Musculoskeletal GP

Dr Lam is passionate about musculoskeletal health and indigenous health; he believes in providing high quality personalised health care tailored to each patient.

Patrick is an Australian trained General Practitioner grown up in the St George Area, he is fluent in English, Cantonese, Mandarin and Teochew. He completed his medical degree (Doctor of Medicine) at the University of Sydney and subsequently worked in 2 major trauma centres in Sydney (Liverpool hospital and St George hospital). He completed a PhD in surgery (Studies in rotator cuff repair) at the University of New South Wales (UNSW). He also holds a Master and a Bachelor of engineering from UNSW.

He enjoys working in all aspects of general practice with specific interests in sports medicine, orthopaedic and musculoskeletal health, having undertaken an additional year of training in orthopaedics surgery in Sydney (St George and Sutherland Hospital) and rural hospitals (Goulburn, Nowra).

Dr Lam has worked and trained in GP practices and Aboriginal Medical service in rural NSW (Griffith) for several years.

Dr Lam is actively involved in medical student training, and he is also a research academic at the Orthopaedic Research Institute (St George Hospital), having published over 100+ peer reviewed articles in orthopaedics and musculoskeletal health.

He is a fellow of The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) and a member of the Australian Medical Association (AMA).