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Dr Peter LamOrthopaedic Surgeon - Foot & AnkleDr Lam has particular expertise in keyhole surgery for the correction of bunions, forefoot deformities and arthritis of the big toe metatarsophalangeal joint and sports related injuries of the foot and ankle including in the use of arthroscopic (keyhole) surgery.
Dr Peter Lam is a nationally and internationally recognised Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgeon. Dr Lam uses the latest techniques in minimally invasive surgery (MIS) for the correction of bunions, forefoot deformities and arthritis of the big toe metatarsophalangeal joint. He also has particular interest in ligament reconstruction, realignment surgery and treatment of ankle/hindfoot arthritis. Dr Lam performs surgery at North Shore Private Hospital, Castlecrag Private Hospitaland St George Private Hospital. Dr Lam graduated from the University of Sydney Medical School with honours and completed his orthopaedic training in Sydney. This was followed by further training studying under the supervision of world renowned Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgeons, Dr Mark Myerson and Dr Lew Schon in Baltimore, MD, USA. Dr Myerson was the President of the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society in 2004-2005. Dr Schon was the President of the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society in 2012-2013. Dr Lam began practice in Sydney in 1999. He has been invited to present at national and international conferences. He has also published in prestigious peer reviewed orthopaedic journals such as Foot and Ankle Clinics and Foot and Ankle International. Dr Lam was an invited speaker on minimally invasive bunion correction surgery at the combined IFFAS (International Federation of Foot and Ankle Societies) and AOFAS (American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society) meeting in Chicago in 2014. Dr Lam was an invited international speaker at the British Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (BOFAS) Annual Scientific Meeting in Brighton, England in 2014. Dr Stephen Bendall (President of the BOFAS) invited Dr Lam to present on current thinking on minimally invasive surgery: in hallux valgus correction, in correction of toe deformities and joint sparing surgery for treatment of first metatarsophalangeal joint arthritis. Dr Lam was an invited Member of the Faculty at the 4th International Foot and Ankle Minimally Invasive Surgery Congress in July 2015 in Barcelona, Spain. Dr Lam was an invited Member of the Faculty at the 7th International Basic Foot and Ankle Minimally Invasive Surgery Course in Sydney in December 2015. Dr Lam was an invited Member of the Faculty at the 7th International Advanced Foot and Ankle Minimally Invasive Surgery Course in Sydney in December 2015. Dr Lam was an invited international guest speaker at the Canadian Orthopedic Association Annual Scientific Meeting in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada in June 2018. Dr Kevin Wing, President of the Canadian Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, invited Dr Lam to present on minimally invasive bunion and forefoot correction surgery. Dr Lam is a fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. He is a member of the Australian Orthopaedic Association, Australian Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society and Australian Medical Association. Dr Lam is a member of GRECMIP (Groupe de Recherché et d’Enseignement en Chirurgie Mini-Invasive du Pied – Group of research and study in minimally invasive surgery of foot and ankle). |