Crash Course in Cures: Menin-Inhibitors

Eliza joined HealthTree in March 2026 as the Leukemia Patient Health Education Manager. Prior to joining HealthTree, she completed a Master’s Degree in Public Health from Brigham Young University and worked with a variety of underserved populations in government and healthcare settings, including Americorps and Utah Health Department. When not in office, Eliza enjoys reading, writing and learning new things about the world.

After completing internal medicine residency at the University of Illinois Chicago, Dr. Lai completed a fellowship in hematology/oncology at the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Lai also received her master’s in Public Health in Epidemiology from George Washington University. Prior to joining Penn, Dr. Lai served as the Director of Leukemia at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center in Washington, DC. In her current role, she is the Physician Leader of the Leukemia Clinical Research Unit and Medical Director of the outpatient hematologic malignancies clinic. She is also Co- Director of the Penn Geriatric Oncology Core which focuses on the complete care of older adults with cancer.