Jennifer Lai, M.D.

My life's journey has taken me across our country, in the pursuit of knowledge to best serve my patients. I returned home to the Bay Area to work at Genentech in the field of epidemiology, finding ways to apply biotechnology to serve the greatest good. Long-term therapeutic relationships with my patients are the most rewarding aspect of my career as a physician. My goal is to keep my patients healthy through yearly health maintenance and prevention exams, managing a variety of chronic conditions (including allergies, hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes, arthritis, depression) and seeing more acute issues that arise. My particular areas of interest include nutrition, allergy and preventative medicine. I perform various procedures, including PAP smears, joint injections, and others for various skin conditions. I am honored to serve on many committees within PAMF working to improve the care our organization provides to our patients and community. I am also excited to be involved in PAMF's Executive Health Program, coordinating care for busy executives. I truly enjoy my life's work as a physician and feel privileged to be able to connect with each of my patients on a personal level. I look forward to partnering with you to optimize your health and well-being.

Alameda-Contra Costa Medical Association; Adjunct Clinical Instructor of Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine; American College of Physicians, American Society of Nutrition. I was born and raised in San Francisco and attended Lowell High School in San Francisco and University of California at Davis. I graduated college early to pursue a fellowship on the East Coast at the National Institutes of Health studying Alzheimer's disease. I then headed to the Midwest where I attended medical school. I was drawn to the field of Internal Medicine for its emphasis on caring for adults through humanism and dedication to the education of patients, peers and ourselves as physicians.

Dr. Lai is married and stays busy raising two children and finding time for running, international travel, reading and gourmet cooking.