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Office
13851 E 14th St
Suite 206
San Leandro, CA 94578Phone+1 510-351-9373
Summary
- Dr. Eric Lai is a nephrologist in San Leandro, CA. He received his medical degree from McGovern Medical School at UTHealth and has been in practice 8 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including Chinese (Mandarin) and Spanish. He is experienced in hypertension, acute renal failure, chronic renal failure, continuous renal replacement therapy, and peritoneal dialysis.
Education & Training
Methodist Hospital (Houston)Fellowship, Nephrology, 2015 - 2017
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Residency, Internal Medicine, 2011 - 2014
McGovern Medical School at UTHealthClass of 2011, MD
University of Texas at AustinBS, Biology, College of Natural Sciences Dean's Honored Graduate, 2003 - 2007
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2016 - 2026
NY State Medical License 2013 - 2016- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology
- American Society of HypertensionSpecialist in Clinical Hypertension
- Rice UniversityRice Education in Management for Physician Trainees
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Chief Nephrology Fellow Houston Methodist Hospital, 2016-2017
- NIH grant for UT-Houston Summer Research Program National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, 2008
- Member Phi Beta Kappa, 2007
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 6 citationsChronic kidney disease in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in an urban cohort.Rosbel Brito, Duc T. Nguyen, Justine R. Johnson, Eric Lai, Rochelle E. Castro
Plos One. 2019-04-17 - 15 citationsSingle mutation on the surface of Staphylococcus aureus Sortase A can disrupt its dimerization.Jie Zhu, Changsheng Lu, Matthew Standland, Eric Lai, Gabrielle N. Moreno
Biochemistry. 2008-01-15 - 32 citationsStaphylococcus aureus sortase A exists as a dimeric protein in vitro.Changsheng Lu, Jie Zhu, Yun Wang, Aiko Umeda, Roshani B. Cowmeadow
Biochemistry. 2007-07-21
Journal Articles
- Change in QTC Interval after Kidney Transplantation; Mechanisms and OutcomesLai EJ, Acharya V*, Nguyen DT, Graviss EA, Gaber AO and Suki W, Journal of Clinical and Experimental Transplantation, 9/23/2018
Research History
- Post-Doctoral Translational Research FellowRecruited patients and helped conduct experiments to investigate mechanisms of accelerated atherosclerosis in chronic kidney disease patients2014 - 2015
- UT-Houston Medical School Research ProgramConducted experiments to explore how nitric oxide sensitizes TRP channels, calcium-permeable mechanoreceptors expressed in renal & neural tissue2008 - 2008
- Undergraduate Honors Research Project/ThesisConducted protein cloning experiments on Sortase A, an anchoring enzyme used by Staphylococcus aureus2005 - 2007
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Member
Other Languages
- Chinese (Mandarin), Spanish
External Links
- Provider Biographyhttp://chabotnephrology.com/providers/eric-lai-md/
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