Michael Lai MD

Ophthalmology•New York, NY

Physician

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310 E 14th St.New York, NY 10030

Summary

Dr. Michael Lai is an ophthalmologist based in New York, NY, currently serving as a resident at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai. He completed his residency in ophthalmology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai after an internship in internal medicine. He graduated from Cooper Medical School of Rowan University in 2022. His research experience includes a fellowship at Johns Hopkins University and work as a research assistant at The Cornea & Laser Eye Institute. Dr. Lai has contributed to several publications, with topics ranging from neurointervention to vision screening and scleral lenses. He has received numerous honors, including membership in the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society and various distinctions from his medical school.

Education & Training

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/New York Eye and Ear Infirmary at Mount SinaiResidency, Ophthalmology, 2022 - 2026
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Beth IsraelInternship, Internal Medicine, 2022 - 2023
Cooper Medical School of Rowan UniversityClass of 2022

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 2023 - 2025

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society 2022
Chiron Academic Honor Society Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, 2022
Distinction in Academics Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, 2022
Distinction in Research Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, 2022
Excellence in Community Service Award Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, 2018-2019
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

4 citations
General anesthesia vs procedural sedation for failed NeuroThrombectomy undergoing rescue stenting: intention to treat analysis.
Mahmoud H Mohammaden, Diogo C Haussen, Alhamza R Al-Bayati, Ameer E Hassan, Wondwossen Tekle
Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery. 2023-11-01
Novel Virtual Vision Screening Program: Give Kids Sight Day 2020.
Caitlin P Green, Michael J Lai, Rujuta A Gore, Connie M Wu, Qiang Ed Zhang
Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. 2023-02-21
36 citations
Stenting and Angioplasty in Neurothrombectomy: Matched Analysis of Rescue Intracranial Stenting Versus Failed Thrombectomy.
Mahmoud H Mohammaden, Diogo C Haussen, Alhamza R Al-Bayati, Ameer Hassan, Wondwossen Tekle
Stroke. 2022-09-01

Journal Articles

Targeted Therapy: Dendrimer-Triamcinolone Acetonide Reduces Neuroinflammation, Pathological Angiogenesis, and Neuroretinal Dysfunction in Ischemic Retinopathy (Adv. ...
Cho H, Kambhampati SP, Lai MJ, Zhou L, Lee G, Xie Y, Hui Q, Kannan RM, Duh EJ, Advanced Therapeutics, 2/24/2021

Abstracts/Posters

A Review of Indications for Custom Profilometry Scan Based 3D Modeled Scleral Lenses
Chung D, Gelles JD, Lai MJ, Greenstein SA, Hersh PS, American Academy of Optometry Annual Meeting 2021, Boston, MA, 11/2021
A Review of Indications for Custom Impression-based 3D Modeled Scleral Lenses
Gelles JD, Chung D, Greenstein SA, Lai MJ, Hersh PS, American Academy of Optometry Annual Meeting 2021, Boston, MA, 11/2021
Virtual Vision Outreach Program: Give Kids Sight Day (GKSD) 2020
Gore R, Wu C, Lai MJ, Green C, Elias RJ, Wasserman BN, The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology 2021 Annual Meeting, 5/2021
Manifest Refraction Versus Wavefront Refraction in Patients with Keratoconus
Lai MJ, Greenstein SA, Gelles JD, Hersh PS, The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology 2021 Annual Meeting, 5/2021
Virtual Vision Screening for Give Kids Sight Day 2020
Wu C, Gore R, Lai MJ, Green C, Elias RJ, Wasserman BN, 73rd Annual Wills Eye Hospital Conference, Philadelphia, PA, 3/12/2021
Outcomes Associated with Fibrin Sealant Use in Lateral Neck Dissections.
Stanisce L, Lai MJ, Ahmad A, Spalla TC, Reid LM, Gaughan JP, Koshkareva Y, Triological Society Annual Meeting at COSM, Atlanta, GA, 5/2020
An Unusually Large Object Removed from the Aerodigestive Tract of a Patient with Self Harm Syndrome: A Case Report.
Lai MJ, Vimwala S, Stanisce L, Morganstein J, Deckard N, Koshkareva Y, American Broncho-Esophagological Association Annual Meeting at COSM, Atlanta, GA, 5/2020
Unusual Application of Transoral Robotic Surgery
Lai MJ, Stanisce L, Vimwala S, Koshkareva Y, American Broncho-Esophagological Association Annual Meeting at COSM, Atlanta, GA, 5/2020
The Afirma Gene Sequencing Classifier in Cytologically Indeterminate Thyroid Nodules - Experience of a Single Institution.
Foster AM, Lai MJ, Klump WJ, Reid LM, Ren S, United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Los Angeles, CA, 3/4/2020
ThyroSeq Next-Generation Sequencing in Cytologically Indeterminate Thyroid Nodules – Experience of a Single Institution.
Lai MJ, Foster AM, Klump WJ, Reid LM, Morgan FH, Ren S, United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Los Angeles, CA, 3/4/2020
Corneal Responses after Transepithelial Corneal Collagen Crosslinking for Keratoconus
Lai MJ, Greenstein SA, Hersh PS, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, San Diego, CA, 5/3/2019
Targeted delivery of dendrimer-triamcinolone acetonide modulates neuroinflammation and attenuates neovascularization in oxygen-induced retinopathy
Cho H, Kambhampati SP, Lai MJ, Lee G, Zhou L, Rangaramanujam K, Duh EJ, The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology 2019 Annual Meeting, Vancouver, Canada, 4/30/2019
Corneal Haze and Pachymetry After Transepithelial Corneal Collagen Crosslinking for Keratoconus
Lai MJ, Greenstein SA, Hersh PS, The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Vancouver, Canada, 4/28/2019
Assessing Patient Subjective Visual Function After Transepithelial CXL for Keratoconus
Lai MJ, Hersh PS, American Academy of Ophthalmology, Chicago, IL, 10/27/2018
Transepithelial corneal crosslinking for keratoconus
Hersh PS, Lai MJ, Gelles JD, Lesniak, SP, Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery, 3/2018
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