Bio

Dr. Lai earned his DVM degree from National Chung-Hsing University in Taiwan. He pursued his interest in oncology by completing a master’s degree focused on clinical small animal oncology, integrating both clinical and research training. He went on to obtain a PhD in radiation and cancer biology at North Carolina State University. Dr. Lai is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Radiology (Radiation Oncology). He previously served as an oncology intern at Animal Cancer Care and Research Center in Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, and completed his radiation oncology residency training at Louisiana State University. His research interests center on developing novel therapeutics for head and neck cancers/diseases in combination with radiation therapy.

Publications

• A Multi‐Institutional Retrospective Study of 21 Dogs Having Undergone Hypofractionated Radiotherapy for Adrenal Tumours (2017–2024) , Veterinary and Comparative Oncology (2026)
• Pharmacological Blockade of TRPM8 Ion Channels Fails to Reduce Behavioral and Biological Markers of Acute Oral Pain in Irradiated C57BL/6J Mice , Radiation Research (2026)
• Half‐Body Radiation Therapy Results in a Prolonged Progression‐Free Interval in Canine High‐Grade Lymphoma After First Remission , Veterinary and Comparative Oncology (2025)
• Long-term survival of adrenal tumors treated with stereotactic body radiation therapy , Veterinary Cancer Society Annual Conference (2024)
• Acute radiotherapy-associated oral pain may promote tumor growth at distant sites , Frontiers in Oncology (2023)
• Effects of half body irradiation on remission and survival for dogs with high grade lymphoma , American College of Veterinary Radiology Annual Scientific Meeting (2023)
• The management of canine thymoma with intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) , House Officer Seminar, Louisiana State University (2023)
• Canine adrenal gland tumors treated with radiation therapy , House Officer Seminar. Louisiana State University (2022)
• Strontium-90, a unique radiation modality treating cancers in dogs and cats , House Officer Seminar. Louisiana State University, (2022)
• Behavioral phenotyping of cancer pain in domesticated cats with naturally occurring squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue: initial validation studies provide evidence for regional and widespread algoplasticity , PeerJ (2021)