TristanTLaiMD

Anesthesiology • Spring Branch, TX

Pain Medicine, Pediatric Pain Medicine

Pain Specialist

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Office
19750 State Highway 46 W
Ste 104
Spring Branch, TX 78070
Phone+1 830-515-5131

Fax+1 833-597-7547

Summary

Dr. Tristan Lai is an anesthesiologist in San Antonio, TX. He received his medical degree from Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and has been in practice 11 years. He specializes in pain medicine and pediatric pain medicine and is experienced in spinal cord stimulation, neck pain, intrathecal drug delivery, interventional pain management, and chronic low back pain.

Education & Training

University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of MedicineFellowship, Pain Medicine, 2011 - 2012
San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education ConsortiumResidency, Anesthesiology, 2007 - 2010
UniforMed Services University of the Health Sciences F. Edward Hebert School of MedicineClass of 2006

Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 2010 - 2026
American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
American Board of Anesthesiology Pain Medicine

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

4 citations
Intradiscal quantitative chemical exchange saturation transfer MRI signal correlates with discogenic pain in human patients
Gadi Pelled, Margaux M. Salas, Pei Han, Howard E. Gill, Karl A. Lautenschlager
Scientific Reports. 2021-09-28
7 citations
Continuous Peripheral Nerve Block Catheter Infections in Combat-related Injuries: A Case Report of Five Soldiers from Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom
Tristan T. Lai, Lisa Jaeger, Benjamin L. Jones, Eric W. Kaderbek, Randall J. Malchow
Pain Medicine. 2011-11-01
3 citations
Immediate Return to Ambulation and Improved Functional Capacity for Rehabilitation in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome following Early Implantation of a Spinal Cord Stim...
Brandon J. Goff, Jeremy Wingseng Naber, John P. McCallin, Edward Michael Lopez, Kevin B. Guthmiller
Case Reports in Anesthesiology. 2014-11-24

External Links

Pain and Wellness Institute of TexasHTTPS://painandwellnesstx.com