Stephen Lam, MD

Stephen Lam, MD

Dr. Lam is Professor of Medicine at UBC in the Respiratory Division. He is currently Chair of the Lung Tumour Group and directs the MDS-Rix Early Lung Cancer Detection and Translational Research Program at the BC Cancer Agency. He is a Distinguished Scientist in the Department of Integrative Oncology at the BC Cancer Research Centre.

Dr. Lam’s research interest is in early detection, chemoprevention and endoscopic therapy of lung cancer. He was the recipient of the Friesen-Rygiel Award for Outstanding Canadian Academic Discovery as a co-inventor of the autofluorescence bronchoscopic system, the Gustav Killian Medal by the World Association of Bronchology for his pioneering contributions to the field of early lung cancer diagnosis, the UBC Killam Faculty Research Prize, the Distinguished Achievement Award from the University of British Columbia and the Joseph Cullen Award for life-time scientific achievements in lung cancer prevention research by the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC). At the 2013 World Conference on Lung Cancer in Sydney Australia, he was recognized as one of the individuals who have made significant research advancement in lung cancer in the last 40 years. His clinical and research interests include: Clinical trial of chemopreventive agents to prevent lung cancer, early detection of lung cancer, and interventional endoscopic procedures. He is currently doing breakthrough work in the area of management of lung nodules detected by screening CT.