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SAMUEL M. LAM, M.D., F.A.C.S.
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Dr. Lam was raised in Dallas and finished his secondary education at
Cistercian Preparatory School, where he graduated as Valedictorian.
He completed his undergraduate studies at Princeton University graduating
with a Cum Laude distinction, and his medical school at Baylor
College of Medicine, where he received the distinction from his peers
of the Bobby R. Alford Award for outstanding achievement in otolaryngology-head
& neck surgery. He then trained for six years at Columbia University
in head and neck surgery. After completion of his residency, he pursued
a competitive post-graduate fellowship in facial plastic and reconstructive
surgery in New York. He has also spent considerable time abroad studying under prominent
Japanese and Korean surgeons to perfect his knowledge of the Asian face
after his cosmetic surgery fellowship. His principal training has catered
to the Caucasian face, which his first textbook, Comprehensive Facial
Rejuvenation: A Practical and Systematic Guide to Surgical Management
of the Aging Face (Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins, Philadelphia,
PA, 2003/ ISBN: 0-7817-5093-8), addresses. Dr. Lam has spent almost
twelve
years of specialty training after college and is a dedicated specialist
of the face. He is board certified by the American Board of Facial
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, the American Board of Otolaryngology
serving the specialty of Head & Neck Surgery, and the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery. He is also a fellow
member of the American Academy of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive
Surgery and a fellow member of the American College of Surgeons.
Dr. Lam has authored over
100 scientific papers and book chapters and has had many of his
articles translated into French and Spanish (both of which he speaks).
Dr. Lam's articles have been published in every major plastic surgery
journal, including Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Archives
of Facial Plastic Surgery, Facial Plastic Surgery, Aesthetic
Surgery, Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Annals of Plastic
Surgery, Dermatologic Surgery, Ophthalmic Plastic
& Reconstructive Surgery among many others. Dr. Lam has published
on the full gamut of facial plastic surgery including fat transfer,
browlifting, eyelid rejuvenation, midfacelifting, threadlifting, chemical
peeling, laser resurfacing, plasma resurfacing, Botox, rhinoplasty, revision rhinoplasty, hair restoration, ethnic
eyelid and nose surgery, facial fracture repair, treatment of congential
malformations, and clinical digital photography. His interest in history,
awakened when he was a European history major at Princeton University,
has led him to publish many articles on the history and development
of facial plastic surgery. He has also published numerous
monographs on artists who have influencd his aesthetic perspective
and encouraged his entry into painting and creation
of his own art.
He has completed work on four major textbooks, Cosmetic Surgery
of the Asian Face (Thieme Medical Publishers, New York, NY, 2005),
Comprehensive Facial Rejuvenation, Complementary Fat
Grafting (Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA,
2006), and Simplified Facial Rejuvenation (Springer Verlag, New York, NY, 2007). The former is the only textbook written on cosmetic surgery of
the Asian face in the English language. Comprehensive Facial Rejuvenation
is the most comprehensive textbook on management of the aging face
including both the latest surgical and dermatological techniques to
address the maturing face. Dr. Lam's third textbook, Complementary
Fat Grafting,
revolutionizes the way the aging face is perceived and managed.
Up until the present day, all techniques for facial rejuvenation have
been based on cutting away and removing tissue. Fat grafting involves
restoring lost volume for sunken cheeks, eyes, and jawlines that occur
during the aging process. Dr. Lam believes that his third book will
help plastic surgeons rethink everything they have been taught about
how to manage the aging face. Dr. Lam’s books have been top sellers
and have consistently sold out at major scientific meetings and throughout
the world, being translated into Spanish, Portuguese, and Korean.
Dr. Lam is also the 2002 recipient of the John
Orlando Roe Research Award for his work on skin rejuvenation presented
to him by the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive
Surgery Foundation. Dr. Lam has lectured
over 100 times both nationally and internationally on numerous scientific
topics and has been a course instructor for local, national, and international
courses on the aging face as well as performed live surgical demonstrations
on the latest, most advanced rejuvenation surgeries in front of hundreds
of plastic surgeons. His international lectures have taken him as far
as South America and to Asia. He
lectures nationally almost every month and oftentimes twice a month
nationally throughout the entire year. He has organized as course director
both national and international meetings for facial plastic surgery.
Dr. Lam's passion for teaching has led him to open the Lam Institute
Training Program to train both physicians and hair-transplant assistants
across the world on follicular-unit and multiple-unit grafting in hair
restoration. The program offers the flexibility of both on-site (at
the physician's office) and off-site (at Dr. Lam's facility)
intensive training and coaching in advanced hair restoration using Dr.
Lam's unique combination-grafting approach. Dr. Lam conducts workshops
throughout the year on Botox and other dermal fillers for scores of
physicians. He has also been selected as national educational faculty
for Allergan, the manufacturer of Botox. He also has numerous surgeons, almost every month, fly to train under his tutelage from as far as Europe, Canada, and South America.
He serves on the editorial
board for the Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery, has been
a guest editor for Facial Plastic Surgery, is a reviewer for
Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, and is on
multiple committees for the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive
Surgery. He has also contributed his expertise in the design of the
oral and written examination for the American Board of Facial Plastic
and Reconstructive Surgery, of which he is a diplomate.
Dr. Lam is unique in the industry for his pioneering work in creating
the 27,000
square-foot Willow Bend Wellness Center. His goal was to create
a "one-stop aesthetic and wellness boutique" where one could receive all
the amenities of aesthetic and wellness services under one roof, including high-end
hairstyling of José Eber, premier spa services at the Spa at Willow Bend, the Luminaire Laser Center, the Anti-Aging & Vitality Center of Dallas, iVital Lap-Band Weight Loss Center, Invena Laser Vein Center, Solberg Center for Structural Integration, Dr. Ku's cosmetic dental services, and on-site
surgical services at the Lam Facial Plastic Surgery Center. Dr.
Lam has lectured across the United States on the development of medical
spas and the proper physician relationship with these entities and has
served on the educational committee for the Medical Spa Professional
Alliance. Dr. Lam was recently honored for his work in creating the
Willow Bend Wellness Center as well as his innovative work in facial
plastic surgery by his inclusion in the book, Medicine Men.
Dr. Lam has been featured on CBS
News, ABC News, ABC Good Morning Texas, Fox News, the Oxygen Channel , and in the local and national
media on numerous occasions. Dr. Lam has also served as a plastic surgery consultant to Dr. Phil and to the Montel Williams Show.
He is an accomplished and published photographer and illustrator.
He completed all of the
illustrations for his three medical textbooks along with many drawings
for his scientific articles and book chapters. He enjoys painting during
his free time and has on display over
150 of his original paintings in the new wellness center. He has
taken many underwater photographs and has dived across the world as
a certified PADI divemaster. He has had his
photography published in the Miami Herald. Dr. Lam also
created all of the logo designs for his practice and most of the
logos and graphic art for the building and his tenants. Dr. Lam has
served on the board of directors for the Plano Symphony Orchestra for
the past three years and is now on their Advisory Council. He was the
past Vice Chairman of the Columbia University Club of North Texas and
is a member of the Dallas Chapter of the Entrepreneurs' Organization
(EO).
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