, Deterding R, Xu J, Leung AN, Bouzoubaa L, Abulaban K, Baszis K, Behrens EM, Birmingham J, Casey A, Cidon M, Cron RQ, De A, De Benedetti F, Ferguson I, Fishman MP, Goodman SI, Graham TB, Grom AA, Haines K, Hazen M, Henderson LA, Ho A, Ibarra M, Inman CJ, Jerath R, Khawaja K, Kingsbury DJ, Klein-Gitelman M, Lai K, Lapidus S, Lin C, Lin J, Liptzin DR, Milojevic D, Mombourquette J, Onel K, Ozen S, Perez M, Phillippi K, Prahalad S, Radhakrishna S, Reinhardt A, Riskalla M, Rosenwasser N, Roth J, Schneider R, Schonenberg-Meinema D, Shenoi S, Smith JA, Sönmez HE, Stoll ML, Towe C, Vargas SO, Vehe RK, Young LR, Yang J, Desai T, Balise R, Lu Y, Tian L, Bejerano G, Davis MM, Khatri P, Mellins ED, Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance Registry Investigators (2019). Emergent high fatality lung disease in systemic juvenile arthritis. Annals of the rheumatic diseases, 78(12), 1722-1731.
- Kielt MJ, Hatch LD 3rd, Levin JC, Napolitano N, Abman SH, Baker CD, Eldredge LC, Collaco JM, McGrath-Morrow SA, Rose RS, Lai K, Keszler M, Sindelar R, Nelin LD, McKinney RL, BPD Collaborativ (2023). Classifying multicenter approaches to invasive mechanical ventilation for infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia using hierarchical clustering analysis. Pediatric pulmonology, 58(8), 2323-2332.
- Manimtim WM, Agarwal A, Alexiou S, Levin JC, Aoyama B, Austin ED, Bansal M, Bauer SE, Cristea AI, Fierro JL, Garey DM, Hayden LP, Kaslow JA, Miller AN, Moore PE, Nelin LD, Popova AP, Rice JL, Tracy MC, Baker CD, Dawson SK, Eldredge LC, Lai K, Rhein LM, Siddaiah R, Villafranco N, McGrath-Morrow SA, Collaco J (2023). Respiratory Outcomes for Ventilator-Dependent Children With Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia. Pediatrics, 151(5),
- Collaco JM, Li Y, Rhein LM, Tracy MC, Sheils CA, Rice JL, Popova AP, Moore PE, Manimtim WM, Lai K, Kaslow JA, Hayden LP, Bansal M, Austin ED, Aoyama B, Alexiou S, Agarwal A, Villafranco N, Siddaiah R, Lagatta JM, Dawson SK, Cristea AI, Bauer SE, Baker CD, McGrath-Morrow S (2023). Validation of an outpatient questionnaire for bronchopulmonary dysplasia control. Pediatric pulmonology, 58(5), 1551-1561.
- Cristea AI, Tracy MC, Bauer SE, Guaman MC, Welty SE, Baker CD, Bhombal S, Collaco JM, Courtney SE, DiGeronimo RJ, Eldredge LC, Gibbs K, Hayden LP, Keszler M, Lai K, McGrath-Morrow SA, Moore PE, Rose R, Sindelar R, Truog WE, Nelin LD, Abman S, BPD Collaborativ (2022). Approaches to Interdisciplinary Care for Infants with Severe Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia: A Survey of the Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Collaborative. American journal of perinatology,
- McGrath-Morrow SA, Agarwal A, Alexiou S, Austin ED, Fierro JL, Hayden LP, Lai K, Levin JC, Manimtim WM, Moore PE, Rhein LM, Rice JL, Sheils CA, Tracy MC, Bansal M, Baker CD, Cristea AI, Popova AP, Siddaiah R, Villafranco N, Nelin LD, Collaco J (2022). Daycare Attendance is Linked to Increased Risk of Respiratory Morbidities in Children Born Preterm with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia. The Journal of pediatrics, 249, 22-28.e1.
- Collaco JM, Tracy MC, Sheils CA, Rice JL, Rhein LM, Nelin LD, Moore PE, Manimtim WM, Levin JC, Lai K, Hayden LP, Fierro JL, Austin ED, Alexiou S, Agarwal A, Villafranco N, Siddaiah R, Popova AP, Cristea IA, Baker CD, Bansal M, McGrath-Morrow S (2022). Insurance coverage and respiratory morbidities in bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Pediatric pulmonology, 57(7), 1735-1743.
- McKinney RL, Napolitano N, Levin JJ, Kielt MJ, Abman SH, Guaman MC, Rose RS, Courtney SE, Matlock D, Agarwal A, Leeman KT, Sanlorenzo LA, Sindelar R, Collaco JM, Baker CD, Hannan KE, Douglass M, Eldredge LC, Lai K, McGrath-Morrow SA, Tracy MC, Truog W, Lewis T, Murillo AL, Keszler M, BPD Collaborativ (2022). Ventilatory Strategies in Infants with Established Severe Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia: A Multicenter Point Prevalence Study. The Journal of pediatrics, 242, 248-252.e1.
- Collaco JM, Agarwal A, Austin ED, Hayden LP, Lai K, Levin J, Manimtim WM, Moore PE, Sheils CA, Tracy MC, Alexiou S, Baker CD, Cristea AI, Fierro JL, Rhein LM, Villafranco N, Nelin LD, McGrath-Morrow S (2021). Characteristics of infants or children presenting to outpatient bronchopulmonary dysplasia clinics in the United States. Pediatric pulmonology, 56(6), 1617-1625.
- Collaco JM, Tsukahara KR, Tracy MC, Sheils CA, Rice JL, Rhein LM, Popova AP, Nelin L, Miller AN, Manimtim WM, Levin JC, Lai K, Kaslow JA, Hayden LP, Bansal M, Austin ED, Aoyama B, Akangire G, Agarwal A, Villafranco N, McGrath-Morrow SA (2023). Number of children in the household influences respiratory morbidities in children with bronchopulmonary dysplasia in the outpatient setting. Pediatric Pulmonology, 59(2), 314-322.
- Li D, Wang Q, Bayat A, Battig MR, Zhou Y, Bosch DG, van Haaften G, Granger L, Petersen AK, Pérez-Jurado LA, Aznar-Laín G, Aneja A, Hancarova M, Bendova S, Schwarz M, Kremlikova Pourova R, Sedlacek Z, Keena BA, March ME, Hou C, O'Connor N, Bhoj EJ, Harr MH, Lemire G, Boycott KM, Towne M, Li M, Tarnopolsky M, Brady L, Parker MJ, Faghfoury H, Parsley LK, Agolini E, Dentici ML, Novelli A, Wright M, Palmquist R, Lai K, Scala M, Striano P, Iacomino M, Zara F, Cooper A, Maarup TJ, Byler M, Lebel RR, Balci TB, Louie R, Lyons M, Douglas J, Nowak C, Afenjar A, Hoyer J, Keren B, Maas SM, Motazacker MM, Martinez-Agosto JA, Rabani AM, McCormick EM, Falk MJ, Ruggiero SM, Helbig I, Møller RS, Tessarollo L, Tomassoni Ardori F, Palko ME, Hsieh TC, Krawitz PM, Ganapathi M, Gelb BD, Jobanputra V, Wilson A, Greally J, Jacquemont S, Jizi K, Bruel AL, Quelin C, Misra VK, Chick E, Romano C, Greco D, Arena A, Morleo M, Nigro V, Seyama R, Uchiyama Y, Matsumoto N, Taira R, Tashiro K, Sakai Y, Yigit G, Wollnik B, Wagner M, Kutsche B, Hurst AC, Thompson ML, Schmidt R, Randolph L, Spillmann RC, Shashi V, Higginbotham EJ, Cordeiro D, Carnevale A, Costain G, Khan T, Funalot B, Tran Mau-Them F, Fernandez Garcia Moya L, García-Miñaúr S, Osmond M, Chad L, Quercia N, Carrasco D, Li C, Sanchez-Valle A, Kelley M, Nizon M, Jensson BO, Sulem P, Stefansson K, Gorokhova S, Busa T, Rio M, Hadj Habdallah H, Lesieur-Sebellin M, Amiel J, Pingault V, Mercier S, Vincent M, Philippe C, Fatus-Fauconnier C, Friend K, Halligan RK, Biswas S, Rosser J, Shoubridge C, Corbett M, Barnett C, Gecz J, Leppig K, Slavotinek A, Marcelis C, Pfundt R, de Vries BB, van Slegtenhorst MA, Brooks AS, Cogne B, Rambaud T, Tümer Z, Zackai EH, Akizu N, Song Y, Hakonarson (2024). Spliceosome malfunction causes neurodevelopmental disorders with overlapping features. The Journal of clinical investigation, 134(1),
- Lai K, Fireizen Y, Morphew T, Randhawa (2023). Pediatric Patients with Tracheostomies and Its Multifacet Association with Lower Airway Infections: An 8-Year Retrospective Study in a Large Tertiary Center. Pediatric allergy, immunology, and pulmonology, 36(4), 133-142.
Review
- Kalm B, Lai K, Darro (2021). Care of children with home mechanical ventilation in the healthcare continuum. Hospital practice (1995), 49(sup1), 456-466.
Case Report
- Lai, K. Mehra, M. Nussbaum, E (2015). Achalasia Masking as Mild Intermittent Asthma: Acute Respiratory Failure, Aspiration Pneumonia, and Pneumothorax in a Teenage Girl. Chest, 148(4), 776A.
Letter
- Day RW, Lai KV, Baisch HN, Lau I (2023). Descriptive images and features of pulmonary vascular disease in a child with a FOXF1 variant. Pediatric pulmonology, 58(8), 2383-2385.
Video/Film/CD/Web/Podcast
- Lai K, Golman-Luthy (2020). Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia. A web resource to assist clinicians in evaluation and management of infants and children with chronic lung disease, in the For Physicians and Professionals-Common Issues section of the Medical Home Portal web resource. Expert review by Leif Nelin, MD. Initial Publication 8/2020. https://www.medicalhomeportal.org/clinical-practice/common-issues-for-cyshen/bronchopulmonary-dysplasia.
- Lai (2021). Pediatric Asthma Management. UPIQ/Utah Asthma Program Learning Collaborative. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=8&v=VriJ3DLLvZM&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=UPIQQI .
I felt like this provider is knowledgable but spent a significant amount of time talking about my child's BMI and obesity in front of my child. I told her that my primary care doctor wasn't concerned much because her height and weight were comparable. But this provider Continued to press me for details on her activity, exercise and diet. Even recommending I decrease 10% of her diet at lunch time since that's the meal she eats the most before school. While I appreciate the care, it's not appropriate to have this discussion in front of the child especially when the child is healthy and their Symptoms are decreasing.
I felt like this provider is knowledgable but spent a significant amount of time talking about my child's BMI and obesity in front of my child. I told her that my primary care doctor wasn't concerned much because her height and weight were comparable. But this provider Continued to press me for details on her activity, exercise and diet. Even recommending I decrease 10% of her diet at lunch time since that's the meal she eats the most before school. While I appreciate the care, it's not appropriate to have this discussion in front of the child especially when the child is healthy and their Symptoms are decreasing.
Dr. Lai explains things very clearly and makes sure that I know step by step what the plan is moving forward. I really appreciate the time she takes in each appointment to make sure everything is addressed and understood.
Dr. Lai explains things very clearly and makes sure that I know step by step what the plan is moving forward. I really appreciate the time she takes in each appointment to make sure everything is addressed and understood.
Dr. Lai is a fantastic doctor! She's very attentive, explains everything when I ask questions and very kind. We love her and feel safe under her care.