Toby C. Chai, MD

Richard K. Babayan, MD Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Toby C. Chai, MD, is Chief of Urology at Boston Medical Center, and Professor and Chair of the Department of Urology at Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. He also serves as President of Boston University Medical Center Urologists, Inc.

Dr. Chai was previously Professor of Urology and Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences at Yale University School of Medicine. He served as Vice Chair of Research in the Department of Urology and Co-Director of the Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery Program at Yale New Haven Hospital.

Dr. Chai completed his medical degree at Indiana University School of Medicine, his urology residency at University of Michigan Medical Center, and a fellowship at University of Virginia. Prior to joining Yale, he held the John D. Young Professorship in Urology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

Dr. Chai has been PI on NIH R01, P20 and U01 grants. He has published 150 papers, reviews, and medical texts. He serves on the editorial board of the American Journal of Physiology - Renal, and is Co-Editor-in-Chief of Bladder and Associate Editor for Journal of Urology. His peers have recognized his significant contributions to the field by honoring him with the American Urological Association’s Victor A. Politano Award for outstanding work in treatment of urinary incontinence and innovations in bladder research and the Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine & Urogenital Reconstruction’s Distinguished Service Award for outstanding contributions to urodynamics, female urology and voiding dysfunction, and exemplary service to the Society.

Publications

  • Published 6/25/2025

    Wolff DT, Tranchina S, Schrepf A, Christopher Doiron R, Chai TC, Walker SJ. Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome Patient Phenotyping. Neurourol Urodyn. 2025 Jun 25. PMID: 40566827.

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  • Published 6/1/2024

    Chai TC, Wolfe AJ, Brubaker L. The Urinary Microbiome: Improving Diagnostics and Management of Urinary Tract Infections in Adult Females. Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2024 Jun; 38(2):241-253. PMID: 38729665.

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  • Published 4/5/2024

    Donohoo N, Orlando A, Chai TC. Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome Is Imprecise: Time to Cleave Into Interstitial Cystitis and Bladder Pain Syndrome as Separate Conditions. J Urol. 2024 Jul; 212(1):223-224. PMID: 38578287.

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  • Published 7/11/2023

    Brubaker L, Chai TC, Horsley H, Khasriya R, Moreland RB, Wolfe AJ. Tarnished gold-the "standard" urine culture: reassessing the characteristics of a criterion standard for detecting urinary microbes. Front Urol. 2023; 3:1206046. PMID: 40778073.

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  • Published 9/20/2022

    Maurer C, Galmarini S, Solazzo E, Kusmierczyk-Michulec J, Baré J, Kalinowski M, Schoeppner M, Bourgouin P, Crawford A, Stein A, Chai T, Ngan F, Malo A, Seibert P, Axelsson A, Ringbom A, Britton R, Davies A, Goodwin M, Eslinger PW, Bowyer TW, Glascoe LG, Lucas DD, Cicchi S, Vogt P, Kijima Y, Furuno A, Long PK, Orr B, Wain A, Park K, Suh KS, Quérel A, Saunier O, Quélo D. Third international challenge to model the medium- to long-range transport of radioxenon to four Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty monitoring stations. J Environ Radioact. 2022 Dec; 255:106968. PMID: 36148707.

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Other Positions

  • Chair, Urology
    Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
  • Chief, Urology
    Boston Medical Center
  • President
    Boston University Medical Center Urologists, Inc.

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Education

  • Indiana University School of Medicine, MD
  • Yale University, MA
  • Johns Hopkins University, BA

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