Associate Professor
Department of Surgical Oncology, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
Dr. Lily Lai completed her medical studies and residency at UC San Diego. While rotating at City of Hope as a resident, she found her calling in caring for cancer patients. After a three-year fellowship in Surgical Oncology at City of Hope, Dr. Lai remained as faculty at the City of Hope, a NCCN Comprehensive Cancer Center. She specializes in Breast and Colorectal Cancers. Her research has been in the delivery of cancer care through creative adaptation of existing and new technology. This has resulted in innovative redesign of imaging devices for clinical use; in advancing telemedicine in geographically remote areas; and in exploiting technology to assist in operations. In addition to her clinical work and research endeavors, Dr. Lai is the Vice Chair of Education in the Department of Surgery as well as the Program Director of the ACGME Complex General Surgical Oncology training program. She is directly involved in the training and education of future leaders in cancer care.