Andrew Lam MD
Retinal Disease
Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology, University of Massachusetts Medical School
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3640 Main StSuite 201Springfield, MA 01107
Phone+1 413-732-2333
Fax+1 413-732-8065
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Summary
- Dr. Andrew Lam is a retina surgeon based in Springfield, MA. He is a summa cum laude graduate of Yale University and earned his medical degree from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. After completing an internship at the University of Hawaii, he completed an ophthalmology residency and retina fellowship at the Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia. He has authored numerous scientific articles and is a co-investigator for several national clinical trials. He is currently the senior partner at New England Retina Consultants and is also an international, bestselling author of four books, including "Saving Sight" and "The Masters of Medicine: Our Greatest Triumphs in the Race to Cure Humanity's Deadliest Diseases." His writing has appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, and USA Today. Learn more at www.AndrewLamMD.com
Education & Training
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/Wills Eye HospitalResidency, Ophthalmology, 2003 - 2006
University of HawaiiInternship, Transitional Year, 2002 - 2003
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 2002
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 2008 - 2025
PA State Medical License 2003 - 2008
HI State Medical License 2002 - 2003
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FAAO) American Academy of Ophthalmology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- CENTRAL RETINAL VEIN OCCLUSION ASSOCIATED WITH USE OF AMYL NITRITE "POPPERS".Andrew Lam, Shilpa Gulati, Bradley S Foster, David R Lally
Retinal Cases & Brief Reports. 2024-01-01 - 81 citationsCombination intravitreal bevacizumab/panretinal photocoagulation versus panretinal photocoagulation alone in the treatment of neovascular glaucoma.Justis P. Ehlers, Marc J. Spirn, Andrew Lam, Arunan Sivalingam, Michael A. Samuel
Retina. 2008-05-01 - 9 citationsSterile endophthalmitis following intravitreal injection of preservative-free triamcinolone acetonide.Andrew Lam, Sunir J. Garg, Marc J. Spirn, Mitchell S. Fineman, Arunan Sivalingam
Retinal Cases & Brief Reports. 2008-01-01
Press Mentions
America Once Feared Polio Nearly as Much as Nuclear War. Then Came the Vaccine. | OpinionApril 12th, 2025- Her Medical File Read 'Death Imminent.' His Treatment Plan Changed Cancer Forever. | OpinionNovember 29th, 2024
- Summoning Your Inner VergheseOctober 3rd, 2023
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
External Links
- www.AndrewLamMD.comhttp://www.AndrewLamMD.com
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