Linda A. Lam, MD

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Areas of Treatment:

Specialties:

  • Ophthalmology

Title:

  • Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
  • Medical Director, Doheny Eye Center, Riverside

Department:

Sub-specialties:

  • Medical and Surgical Diseases of the Retina and Vitreous
  • Macular Degeneration
  • Diabetic Retinopathy
  • Retinovascular Diseases of the Eye
  • Macular Diseases
  • Retinal Detachment Surgery
  • Posterior Uveitis

Background:

Linda A. Lam, MD is an Assistant Professor in Ophthalmology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC and Medical Director of Doheny Eye Center in Riverside, CA. She was educated at Brown University where she graduated with honors in Neuroscience. Dr. Lam received her medical degree with honors at Cornell University Medical College, where she also completed a one-year research fellowship on retinal cell physiology. She completed her residency at the Cole Eye Institute at Cleveland Clinic, before her fellowship appointment at Georgetown University Hospital and the Retina Group of Washington. Her interests include development of novel therapeutics for the treatment for macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, and vascular disease of the retina. She is a principal investigator of a clinical trial for neovascular macular degeneration and is a co-investigator in many clinical trials involving treatment and prevention of diseases such as macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy. She also serves as a reviewer for journals including Ophthalmology and British Journal of Ophthalmology. Dr. Lam has authored peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters in retinal diseases. She has lectured both internationally and nationally on retinal disease and research.

Education:

  • Cornell University Medical College, Honors
  • Brown University, Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience, Honors

Internships:

  • Internship in Internal Medicine Lenox Hill Hospital, NY

Residencies:

  • Ophthalmology Residency, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH

Fellowships:

  • Georgetown University Hospital/ Retina Group of Washington

Board Certification:

  • American Board of Ophthalmology

Professional Society Memberships:

  • American Society of Retinal Specialists
  • American Academy of Ophthalmology
  • Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
  • American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
  • American Medical Association
  • Los Angeles Ophthalmology Society
  • Tri-county Eye Society
  • Chinese American Ophthalmologic Society

Languages:

  • Chinese
  • English
  • German