Christina S. Lam, MD

Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Christina Lam, MD is an Assistant Professor of Dermatology at the Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. She is board-certified in Dermatology both in Canada and the US.

After receiving her medical degree from McGill University, Dr. Lam completed her dermatology residency at University of Montreal, training at affiliated adult and pediatric health care centers in the Greater Montreal area. She went on to pursue specialized fellowship training in Dermatology-Rheumatology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.

Dr. Lam’s clinical and research interests encompass connective tissue diseases, such as cutaneous lupus, dermatomyositis, and morphea, and complex medical dermatology, including sarcoidosis and vasculitis. She currently leads a subspecialty Rheumatologic Dermatology Clinic at Boston Medical Center, in which individualized and advanced therapies are coordinated for these challenging diseases.

Publications

  • Published 10/1/2024

    Shih A, Riopelle A, Ordan A, Sanchez S, Bhawan J, Lam CS. Optimizing Dermatological Care Triage in a Safety-Net Hospital: Retrospective Analysis of Diagnoses and In-Person Referrals. South Med J. 2024 Oct; 117(10):577-581. PMID: 39366681.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 4/25/2023

    Pilitsi E, Kennamer B, Trepanowski N, Gonzalez R, Trojanowski M, Phillips T, Lam CS. Cannabis arteritis presenting with Raynaud's and digital ulcerations: a case-based review of a controversial thromboangiitis obliterans-like condition. Clin Rheumatol. 2023 Jul; 42(7):1981-1985. PMID: 37097526.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 8/10/2022

    Trepanowski N, Coleman EL, Melson G, Brem CE, Lam CS. Erythrodermic psoriasis after COVID-19 vaccination. JAAD Case Rep. 2022 Oct; 28:123-126. PMID: 35966353.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 9/4/2017

    Ho JD, Kam SA, Al-Haseni A, Markova A, Sahni D, Lam C, Goldberg LJ, Bhawan J. Benign and malignant hybrid adnexal tumors in a patient with epidermodysplasia verruciformis. J Cutan Pathol. 2017 Nov; 44(11):969-973. PMID: 28796338.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 5/1/2016

    Garg A, Besen J, Legler A, Lam CS. Factors Associated With Point-of-Care Treatment Decisions for Hidradenitis Suppurativa. JAMA Dermatol. 2016 May 01; 152(5):553-7. PMID: 26843464.

    Read at: PubMed

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Education

  • McGill University, MD

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