
James M. Lai MD ScM MHS
Geriatric Medicine, Hospital Medicine/Hospitalist
Associate Director of Clinical Services for Geriatrics and Palliative Care
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NYU Grossman School of Medicine/NYC Health+Hospitals Bellevue Hospital Center462 First Ave BCD 613New York, NY 10016
Phone+1 646-501-0138
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Education & Training
- Yale-New Haven HospitalFellowship, Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar, 2004 - 2006
- Yale-New Haven Medical CenterFellowship, Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine), 2003 - 2004
- University of MarylandResidency, Internal Medicine, 2000 - 2003
- Wake Forest School of Medicine of Wake Forest Baptist Medical CenterClass of 2000
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthScM, Population Dynamics- Reproductive Biology, 1994 - 1996
Certifications & Licensure
- NY State Medical License 2023 - 2026
- CT State Medical License 2003 - 2023
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Geriatric Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification eClinicalWorks EHR, eClinicalWorks LLC, 2013
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsDetection of emergency department patients at risk of dementia through artificial intelligence.Inessa Cohen, Richard Andrew Taylor, Haipeng Xue, Isaac V Faustino, Natalia Festa
Alzheimer's & Dementia. 2025-06-01 - 1 citationsDetection and differentiation of undiagnosed dementia in the emergency department: A pilot referral pathway.Cameron Gettel, James Galske, Katy Araujo, Scott Dresden, Jeffrey Dussetschleger
Alzheimer's & Dementia. 2025-04-01 - 4 citationsImpact of the geriatric emergency medicine specialist intervention on final emergency department disposition.Inessa Cohen, Rohit B Sangal, Richard Andrew Taylor, Anna Crawford, James M Lai
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2024-07-01
Press Mentions
- Medical-Legal Partnerships Advocate for Equitable CareJune 10th, 2022
- Over 60? Here's How to Avoid COVIDFebruary 9th, 2021
- Nursing Homes Hit Hard by COVID-19 Had More Staffing, Infection Control Problems Before PandemicMay 4th, 2020
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