Dr. Loan Lam

Residency

• Residency in Foot and Ankle Surgery, Chief Resident (2006-2007)
• Yale-New Haven Hospital, Yale University School of Medicine Clinical Campus, New Haven, Connecticut, July 2005-June 2007

Internship

• Yale-New Haven Hospital, Yale University School of Medicine Clinical Campus, New Haven, Connecticut, July 2004-June 2005

Education

Barry University School of Graduate Medical Sciences
Miami Shores, FL
Aug 2000-May 2004
Doctor of Podiatric Medicine

• Barry University Podiatric Medicine Merit Scholarship recipient
• Dr. Debra Lynn Kalfas Community Health Medicine Scholarship recipient
• PICA Scholarship Recipient
• American Podiatric Medical Association Outstanding Volunteer

Rice University
Houston, TX
Aug 1996-May 2000
Bachelor of Arts, Major in Psychology

• Rice University Vice President's Appreciation Award
• National Dean's List Award
• Junior Achievement Scholarship recipient
• Senator Robert C. Byrd Scholarship recipient
• Fort Worth Star Telegram Star Scholar Award

Post-Graduate Course Instruction

• Certification in Hyperbaric Medicine
• ACFAS Annual Scientific Conference
  ACFAS, Orlando, FL March 2007
• Superbones Conference Paradise Island, Bahamas January 2007
• ACFAS Taylor Spatial Frame Course, Memphis, TN October 2006
• AO-ASIF Comprehensive Foot and Ankle Course AO of North America, Chicago, IL August 2006
• ACFAS Annual Scientific Conference ACFAS, Las Vegas, NV March 2006
• Tygacil Clinical Trial Investigator Training and Discussion
• Complications Conference of Foot and Ankle Surgery ACFAS, Providence, Rhode Island, January 2004-2006
• Ossatron- Exracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy Certification
• Healthtronics Surgical Services, New Haven, CT, 200 -2007
• Hospital of Saint Raphael Podiatric Symposium Hospital of Saint Raphael, New Haven, CT, 2004-07

Publications

• Understanding the Impact of MRSA on Limb Preservation Loan Lam DPM, Peter Blume DPM FACFAS, Michael Palladino DPM FACFAS - published in Podiatry Today July 2007
• Lower Extremity Arthritis: What You Should Know About Hallux Limitus Loan Lam DPM, Peter Blume DPM FACFAS, Michael Palladino DPM FACFAS Arthritis Practitioner May 2007, Volume 3, Issue 3: 36-38
• Functional Outcomes of First Metatarsophalangeal Joint Fusion Utilizing Cross-Screw Fixation Loan Lam DPM, Peter Blume DPM FACFAS, Juan Garbalosa PhD, PT, in submission Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery
• Delayed Primary Closure with External Fixation and Skin Grafting in Partial Foot Amputations: A Presentation of Two Cases Thomas Zgonis DPM, Juan Garbalosa PhD, PT, Loan Lam DPM, poster presented at ACFAS Annual Scientific Conference New Orleans, March 2005

Clinical Trials

• Sub-Investigator/Study Coordinator- Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Group. New York, New York, Protocol #A5951002 –
  Linezolid in the treatment of subjects with complicated skin and soft tissue infections proven to be due a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus. A Phase IV clinical trial comparing clinical and bacterial efficacy and safety and tolerability of two treatment groups, linezolid vs. vancomycin.
• Sub-Investigator/ Study Coordinator - Wyeth Pharmaceuticals. Collegeville, Pennsylvania, Protocol #3074A1-900 –
  A Phase III, Multicenter, Randomized, Open-Label Comparison of the Safety and Efficacy of Tigecycline with that of Ampicillin-Sulbactam or Amoxicillin-Clavulanate to Treat Complicated Skin and Skin Structure Infections

Professional Memberships

• American Professional Wound Care Association
• American Podiatric Medical Association
• Florida Podiatric Medical Association

Community Involvement

• Marco Island Rotary Club - Currently serving as Secretary as well as on the Board of Directors
• Marco Island YMCA - Currently serving on Board of Directors as well as active sponsor
• Laces of Love
• San Marco Catholic Church parishioner
• American Cancer Society Marco Island Relay for Life Sponsor