H. Henry Lai, MD
Current Position
Assistant Professor, Surgery
Division of Urologic Surgery
Specialty Areas
Urologic Surgery
Urology
Female Urology
Mailing Address
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Washington University School of Medicine
Department of Surgery
Campus Box 8242
660 South Euclid
St. Louis,
MO
63110
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Areas of Clinical Interest
Dr. Lai’s areas of expertise include: urodynamics, male and female urinary incontinence, vaginal prolapse (cystocele, rectocele, enterocele, vaginal vault prolapse), overactive bladder, neurogenic bladder, prosthetic surgery, neuromodulation, male and female voiding dysfunction, bladder substitution and urinary diversion, urethral diverticulum, urinary fistula, and interstitial cystitis.
Board Certification
Medical Education
Medical Degree: Cornell University Medical College, New York, NY, 1999
Residency: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX,, 2005
Fellowship: Neurourology, Urodynamics and Female Urology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 2007
Hospital Affiliations
Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis
Major or Recent Publications/Awards
Awards and Honors
2005: American Urologic Association Foundation Research Scholar
2004: International Jack Lapides Essay Contest on Neurourology and Urodynamics, Second Prize
2003 & 2005: Cullen Research Award for Outstanding Research in Urology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Books or Book Chapters
Lai HH, Smith CP, Boone TB. Urodynamics evaluation. In: Raz and Rodriguez (eds.). Female Urology (3rd edition). Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders; in press.
Lai HH, Boone TB. Urinary incontinence in women. In: Lipshultz LI and Khera M (eds.). Urology and the Primary Care Practitioner (2nd Edition). London:
Mosby-Wolfe; in press.
Lai HH, Gross M, Boone TB, Appell RA. Pharmacologic and surgical management of detrusor instability. In: Vasavada SP et al. (eds.) Female Urology and Urogynecology. New York: Marcel Dekker; 2005:191-214.
Selected or Recent Publications
Lai HH, Hsu EI, Teh BS, Butler EB, Boone TB. Thirteen years of experience with artificial urinary sphincter implantation at Baylor College of Medicine. Journal of Urology. 2007;177(3):1021-1025.
Lai HH, Boone TB, Thompson TC, Smith CP, Somogyi GT. Using caveolin-1 knockout mouse to study impaired detrusor contractility and disrupted muscarinic activity in the aging bladder. Urology. 2007;69(2):407-411.
Lai HH. The diagnosis and medical treatments of female overactive bladder and painful bladder syndrome. Urol Rep. 2007;1(1):23-32.
Lai HH, Smith CP. Hitting below the belt (bladder): Botulinum toxin treatment of urethral and prostate disorders. Curr Urol Rep. (in press, 2007)
Lai HH, Simon M, Boone TB. The impact of detrusor overactivity on the management of stress urinary incontinence in women. Curr Urol Rep. 2006;7(5):354-362.
Smith PP, Lai HH, Appell RA. Darifenacin. Selective M3 muscarinic receptor antagonist for the treatment of overactive bladder. Therapy. 2006;3(6):723-732.
Lai HH, Boone TB, Smith CP, Yang G, Kiss S, Thompson TC, Somogyi GT. Loss of caveolin-1 expression is associated with disruptions of muscarinic cholinergic activities in the urinary bladder. Neurochemistry International. 2004;45(8):1185-1193.
Lai HH, Boone TB, Appell RA. Pharmacologic treatment for detrusor overactivity. Curr Urol Rep. 2002;3(5):365-372.
Lai HH, Boone TB, Appell RA. Selecting a medical therapy for overactive bladder. Rev Urology. 2002;4(supp 4):S28-S37.
Ascheim DD, Markowitz SM, Lai HH, Engelstein ED, Stein KM, Lerman BB. Vasodepressor syncope due to subclinical myocardial ischemia. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 1997;8(2):215-221.
Lai HH, Li T, Lyons DS, Phillips GN Jr, Olson JS, Gibson QH. Phenylalanine-46 orients the distal histidine for hydrogen bonding to bound ligands in sperm whale myoglobin. Proteins (US). 1995;22(4):322-339.
Pub Med Database for Dr Lai.