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Dr. Wai-Ching Lam

Scientific Planning Committee - Co-Developed Symposium
Participates in 5 items

Dr. Wai-Ching Lam is the Head of the Ophthalmology Department of Vancouver General Hospital, and the Medical Director of Ophthalmology of the UBC Hospital

Dr. Lam is a vitreo-retinal surgeon with clinical interests in adult and pediatric retinal diseases. For his clinical and scientific work, he received the Achievement Award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Asian Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology, and Fellow and the Senior Honor Award from the American Society of Retinal Specialists. 

He is a committed medical educator and won 16 teaching awards in 18 years from the Faculty of Medicine and the Department of Surgery, and Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences while at the University of Toronto. 

He has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles. He has also authored 7 book chapters, and recently co-edit a new book, “A Quick Guide Pediatric Retina”, Springer 2021. 

Financial disclosure: Dr. Lam has/had an affiliation (financial or otherwise) with a commercial organization:

  1. Alcon
  2. Allergan
  3. Bayer
  4. Novartis
  5. Roche

 

Sessions in which Dr. Wai-Ching Lam participates

Friday 16 June, 2023

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
1:30 PM
1:30 PM
Retina II: AMD – Don’t Let That Retina Degenerate!
1 hour 30 minutes, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Québec City Convention Centre - Room 307 AB | Salle 307 AB

Dr. Wai-Ching Lam (Moderator)

Dr. Jesia Hasan MD, FRCSC (Moderator)

Sunir J. Garg, MD, FACS, FASRS (Keynote speaker)

Diana V. Do, MD (Keynote speaker)

 Learning Objectives: At the end of this session, participants will be able to: Assess...

Saturday 17 June, 2023

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
6:30 AM
6:30 AM

Québec City Convention Centre - Room 205 ABC | Salle 205 ABC

Dr. Wai-Ching Lam (Speaker)

Québec City Convention Centre - Room 205 ABC | Salle 205 ABC

Diana V. Do, MD (Keynote speaker)

Sunir J. Garg, MD, FACS, FASRS (Keynote speaker)

Dr. Shaheer Aboobaker (Moderator)

Dr. Wai-Ching Lam (Moderator)

Varun Chaudhary (Chair)

Dr. SriniVas Sadda (Speaker)

*Breakfast to be served from 6:00am* Learning Ob...
7:10 AM
7:10 AM

Québec City Convention Centre - Room 205 ABC | Salle 205 ABC

Case Presentation | Présentation de cas

Dr. Shaheer Aboobaker (Presenter)

Dr. Wai-Ching Lam (Presenter)

11:10 AM
11:10 AM

Québec City Convention Centre - Room 307 AB | Salle 307 AB

Talk | Exposé

Dr. Wai-Ching Lam (Speaker)

Sessions in which Dr. Wai-Ching Lam attends

Friday 16 June, 2023

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
10:45 AM
10:45 AM
Retina I: Modern Retina Surgery – All Vit, No Buckle?
1 hour 30 minutes, 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM

Québec City Convention Centre - Room 307 AB | Salle 307 AB

Dr. Bernard Hurley, BSc, MD, FRCSC (Moderator)

Dr. Robert Gizicki (Moderator)

Diana V. Do, MD (Keynote speaker)

Sunir J. Garg, MD, FACS, FASRS (Keynote speaker)

Learning Objectives: At the end of this session, participants will be able to: 

Québec City Convention Centre - Room 307 AB | Salle 307 AB

Keynote Speaker | Invité.e d'honneur

Diana V. Do, MD (Keynote speaker)

3:45 PM
3:45 PM

Québec City Convention Centre - Room 307 AB | Salle 307 AB

Amin Kherani MD, FRCSC (Moderator)

Dr. Cynthia Qian (Moderator)

Diana V. Do, MD (Keynote speaker)

Sunir J. Garg, MD, FACS, FASRS (Keynote speaker)

 Learning Objectives: At the end of this session, participants will be able to: 

Saturday 17 June, 2023

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
1:30 PM
1:30 PM

Québec City Convention Centre - Room 309 AB | Salle 309 AB

STC | CTC

Dr. Marie-Claude Robert, MD, MSc (Instructor)

Dr. Georges Durr (Instructor)

Hady Saheb (Instructor)

Dr. Vincent Sun (Instructor)

Dr. John Galic MD (Instructor)

Dr. Zaid Mammo (Instructor)

Dr. Alfonso Iovieno, MD, PhD, FRCSC, FACS (Instructor)

Dr. Bryon R. McKay, MD, Faculty of Medicine (Instructor)

Wai Yan Lam (Instructor)

Dr. Joshua C. Teichman, MD, MPH, FRCSC (Instructor)

Dr. Sonia N. Yeung, MD, PhD, FRCSC (Instructor)

Dr. Mahshad Darvish (Instructor)

Dr. Nicholas Fung, University of Hong Kong (Instructor)

Sharon Tal (Instructor)

Dr. Ayman Aljohani, McGill University (Instructor)

 Implantation of an IOL in the absence of capsular support remains challenging for many surgeons. Intr...

Sunday 18 June, 2023

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
11:45 AM
11:45 AM

Québec City Convention Centre - Room 308 B | Salle 308 B

Talk | Exposé

Dr. Jesia Hasan MD, FRCSC (Speaker)