Dr
Janice Lam received her formal medical training at the Yong Loo Lin School of
Medicine, NUS and completed her Ophthalmology specialist training at the
National University Hospital. She holds a Master of Medicine (Ophthalmology)
and is also a Fellow of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore (Ophthalmology).
Dr Lam
is currently pursuing her fellowship training in Paediatric Ophthalmology &
Strabismus and runs several paediatric eye clinics at NUH. She also practices
general ophthalmology and performs cataract surgery at NUH weekly. She is
involved in clinical and academic research and has authored several
publications. For her research excellence, she was awarded the Association for
Research in Vision & Ophthalmology (ARVO) Travel grant to Seattle, USA in
2013.
Aside
from clinical work and research, Dr Lam is also actively involved in the
teaching of medical students, junior doctors and residents. She is the
Undergraduate Medical Deputy Education Director of Ophthalmology and a member
of the Undergraduate Curriculum committee at the Yong Loo Lin School of
Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS). For her
work in undergraduate and post-graduate medical education, Dr Lam has received
several awards, including NUHS Young Clinician Mentor Award (2018) and the NUS
Junior Doctor Teaching Award (2017-2018).
She
strongly believes in giving back actively to society and has been on several
pro bono cataract trips to remote areas in need of eye care in China,
Indonesia, Nepal and Cambodia.