About me
Victoria Lai, MD, MS, is a board-certified endocrine surgeon at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery at Georgetown University Medical Center. She treats benign and malignant disorders of the thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal glands, as well as neuroendocrine tumors. As part of her treatment repertoire, Dr. Lai performs scarless thyroid and parathyroid surgery.
After completing her undergraduate degree at Yale, Dr. Lai received her medical degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, NY. She stayed at Albert Einstein College of Medicine for her residency training in general surgery. She then went to the Medical College of Wisconsin to complete a fellowship in endocrine surgery.
Dr. Lai received a Master of Science in Clinical and Translational Research from the Georgetown-Howard Universities Center for Clinical Translational Science. Her research interests in the field of endocrine surgery include outcomes and disparities research. She has been actively involved in the education and training of Georgetown medical students and general surgery residents. She is also a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.
Dr. Lai is conversational in Spanish and knows basic Cantonese.
Philosophy of Care
“I provide treatment options that are evidence based and address the concerns of my patients. I believe that patients should be educated on their treatment options, so that they can make an informed decision about what is best for them. It’s important to me to be transparent and honest with my patients — I tell them the same information I tell my friends and family.”
Dr. Lai is a member of the following organizations:
American Association of Endocrine Surgeons
Association for Academic Surgery
Society of Asian Academic Surgeons
Clinical areas of focus
- Adrenal Mass
- Cushing Syndrome
- Digestive System Cancer
- Enterectomy
- Fallopian Tube Removal
- Graves Disease
- Hyperaldosteronism
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Lobectomy
- Parathyroid Adenoma
- Parathyroid Tumor Surgery
- Primary Hyperparathyroidism Treatment
- Thyroid Cancer
- Thyroid Goiter
- Thyroid Nodules
- Thyroidectomy
- Transitional Cell Carcinoma
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adrenal Cyst
- Adrenal Gland Disorder
- Adrenal Mass
- Bone Density Disorder
- Cushing Syndrome
- Digestive System Cancer
- Disorders Of Thyroid
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gastrinoma
- Grave's Disease
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- High Cholesterol
- Hyperaldosteronism
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypocalcemia
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Endocrine Glands
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Lymph Nodes
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia
- Nontoxic Goiter
- Osteoporosis
- Parathyroid Adenoma
- Parathyroid Cancer
- Postprocedural Complications
- Salivary Gland Tumors
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Thyroid Adenoma
- Thyroid Cancer
- Thyroid Cyst
- Thyroid Goiter
- Thyroid Nodules
- Thyrotoxic Crisis
- Transitional Cell Carcinoma
- Ureteral Cancer
- Vitamin Deficiency
Procedures I perform
- Adrenal Crisis Treatment
- Adrenal Surgery
- Adrenal Tumor Treatment
- Cushing Syndrome Treatment
- Enterectomy
- Fallopian Tube Removal
- Familial Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma (FMTC) Treatment
- Gastric Surgery
- Goiter Treatment
- Growth Hormone Screening
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hyperthyroidism Treatment
- Hypothyroidism Treatment
- Lobectomy
- Parathyroid Disorder Treatment
- Parathyroid Tumor Surgery
- Pheochromocytoma Treatment
- Pioglitazone Therapy
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Primary Hyperparathyroidism Treatment
- Secondary Hyperparathyroidism Treatment
- Tertiary Hyperparathyroidism Treatment
- Thyroid Cancer Treatment
- Thyroid Crisis Treatment
- Thyroid Disease Treatment
- Thyroid Nodule Treatment
- Thyroid Storm Surgery
- Thyroid Storm Treatment
- Thyroidectomy
Practice locations
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106 Irving St NW
Ste 2100
Washington, DC, 20010
3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Pasquerilla Health Center 4th Fl
Washington, DC, 20007
12158 Central Ave
Mitchellville, MD, 20721
Insurance
MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-POS
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- HealthyBlue PPO
- First Health PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Beech Street PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- POS OA
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- UHC Passport
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Choice POS II
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Navigate
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Administrators
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Indemnity
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Sentara Health
- IH-Open POS II
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- OA Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- First Health PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-EPO Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Medicare Direct
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Network OA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna HMO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- HighMark
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-HMO
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- BlueChoice Open Access
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare FFS
- IH-Open HMO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- TRICARE for Life East
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
Fellowship: Medical College of Wisconsin (2014)
Residency: Albert Einstein College of Medicine-Yeshiva University (2013)
Medical School: Yeshiva University (2008)