Pleasanton Office

Eric Lai, MD

Medical School: University of Texas Medical School at Houston
Residency: New York Presbyterian – Columbia University Medical Center
Fellowship: Houston Methodist Hospital
Board Certifications: Internal Medicine, American Hypertension Specialist
Special Interests in Nephrology: Critical Care Nephrology, Glomerulonephritis
Languages: Spanish (fluent), Mandarin Chinese (conversational)
Offices: Danville, Livermore, Pleasanton

Born and raised in Houston, TX, Dr. Lai decided to stay in his hometown and graduated from the University of Texas Medical School at Houston, where he was inducted into the AOA medical honor society. He left Texas briefly to complete his internal medicine training at New York Presbyterian – Columbia University Medical Center, but later returned to complete nephrology fellowship at Houston Methodist Hospital. He is a certified Specialist in Clinical Hypertension recognized by the American Society of Hypertension. Dr. Lai has done medical work in China, the Dominican Republic and South Africa, which has fostered his passion for treating patients from diverse cultural backgrounds.

In his free time, he enjoys outdoor activities, fitness classes, playing tennis, learning new languages, traveling and sampling new restaurants/cuisines.

Peter Lee, MD

Medical School: UC Irvine School of Medicine
Residency: California Pacific Medical Center
Fellowship: UC San Francisco
Board Certifications: Internal Medicine, Nephrology
Languages: Medical Spanish
Started Practice: 2010
Offices: Danville, Livermore, Pleasanton

Dr. Lee is a Bay Area native and began practice in 2010.  His interest in nephrology began in medical school where he enjoyed learning the complexity of kidney function and saw the long-term relationships that nephrologists develop with their patients. After residency, he completed fellowship at UC San Francisco and published research regarding the relationship between acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease.

Leena Mehandru, MD

Medical School: Christian Medical College, Punjab, India
Residency: VA Medical Center, Martinez, CA
Fellowship: Stanford University
Board Certifications: Internal Medicine, Nephrology
Languages: Hindi, Punjabi
Started Practice: 1993
Offices: Danville, Livermore, Pleasanton

Dr. Mehandru joined Chabot Nephrology after completing her nephrology fellowship at Stanford University. Her focus is to provide quality medical care and attain the best possible outcomes. She strives also to develop personal and professional long term relationships with her patients and peers. She enjoys all aspects of nephrology but has a special interest in renal physiology and chronic kidney disease.

Rahul Rishi, MD

Medical School: University of Pune, Pravara Medical College, India
Residency: University of Illinois Chicago, Mercy Hospital & Medical Center
Fellowship: Emory University
Board Certifications: Internal Medicine, Nephrology, Certified in Renal Ultrasonography
Languages: Hindi, Punjabi, Spanish
Started Practice: 2006
Offices: Danville, Livermore, Pleasanton

Dr. Rishi, a Bay Area native, joined Chabot Nephrology in 2006 after completing his nephrology fellowship at Emory University.   He enjoys all aspects of consultative nephrology: chronic kidney disease and acute kidney injury, electrolyte and acid-base disorders, maintenance dialysis, and transplantation medicine. He strives to provide a personalized approach for treating a patient’s illness. In addition, he practices interventional nephrology at the group’s Dialysis Access Center.  He has been instrumental in the group’s adoption and implementation of an electronic medical record.