Penn Medicine Provider
Hematology, Medical Oncology
Catherine E. Lai, MD, MPH
she/her
4.9
(231)
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Abramson Cancer Center Perelman 4th Floor West

What my patients think about me

Average Rating
4.9

231 reviews

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June 2025
5.0
5.0
dr. lai is an experienced hematology oncologist. we trust her judgement and her treatment plan.
June 2025
5.0
5.0
i love dr lai. she is so smart and nice and explains things well. and she always asks about my life and generally have very pleasant appointments!
June 2025
5.0
5.0
best care in philly
May 2025
5.0
5.0
very personable, kind, and knowledgeable

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Skuli SJ, Bakayoko A, Kruidenier M, Manning B, Pammer P, Salimov A, Riley O, Brake-Sillá G, Dopkin D, Bowman M, Martinez-Gutierrez LN, Anderson CC, Reisz JA, Buono R, Paul M, Saland E, Liccardo F, DeVine A, Wong S, Xu JP, Nee E, Hausler R, Boettcher S, Sebti SM, Lai C, Maxwell KN, Sarry JE, Fruman DA, D'Alessandro A, Mesaros C, Keith B, Simon MC, Sung PJ, Wertheim G, Skuli N, Bowman RL, Matthews A, Carroll M. Chemoresistance of TP53 mutant acute myeloid leukemia requires the mevalonate byproduct, geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate, for induction of an adaptive stress response , Leukemia: 2025


Lai CE, Leahy TP, Turner AJ, Thomassen A, Wang L, Sheppard AD, Cortes J Effectiveness of olutasidenib versus ivosidenib in patients with mutated isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 acute myeloid leukemia who are relapsed or refractory to venetoclax: the 2102-HEM-101 trial versus a US electronic health record-based external control arm , Leuk Lymphoma: 2025


Catherin Lai Navigating Practice Barriers to Mutation Testing in AML , Kaplan, virtual: 2025


Catherine Lai Charting the Course of ALL: From Diagnosis to Advances , Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, LLS Podcast series for Professionals "Treating Blood Cancers": 2025


Carraway HE, Brunner AM, Lai CE, Luskin MR, Park J, Perl AE, Stein EM, Wang ES, Zeidan AM, Zeidner JF, Komrokji R Advancing the Management of CH, MDS, and AML From the First Bridging the Gaps in Leukemia, Lymphoma, and Multiple Myeloma Conference , Clin Lymphoma Myeloma Leuk: 2025


Wang X, Gimotty PA, Matthews AH, Mamtani R, Luger SM, Hexner EO, Babushok DV, McCurdy SR, Frey NV, Bruno XJ, Gill S, Martin ME, Paralkar VR, Maillard I, Porter DL, Loren AW, Perl AE, Pratz KW, Getz KD, Lai C. Evolving racial/ethnic disparities in AML survival in the novel therapy era , Blood Adv: 2025


Ashley D. Hadjis, Honghong Sun, Yangzhu Du, Rebecca T. Brown, Pashna Munshi, Saar I. Gill, Nasheed M. Hossain, Sarah Skuli, Noelle V. Frey, Elizabeth O Hexner, Ximena Jordan Bruno, Catherine E. Lai, Mary Ellen Martin, Selina M. Luger, David L Porter, Alison W. Loren, Shannon R. McCurdy Graft-Versus-Host Disease (GVHD) and Senescence-Associated Biomarkers Correlate with Frailty and Survival in Older Adults Undergoing Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation (HCT) , Transplantation and Cellular Therapy: 2025


Meghann Cody, Dr. Heather E. Stefanski, Jason Oakes, Sam Sharf, Ruth Bakken, Anna M. DeSalvo, John P. Miller, Steven M. Devine, Lucy A. Godley, Catherine E. Lai, Lacey Williams Implementation and Early Insights of NMDP's New Post-Transplant Genetic Findings Management Process , Transplantation and Cellular Therapy: 2025


Shannon R. McCurdy, Anthony D Sung, Rebecca T. Brown, Marni Kessler, Nelson J. Chao, Thuy T. Koll, Alfred Fisher, Ernaya Johnson, Meagan Lew, Lauren Bohannon, Sanghee Hong, Pashna Munshi, Saar I. Gill, Nasheed M. Hossain, Sarah Skuli, Noelle V. Frey, Elizabeth O Hexner, Ximena Jordan Bruno, Daria Babushock, Catherine E. Lai, Mary Ellen Martin, Selina M. Luger, David L Porter, Alison W. Loren, Vijaya Raj Bhatt, Phyllis Gimotty Machine Learning Models Demonstrate Gait Speed As the Best Predictor of Survival and Relapse-Free Survival in Older Adults Undergoing Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation , Transplantation and Cellular Therapy: 2025


Rowe, M., Babushok, D., Carroll, M., Carulli, A., Frey, N., Gill, S., Hexner, E., Hirsh, R., Hossain, N., Lai, C., Loren, A., Luger, S., Maillard, I., McCurdy, S., Matthews, A., Martin, M.E., Paralkar, V.R., Perl, A., Porter, D., Pratz, K., Stadtmauer, E. and Bruno, X.J. Tumor Lysis Syndrome in Acute Myeloid Leukemia Patients Treated With a Venetoclax Based Regimen , Eur J Haematol: 2025