Profile
Dr Derrick Lam is a Consultant in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital. He graduated from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore in 2014. He is an accredited Specialist in Orthopaedic Surgery and was appointed Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 2022.
Dr Lam’s subspecialty interest is in pediatric orthopaedics, trauma and sports injuries, skeletal dysplasia, neuromuscular conditions and lower limb length and angular discrepancies.
Dr Lam is active in research, having presented and published his work in international and local conferences and peer-reviewed journals. He is also involved in undergraduate and post graduate medical education.
Education
- FRCSEd (Orthopaedic Surgery) 2022
- Master of Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) 2019
- MRCSEd 2017
- MBBS National University of Singapore 2014
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Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships
- Consultant, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, 2024-Present
- Member, Singapore Orthopaedic Association
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Awards
- Singapore Health Quality Service Award – Hero Award, 2021
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Research Interests
- Paediatric Trauma
- Cartilage injuries
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Publications
- DJL Lam, JZJ Lee, JHY Chua, YT Lee, KBL Lim
Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome Following Surgery for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis – A Case Series, Review of the Literature and an Algorithm for Management
Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics (B). 2014 Jul;23(4):312-8
- JZJ Lee, DJL Lam, KBL Lim
Late presentation in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis - who, why and how often Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics (B). 2014; 23:6-14.
- Lam D, Wong KL, Law P, H.P. Hui, 2014, Injectable Autologous Bone-Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Cartilage Repair: The Singapore Technique, Techniques in Cartilage Repair Surgery, 205-214
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