
Charlene Lai
@shortandsweetmd
she/her
Pediatric endocrinologist @OHSUDoernbecher
Formerly @aidhc and @childrensphila
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19-03-2019 14:10:23
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Avoiding "analysis paralysis": there is always room for improvement, but don't let that be a barrier towards action, interventions and change. Inspiring words from Dr. Shaquita Bell's PedsGR on health equity and anti-racism work Shaquita Bell, MD Seattle Children's Children's Hospital

Amazing virtual workshop led by Aaron Misakian about how to talk about gender with your patients. Complete with simulated case based experience with actors. Would love to see this as standard #pedendo curriculum. Children's Hospital

So lucky to have Dr.Colin Hawkes Cork University Hospitals and Dr. Terri Lipman as my mentors. Penn LDI Children's Hospital Penn Nursing


Insanely proud of my friend and co-fellow Jaclyn Tamaroff for getting her F32 funded! Everyone get ready to learn more about Friedrich's Ataxia and diabetes. Children's Hospital #pedendo #endotwitter


Thanks to Alexander Kutikov MD and everyone at Fox Chase Cancer Center Department of Urology for helping me answer a question I had while seeing consults as a resident at Penn Urology !

2 months into being a Pediatric Endocrine Attending OHSU Doernbecher Children's Hospital and I can say that we have the best medical assistants and nurses. They care so much about our patients and I couldn't do my job without them.

Insurance company pharmacists are denying growth hormone because we haven't documented "open epiphyses" on bone ages of 8. What a waste of provider and staff time to have to appeal. #pedsendo Novo Nordisk Pfizer Inc.




Excited to be the newest pediatric endocrinologist joining the THP team OHSU Doernbecher Children's Hospital. Caring for gender diverse youth as a #pedsendo is a rapidly growing and changing new field with amazing patients, passionate colleagues, and lots of opportunities for learning and research.

Excellent pediatric grand rounds OHSU Doernbecher Children's Hospital by Dr.alexis topjian from Children's Hospital on *big* changes in PALS. Resuscitation breaths/min doubling from 10 -> 20-30/min. For out of hospital arrests, BVM = advanced airway. Reminding me of my student EMT days @WUSTL


Just spent 90 min on phone w/ young adult pt w/ T1 Diabetes at 7p night before his final trying to get lifesaving long acting insulin. Oregon Medicaid req PA for *all* long actings. Going to use GoodRx for a "discount" to $250. This is not ok! Representative Lisa Reynolds Sen. Michael Dembrow

Lots of learning Meaningful Care Conference 2SLGBTQ+ conference today! OHSU Doernbecher Children's Hospital #pedsendo colleagues discussed how robotic peritoneal flap vaginoplasty can be an option for transgender folks who have limited genital skin after pubertal suppression.


First in person journal club since starting as a #pedsendo attending OHSU Doernbecher Children's Hospital. Effects of wildfire on peds resp symptoms. Methodology was lacking. But sparked great discussion on environmental justice and importance of pediatricians getting involved in advocacy.