Background
Lam was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and was raised in Springfield, Illinois.
Lam was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and was raised in Springfield, Illinois.
He graduated from Springfield High School in 1994. In 1998, he graduated summa cum laude in history from Yale University, where he studied military and Chinese history and was mentored by Professor Jonathan Spence. He subsequently completed his ophthalmology residency and retina fellowship at the Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia.
Born 1976) is an American retinal surgeon and author He is currently an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at Tufts University School of Medicine. Lam earned his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 2002.
He currently practices with New England Retina Consultants, Professional Corporation, in Springfield, Massachusetts and at Baystate Medical Center, the western medical campus of Tufts University School of Medicine.