Dr Jason Lam

(he/him) BDM, BMBS, DipChildHealth, MSportsMed, FRACGP

Jason was originally a professional dancer and artist before a major injury changed his career path. He studied medicine at Flinders University in South Australia before working in both Plastic Surgery and Dermatology in the Northern Territory and New South Wales Tertiary hospitals. He endeavours to ensure a holistic and collaborative approach to patient care, helping them achieve their goals. He is a philomath with interests in surgery, dermatology, sports medicine, the assessment and management of skin cancer, general medicine, pain, chronic wounds and complex cases. He likes to think of himself as a less pathologic ‘Dr House’.

He gained his Fellowship in General Practice and has also completed a Diploma of Child Health, a Certificate in Practical Dermoscopy from the Australian College of Dermatology and a Masters of Sports Medicine. He was the inaugural Crichton Dance Medicine fellow with the Australian Ballet. He has undertaken further training with the Australian College of Sport and Exercise Physicians and is involved in medical education, publication and research.

He currently consults at Bluff Road Medical Centre.

Outside of medicine, Jason enjoys time with his young family, riding his mountain bike with questionable skill; producing short films, photography and custom jewellery.

Dr Jason Lam acknowledges and pays respect to the past, present and future Traditional Custodians and Elders of this nation on which he lives and works and the continuation of cultural, spiritual and educational practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Interests

Sports & Performing arts Medicine

Jason was the inaugural Crichton Dance Medicine Fellow with the Australian Ballet and a doctor for Orchestra Victoria. He was the doctor for Sandringham VFL, Carlton VFLW and has covered combat sports, and the Commonwealth Games. He has particular interest working with performing artists bringing his experience of over a decade working in the performing arts space at an elite level, both as a performer, teacher and more recently as a doctor and researcher.

Minor Surgery& procedures

Jason performs a range of surgical procedures under local anaesthesia and light sedation including excision of cysts and other lumps and bumps, scar revision, ingrown toenails, removal of foreign bodies under ultrasound guidance (including difficult Implanon), ultrasound-guided cannulation for iron infusion, repair of lacerations, management of abscesses, chronic wounds, microsuction of ears, reconstruction of earlobes (stretched from piercings/trauma) and diathermy for troublesome nose bleeding.

Skin cancer assessment & surgery

Jason has advanced skills in the assessment of skin cancer having undertaken further training with the Australian College of Dermatologists and is an expert at management, with particular interest in the surgical management of skin cancers on difficult areas like the ear, face, hands and lower limb. He trained with award-winning plastic surgeon Mr Rohit Kumar and is skilled in minimally scarring surgery using Mr Russell Aldred’s deckled skin incision technique.

General medicine, second opinions, diagnostics & complex cases

Jason worked with the Alfred Hospital MATS team in responding to the COVID crises in Victorian nursing homes providing high level geriatrics care to those in the nursing homes. He is interested in complex conditions, diagnostic conundrums and medical mysteries with particular interest and expertise in hypermobility and its associated conditions and is often consulted to review as a second opinion.

Dermatology & wound care

Jason worked as a Dermatology registrar at Royal Darwin Hospital along with his experience in Plastic Surgery and wound clinics. He is experienced in the management of common and uncommon rashes and the care of chronic wounds.

Other

Jason is committed to teaching and worked as a medical educator with Eastern Victoria GP Training, an AHPRA mentor and enjoys teaching registrars and medical students. He is in demand for public speaking engagements and is a member of Sports Medicine Australia, the Australian Society for Performing Arts Health and the International Association of Dance Medicine and Science. Jason has particular interest in the use of point of care ultrasound (POCUS) in primary care and teaches for the Royal Australian College of General Practice in the use of POCUS for rural GPs. His research has resulted in publications and presentations nationally and internationally in dance medicine, hand surgery, medical education and chronic pain.

Publications & Presentations

Keynotes:

Creative Career in Medicine 2024

Burning GP 2024

Papers:

Magnetic resonance imaging findings associated with posterior ankle impingement syndrome are prevalent in elite ballet dancers and athletes
Baillie, Cook, Ferrar, Smith, Lam, Mayes Skeletal Radiology May 2021

Associations between clinical and imaging findings in posterior ankle impingement syndrome: A systematic review

Baillie, Mayes, Lam, Ferrar, Cook Acta Radiologica April 2021

Posterior Ankle Impingement Syndrome Clinical Features Are Not Associated With Imaging Findings in Elite Ballet Dancers and Athletes
Bailie, Ferrar, Cook, Smith, Lam, Mayes Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine Feb 2022

Early Active Vector Adjustable Skin Traction (EAVAST) for complex and unstable phalangeal fractures.

Boer-Vreeke, Fairclough, Lam Bardoel. Nederlands Tijdschrift voor HandTherapie Nov 2020

Early Active Vector Adjustable Skin Traction (EAVAST) for Phalangeal Fractures.

Dowd, Fairclough, Lam Hand vol 11, issue 1_suppl 2016

Consulting:

Dr Jason Lam is currently consulting at Bluff Road Medical Centre Sandringham, Victoria