Frank C. Lai, MD is a board certified urologist who has been with the El Camino Urology Medical Group since 2003. He was born in Taiwan and raised in Chicago; there he attended the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy. He is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Johns Hopkins University where he was the Conference Champion. Dr. Lai earned his medical degree from Northwestern University Medical School where he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. He completed his residency and served as a Chief Resident in urology at Stanford University where he received several awards for his research and publications.
He went on to complete a Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons certified Minimally Invasive Surgery fellowship at Cedars Sinai Medical Center. There he specialized in advanced, minimally invasive laparoscopic, robotic, and endoscopic procedures for a variety of urologic conditions including kidney, adrenal, and prostate cancers, complex stone diseases, and voiding dysfunction. He is also particularly interested in the medical management and prevention of stone disease. Dr. Lai is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS). Dr. Lai serves a as national surgery proctor for the da Vinci Robot, and he is the only urology member for the Cancer Center at El Camino Hospital.
Education
Undergraduate:
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
Medical School:
Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois
Residency:
Urology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
Fellowship:
Minimally Invasive Surgery, Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
Certification
Board Certified:
Fellow, American College of Surgeons
Memberships
American Urological Society (AUA)
The Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
American Medical Association (AMA)
American College of Surgeons
Santa Clara County Medical Association (SCCMA)
American Association of Clinical Urologists
Northern California Taiwanese Medical Association
Phi Beta Kappa
Alpha Omega Alpha Honors Medical Society (AOA)
Special Interests
Advanced, minimally invasive laparoscopic, robotic, and endoscopic procedures for a variety of urologic conditions including kidney, adrenal, and prostate cancers, complex stone diseases, and voiding dysfunction.
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