Our Anaesthetists

 

Dr Eugene Lai

MBBS (Hons), MMed (Crit Care), FANZCA, GCertClinUS

MBBS (Hons) Monash University 2015
MMed (Crit Care) University of Sydney 2021
FANZCA Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists 2024
Graduate Certificate Clinal Ultrasound University of Melbourne 2026

Joined Albert Street Anaesthetic Group 2025

Eugene graduated from Monash University in 2015 and proceeded to complete his
internship and residency years at Melbourne Health and Monash Health. In 2019, he
commenced anaesthesia training as part of the Monash Anaesthetic Training
Scheme, achieving fellowship in 2024.

Eugene has an interest in teaching and trainee supervision. He maintains a full-time
staff specialist appointment at Monash Health, where he is a supervisor of training
and is actively involved in trainee final exam preparation. He is also a qualified
Australian Resuscitation Council Advanced Life Support Instructor.

His areas of clinical interest include anaesthesia for orthopaedic, vascular, upper GI,
colorectal and thoracic surgery. Additional areas of interest include regional
anaesthesia, perioperative ultrasound, pre-hospital care, toxicology and emerging
clinical trials for movement disorders. Eugene is currently a sub-investigator for
multiple international trials helping to improve the lives of patients living with
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Huntington’s Disease and Parkinson’s Disease.

When not working Eugene splits his time between his family, dining around
Melbourne and volunteering for St John Ambulance; where he currently maintains
active Medical Assistance Team Senior Clinician and Bushfire Health Response
Team roles.