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Brian Lai, MD, Anesthesiology, Los Angeles, CA, Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hills Medical Center

BrianLaiMDat Specialty Pain Care(He/Him)

Anesthesiology • Los Angeles, CA

Ambulatory Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine, Regional Anesthesiology

Interventional Pain Physician, Anesthesiologist

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Summary

  • I am a Double Board Certified Interventional Pain Physician in West Los Angeles and creator of an unique diagnostic system known as the Pain Unlayering Protocol (TM). I believes in healing every patient better and faster, and personally provides care at every visit, from diagnosis to treatment and follow up.

    • Pain Management Doctor | Specialty Pain Care | Los Angeles

    Specialty Pain Care is a physician-owned pain management clinic in Los Angeles serving Santa Monica and West Los Angeles founded by Dr. Brian Lai.

Education & Training

  • UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
    UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Pain Medicine, 2015 - 2016
  • Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/TJUH
    Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/TJUHResidency, Anesthesiology, 2011 - 2015
  • Drexel University College of Medicine
    Drexel University College of MedicineClass of 2011, M.D.
  • Dartmouth College
    Dartmouth CollegeBA, Biophysical Chemistry, Cum Laude, 1998 - 2002
  • Stuyvesant High School
    Stuyvesant High SchoolN/A, N/A, Regents Diploma, 1995 - 1998

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2016 - 2025
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 2015 - 2024
  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2015 - 2024
  • American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
  • American Board of Anesthesiology Pain Medicine

Publications & Presentations

Books/Book Chapters

  • Essentials of Pain Medicine 
    Chapter: Acupuncture 
    Page 545 - 550Eric S. Hsu, MD; Irene Wu, MD; Brian Lai, MDEditors: Honorio Benzon, MD.Edition 4th,
  • Post-Anesthesia Care 
    Chapter: Neuropathy 
    Page 238 - 244Brian Lai, M.D.; John T. Wenzel, M.D.Editors: James W. Heitz, M.D..Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UKEdition 1st,2016

Abstracts/Posters

  • Use of Skeletal Muscle Relaxants in the Postoperative Period
    Brian Lai, M.D.; Eugene Viscusi, M.D.; James Harrop, M.D., American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine 2015 Annual Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, 5/16/2015
  • Prescribing Patterns of Discharge Pain Regimen for Patients Undergoing Common Surgical Procedures
    Brian Lai, M.D.; Eugene Viscusi, M.D.; Ashwin Rangavajjula, M.D., International Anesthesia Research Society 2015 Annual Meeting and International Science Symposium, Honolulu, HI, 3/21/2015

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Spanish, Chinese (Mandarin), Taiwanese

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Brian Lai, Dr. Brian Lai, MD, Dr. B Lai