Khanh Lai
( out of 19 reviews )

Khanh Lai, MD

Languages spoken: English, Vietnamese, Spanish

Clinical Locations

Primary Location

Eccles Primary Children's Outpatient Services

81 N Mario Capecchi Drive
Salt Lake City , UT 84113
801-213-3599
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Dr. Khanh Lai is a graduate of Stanford University and received her medical degree from the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine. She completed her Pediatric residency and Pediatric Pulmonology fellowship at UC Irvine. She is board certified in Pediatric Pulmonology. In 2016, Dr. Lai joined the University of Utah and is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Pediatric Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine. Her clinical interests include cystic fibrosis, asthma, bronchopulmonary dysplasia / chronic lung disease of prematurity, interstitial lung disease, and pulmonary hypertension.

Specialties

Board Certification

American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics)
American Board of Pediatrics (Sub: Pediatric Pulmonology)

Patient Rating

4.2 /5
( out of 19 reviews )

The patient rating score is an average of all responses on our patient experience survey. The rating averages scores for all questions about care from our providers. The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.

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

Fellowship Pediatric Pulmonology - University of California, Irvine School of Medicine/Miller Children's & Women's Hospital Long Beach Fellow
Residency Pediatrics - University of California, Irvine School of Medicine Resident
Professional Medical Medicine - University of California, Irvine School of Medicine M.D.
Other Training Pre-Medical Program - Harvard University Extension School Postbaccalaureate Studies
Undergraduate Human Biology - Stanford University B.A.

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Li D, Wang Q, Bayat A, Battig MR, Zhou Y, Bosch DG, van Haaften G, Granger L, Petersen AK, Prez-Jurado LA, Aznar-Lan G, Aneja A, Hancarova M, Bendova S, Schwarz M, Kremlikova Pourova R, Sedlacek Z, Keena BA, March ME, Hou C, OConnor 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, Mller 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, Garca-Miar 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, Tmer Z, Zackai EH, Akizu N, Song Y, Hakonarson H (2024). Spliceosome malfunction causes neurodevelopmental disorders with overlapping features. J Clin Invest, 134(1).
  2. Lai K, Fireizen Y, Morphew T, Randhawa I (2023). Pediatric Patients with Tracheostomies and Its Multifacet Association with Lower Airway Infections: An 8-Year Retrospective Study in a Large Tertiary Center. Pediatr Allergy Immunol Pulmonol, 36(4), 133-142.
  3. 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.
  4. 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 Collaborative (2023). Classifying multicenter approaches to invasive mechanical ventilation for infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia using hierarchical clustering analysis. Pediatr Pulmonol, 58(8), 2323-2332.
  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 SA (2023). Validation of an outpatient questionnaire for bronchopulmonary dysplasia control. Pediatr Pulmonol, 58(5), 1551-1561.
  6. 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 JM (2023). Respiratory Outcomes for Ventilator-Dependent Children With Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia. Pediatrics, 151(5).
  7. 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 Collaborative (2022). Approaches to Interdisciplinary Care for Infants with Severe Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia: A Survey of the Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Collaborative. Am J Perinatol.
  8. 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 JM (2022). Daycare Attendance is Linked to Increased Risk of Respiratory Morbidities in Children Born Preterm with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia. J Pediatr, 249, 22-28.e1.
  9. 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 SA (2022). Insurance coverage and respiratory morbidities in bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Pediatr Pulmonol, 57(7), 1735-1743.
  10. 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 Collaborative (2021). Ventilatory Strategies in Infants with Established Severe Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia: A Multicenter Point Prevalence Study. J Pediatr, 242, 248-252.e1.
  11. 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 SA (2021). Characteristics of infants or children presenting to outpatient bronchopulmonary dysplasia clinics in the United States. Pediatr Pulmonol, 56(6), 1617-1625.
  12. 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, Snmez 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. Ann Rheum Dis, 78(12), 1722-1731.

Review

  1. Kalm B, Lai K, Darro N (2021). Care of children with home mechanical ventilation in the healthcare continuum. [Review]. Hosp Pract (1995), 49(sup1), 456-466.

Case Report

  1. 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

  1. Day RW, Lai KV, Baisch HN, Lau IC (2023). Descriptive images and features of pulmonary vascular disease in a child with a FOXF1 variant. [Letter to the editor]. Pediatr Pulmonol, 58(8), 2383-2385.

Video/Film/CD/Web/Podcast

  1. Lai K (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 [Web].
  2. Lai K, Golman-Luthy J (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 [Web]. Salt Lake City: Medical Home Portal.