Clin Assoc Prof Joyce Lam Ching Mei

Clin Assoc Prof Joyce Lam Ching Mei Lam is Head of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and Senior Consultant in Paediatric Haematology / Oncology and at KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH). She oversees clinical and quality governance of the Haematology Laboratory, Blood Bank and Cell Processing Laboratory, ensuring service excellence, regulatory compliance and patient safety across diagnostic haematology, transfusion medicine and cellular therapy operations. Her clinical practice encompasses the full spectrum of paediatric benign and malignant haematological conditions, with particular expertise in congenital bleeding disorders, paediatric thrombosis and anticoagulation management. She is actively involved in national and regional committees that advance standards of transfusion practice, haemophilia care and laboratory medicine.

A dedicated educator, she holds academic appointments with Duke‑NUS Medical School, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine and Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, where she contributes to undergraduate and postgraduate training. She has led multiple institutional and national quality‑improvement initiatives, and her research spans haemophilia, paediatric thrombosis, transfusion safety, thalassaemia, cellular therapy and paediatric oncology. She has received multiple awards for clinical service, teaching excellence and quality improvement.

• FRCPA – 2013
• MRCPCH (UK) – 2004
• MMed (Paediatrics), Singapore – 2004
• MBBS, National University of Singapore – 2000

• Chairman, Hospital Transfusion Committee, KKH
• Paediatric‑Neonatal ECMO Committee, KKH
• Council Member, College of Paediatrics and Child Health
• Member, Blood Advisory Committee, Health Sciences Authority Singapore
• Executive Committee Member, Association for Haemophilia and Allied Disorders Asia Pacific
• Point-of-Care Testing Committee
• Paediatric Massive Transfusion Protocol Workgroup
• Serious Reportable Events Quality Assurance Committee
• Steering Committee Member, RFID National Blood Inventory Management System, Health Sciences Authority

• NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence – 2024/2025
• COVID‑19 Resilience Medal – 2023
• Singapore Health Quality Service Award (Silver) – 2023
• Long Service Award (20 Years), KKH – 2022
• Singapore Health Quality Service Award (Silver) – 2018
• Service from the Heart Award – 2013
• Long Service Award (10 Years), KKH – 2012
• Human Manpower Development Plan Award, MOH – 2010
• RCPA QAP Prize for Best Poster – 2010
• Merit Award, Free Paper Competition, KKH Annual Scientific Meeting – 2006
• Sponsorship for MMed (Paediatrics) training – 2004
• Quality Improvement Projects: NEOXM and EAT! – 2019

• CA056‑015: Luspatercept in Alpha‑Thalassaemia – PI
• FERROUS Study – PI
• Edoxaban Paediatric VTE Trial – Site PI
• PEGylated Factor VIII in Previously Untreated Patients – Site PI
• PROPEL Trial in Severe Haemophilia A – Site PI
• EINSTEIN Junior: Rivaroxaban in Paediatric VTE – Site PI
• PROTECT VIII – Site PI
• Auto‑UCB‑ASD 01 Trial for Autism – Co‑I

• Dasatinib-Induced Chylothorax Treated with Diuretics and Steroids. Liang Yi Justin Wee, Joyce Ching Mei Lam, Oon Hoe Teoh. Pediatric Pulmonology. January 2025;60(1):e27503. DOI:10.1002/ppul.27503
• Folinic acid as a treatment for autism in children: A within-subjects open-label study on safety and efficacy. Chui Mae Wong, Charmain Samantha Tan, Hwan Cui Koh, Xinyi Gan, Szu Liang Hie, Seyed Ehsan Saffari, Joo Guan Yeo, Joyce Ching Mei Lam. International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience. December 2024. DOI: 10.1002/jdn.10402
• Immune Thrombocytopenia Exacerbation Post COVID-19 Vaccination: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Wei Xuan Chue, Livia Anjaneth Lienardi, Titus Qi Wei Tan, Insyirah Abdul Kadir, Joyce Ching Mei Lam. Annals of Blood September 2024;9:23.DOI:10.21037/aob-24-15
• Autologous umbilical cord blood infusion for the treatment of autism in young children: A within-subjects open label study on safety (assessed via caregiver report) and efficacy. Chui Mae Wong, Charmain Samantha Tan, Natasha Riard, Yeleswarapu Sita Padmini, Lourdes Mary Daniel, Arun Prasath, Ah. Moy Tan, Thiam Chye Tan, Rehena Sultana, Joyce Ching Mei Lam. Autism Research. August 2024;1-14. DOI: 10.1002/aur.3187
• Real-world data on the use of emicizumab in patients with haemophilia A with and without inhibitors in Singapore. Ming Wei Lee, May Anne Cheong, Heng Joo Ng, Sim Leng Tien, Joyce Ching Mei Lam. Annals Academy of Medicine Singapore. November 2023; 52(11):580–589. DOI:10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.2023100
• Challenges associated with the identification of germline variants on myeloid malignancy genomic profiling – A Singaporean experience. Chin Hui-Lin, Joyce Ching Mei Lam, Dheepa Christopher, Michelle Poon, Benedict Yan. Frontiers in Oncology October 2023;13:1182639
• Targeting Mutant Dicer Tumorigenesis in Pleuropulmonary Blastoma via Inhibition of RNA Polymerase I. Megan Rui En Wong, Kia Hui Lim, Esther Xuan Yi Hee, Huiyi Chen, Chik Hong Kuick, Aw Sze Jet, Kenneth Tou En Chang, Nurfarhanah Syed Sulaiman, Sharon YY Low, Septian Hartono, Anh Nguyen Tuan Tran, Summaiyya Hanum Ahamed, Ching Mei Joyce Lam, Shui Yen Soh, Katherine M Hannan, Ross D Hannan, Lucy A Coupland, Amos Hong Pheng Loh. Translational Research August 2023;258:60-71. DOI:10/1016/j.trsl.2023.03.001
• Anthracycline-Free Protocol for Favorable-Risk Childhood ALL: A Noninferiority Comparison Between Malaysia-Singapore ALL 2003 and ALL 2010 Studies. Hany Ariffin, Edwynn Kean Hui Chiew, Bernice Ling Zhi Oh, Shawn Hsien Ren Lee, Evelyn Huizi Lim, Shirley Kow Yin Kham, Wan Ariffin Abdullah, Lee Lee Chan, Koon Mian Foo, Joyce Ching Mei Lam, Yiong Huak Chan, Hai Peng Lin, Thuan Chong Quah, Ah Moy Tan, Allen Eng Juh Yeoh. Journal of Clinical Oncology July 2023;41(20):3642-3651. DOI:10.1200/JCO.22.02347
• Project S.T.O.P (Stop the Over-ordering of Platelets): An initiative to reduce platelet wastages for pediatric open-heart surgeries. XN Zhong, YJA Tan, M Nakao, IL Chan, ML Heng, SMA Tan, YL Ng, JCM Lam. Transfusion and Apheresis Science June 2023;62(3):103704. DOI:10.1016/i.transci.2023.103704
• Validating lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) as a component of the PLASMIC predictive tool (PLASMIC-LDH). Liam CCK, Tiao JY, Yap YY, Lee YL, Sathar J, McRae S, Davis A, Curnow J, Bird, R, Choi P, Angchaisuksiri P, Tien SL, Lam JCM, Oh D, Kim JS, Yoon SS, Wong RS, Lauren C, Merriman EG, Anoop E, Smith M, Baker RI.  Blood Research March 2023;58(1):36-4. DOI:10.5045/br.2023.2022133