Associate Professor Alan Lam MBBS (Hons), FRANZCOG, FRCOG

Associate Professor Alan Lam is one of Australias best known gynaecologists for his expertise in endoscopic surgery, treatment of severe pelvic reconstructive surgery.

He is an internationally recognised expert and teacher who has been invited to speak and demonstrate surgery at numerous international and national scientific conferences and workshops including Europe, North America, and Asia over the last decade.

His international profile as an expert and lecturer in pelvic reconstructive surgery was recognised by the American Association of Gynaecological Laparoscopists (AAGL) in 2004 when it invited A/ Professor Lam to develop and chair one of its prestigious post-graduate courses for the Annual Scientific Meeting in Las Vegas. He is the first Australian gynaecological surgeon to have received this honour.He is also the first Australian to be elected to the board of the AAGL.

Dr. Lam holds an academic appointment as Clinical Associate Professor at the Northern Clinical School, University of Sydney where he enjoys teaching final year medical students on endometriosis.

He directs an internationally renown program in advanced endoscopic surgery for specialists, registrars and nurses since 1998. This program is based at the Sydney Clinical Skills & Simulation Centre, North Shore Private and the Mater Hospitals.

Dr. Lam is a Visiting Medical Officer to Royal North Shore Hospital, North Shore Private, The Mater and St. George Private Hospitals.

He is the current President of the Australian Gynaecological Endoscopy Society (AGES), having served on this board since 1995. He serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Minimally Invasive Surgery and the European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.