Dr Thomas Lam graduated MBBS from UNSW in 1984 and attained FRACS in both General Surgery (1990) and Plastic Surgery (1996). He also holds Fellowships from other surgical colleges including FRCSGlasg, FRCSEd, FCSHK, FHKAM(Surgery) and the Royal Society of Medicine. Dr Lam has completed further post-graduate studies and a doctoral thesis, for which he was awarded Doctor of Clinical Surgery from USYD in 2018.
Dr Lam has a comprehensive practice in the field of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery but with an interest in breast reconstruction after mastectomy for cancer and liposuction for Lymphoedema. He has been appointed Clinical Associate Professor at Sydney University (Western Clinical School at Westmead Hospital) and Macquarie University (Macquarie University Hospital).
Apart from being a Councillor at the Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons, Dr Lam is also a Councillor of the Westmead Association. He is the Training Supervisor for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Macquarie University Hospital and is a member of the NSW Regional Subcommittee of the Australia Board of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Dr Lam has also been appointed to the Court of Specialty Examiner at the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons for Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. He is the Head of Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery at the Westmead & Auburn Public Hospitals and was formerly Head of Department at the Westmead Private Hospital. He was also formerly the Medical Director of MSI Professional Service (AU), a charitable organisation serving rural China.
Interests include:
- Breast surgery including augmentation, reduction and reconstruction
- Skin cancers
- Cosmetic surgery including facelift, eyelid lifts, rhinoplasty,abdominoplasty, liposuction