James C Lai MD
Addiction Medicine, Pain Medicine
Interventional Pain and Recovery Center
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1140 Business Center DriveSuite 510Houston, TX 77043
Phone+1 713-467-6200
Fax+1 713-467-6205
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Summary
- I am a board certified anesthesiologist, specialized in pain management, board certified in addiction medicine, treating patients with chronic pain disorder, substance use disorder, opioid dependence with withdrawal management.
Education & Training
University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonResidency, Anesthesiology, 1991 - 1994
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 1990 - 1991
University of Texas Southwestern Medical SchoolClass of 1990
Certifications & Licensure
TX State Medical License 1991 - 2027
American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
American Board of Preventive Medicine Addiction Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification athenaClinicals, athenahealth, Inc., 2014
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification athenaClinicals EHR, athenahealth, Inc, 2013-2014
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 26 citationsAging Is Associated with a Decrease in Synaptosomal Glutamate Uptake and an Increase in the Susceptibility of Synaptosomal Vitamin E to Oxidative StressGovind T. Vatassery, James C. K. Lai, W. E. Smith, Hung T. Quach
Neurochemical Research. 1998-02-01 - 26 citationsHigh Activities of Glutamine Transaminase K (Dichlorovinylcysteine β-Lyase) and ω-Amidase in the Choroid Plexus of Rat BrainArthur J.L. Cooper, Dicky G. Abraham, Alan S. Gelbard, James C. K. Lai, Carol K. Petito
Journal of Neurochemistry. 1993-11-01 - 52 citationsNeurotoxicity of ammonia and fatty acids: differential inhibition of mitochondrial dehydrogenases by ammonia and fatty acyl coenzyme A derivatives.James C. K. Lai, Arthur J.L. Cooper
Neurochemical Research. 1991-07-01
Other Languages
- Chinese (Mandarin)
External Links
- Interventional Pain and Recovery Centerhttps://www.ipainrecovery.com/
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