Tony Lai, DO
Physiatrist (Physical Medicine) | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
1234 FM 407 Northlake Texas, 76226About
Dr. Tony Lai is a physiatrist practicing in Flower Mound, Texas. He specializes in non-surgical treatments for spine and joint pain, offering a wide range of fluoroscopic and ultrasound-guided procedures including peripheral joint injections, epidural steroid injections, nerve blocks and ablations, basivertebral nerve ablations, spinal cord stimulation trials, vertebral body augmentation, and more. He is also trained in electrodiagnostic testing to evaluate nerve damage that causes numbness, weakness, or pain. Dr. Lai focuses on helping patients understand their pain and providing treatment options. His ultimate goal is to improve their quality of life, enabling them to return to their active lifestyles.
Education and Training
The University of Texas at Austin Bachelor of Science Degree 2015
UNT Health Science Center DO 2019
Board Certification
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
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Internships
- Loyola Medicine at MacNeal Hospital
Fellowships
- University of Texas Southwestern - Interventional Spine and Musculoskeletal Medicine
Professional Society Memberships
- American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, International Pain and Spine Intervention Society, North American Spine Society
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Get to know Interventional Spine Fellow Dr. Tony Lai, who studies in Dallas, Texas.
Dr. Lai is currently dedicated to advancing his medical career as an interventional spine fellow at the prestigious University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, an esteemed public academic health science center located in Dallas, Texas.
His educational path commenced with the successful completion of a Bachelor of Science Degree at The University of Texas at Austin in 2015, where he laid the groundwork for his future in the medical field. Building on this, Dr. Lai pursued his passion for medicine by obtaining a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Degree from UNT Health Science Center in 2019.
To deepen his clinical experience, Dr. Lai embarked on an internship in transitional year at Loyola Medicine at MacNeal Hospital, a vital step in his medical journey that extended from 2019 to 2020. Following this, he embarked on a residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at Baylor University Medical Center, where he served as Chief Resident from July 2020 to July 2023, showcasing his leadership and commitment to the field.
With a commitment to academic excellence, Dr. Lai is poised to contribute significantly to the medical community at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, where he continues to refine his expertise in the field of interventional spine care.
Physical medicine and rehabilitation, also known as physiatry and physiatrics, is a branch of medicine that aims to enhance and restore functional ability and quality of life to those with physical impairments or disabilities. Physiatrists treat a wide variety of medical conditions affecting the brain, spinal cord, nerves, bones, joints, ligaments, muscles, and tendons.
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