Leon Liang-Yu Lai MD

Assistant Professor, Medicine, Georgetown University School of Medicine

110 Irving St NW2A38HWashington, DC 20010
Phone+1 202-877-7164
Fax+1 202-877-0341

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Education & Training

Tufts Medical CenterFellowship, Infectious Disease, 2000 - 2004
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1997 - 2000
Pennsylvania State University College of MedicineClass of 1997

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Certifications & Licensure

MD State Medical License 2023 - 2028
DC State Medical License 2004 - 2027
MA State Medical License 1999 - 2005
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centricity EMR, GE Healthcare, 2012-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Centricity EMR, GE Healthcare, 2012-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification MEDSEEK Empower, SymphonyCare, LLC, 2012-2017

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

15 citations
Case series of Bartonella quintana blood culture-negative endocarditis in Washington, DC.
Fisseha Ghidey, Osamuyimen Igbinosa, Kristin Mills, Leon Lai, Christian Woods
JMM Case Reports. 2016-07-01
5 citations
Human African Trypanosomiasis Encephalitis in the United States: Serial Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Mary Carter Denny, Leon Lai, Robert Laureno
The Neurohospitalist. 2016-03-24