Randy Lai, MD

Psychiatry
Specialties
Psychiatry, more

Locations and Appointments


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CUIMC/Neurological Institute of New York

710 West 168th Street
New York, NY 10032
US
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Insurances Accepted


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    Student Health
    EPO
    Aetna Signature Administrators
    NY Signature
    HMO
    Medicare Managed Care
    PPO
    POS
    CHP-NYU
    Traditional Medicare
    Behavioral Health (Columbia University Employee Plan)
    World Trade Center Health Plan
    Student Health
    EPO
    Aetna Signature Administrators
    NY Signature
    HMO
    Medicare Managed Care
    PPO
    POS
    CHP-NYU
    Traditional Medicare
    Behavioral Health (Columbia University Employee Plan)
    World Trade Center Health Plan

About Randy Lai, MD


Randy Lai, MD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University, is a board-certified general psychiatrist with specialty training in behavioral neurology and neuropsychiatry (fellowship at the Mount Sinai Hospital in NYC). His areas of expertise include the treatment of individuals with mood disorders (e.g., depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder), as well as the treatment of the psychiatric and cognitive manifestations of inflammatory and/or neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. Dr. Lai's treatment approach varies depending on the needs of the patient. After conducting a careful evaluation, therapeutic recommendations to promote mental well-being may include brief supportive therapy, medication management, stress reduction techniques, and/or consideration of life-style modifications. In addition to his practice of general psychiatry, Dr. Lai is a research clinician at the Lyme & Tick-borne Diseases Research Center at Columbia University Irving Medical Center.


Languages Spoken

  • Cantonese
  • Chinese

Specialties & Expertise

  • Adjustment Disorder
  • Anxiety
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Bereavement
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Dementia
  • Depression
  • General Psychiatry
  • Insomnia
  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Panic Disorder
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Psychosis
  • Social Anxiety Disorder

Education

  • Fellowship: Mount Sinai Medical Center (NY)
  • Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine
  • Residency: St. John's Episcopal Hospital- South Shore

Leadership, Titles & Positions

  • Instructor in Psychiatry at CUMC

Hospital Affiliations

  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center

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