Wai-Ching Lam

Dr. Wai-Ching Lam is a clinical professor at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and head of the Ophthalmology Department at both Vancouver General Hospital and UBC Hospital. From 2016 to 2022, he served as a clinical professor at the University of Hong Kong and the ophthalmology chief of service at Queen Mary Hospital/Grantham Hospital and HKU-Shenzhen Hospital. Prior to 2016, he spent over 30 years at the University of Toronto, where he held several leadership roles, including vice chair of education, continuing education director, residency program director and vitreo-retinal fellowship director.

Dr. Lam is a vitreo-retinal surgeon with clinical interests in both adult and pediatric retinal diseases. In recognition of his clinical and scientific work, he has received the Achievement Award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Asian Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology, as well as the Fellow and the Senior Honor Award from the American Society of Retinal Specialists. He has published over 110 peer-reviewed articles, authored 7 book chapters and recently co-edited the book “A Quick Guide Pediatric Retina.”