Sandi Lam, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Sandi Lam, MD, is a fellowship-trained pediatric neurosurgeon specializing in the care of patients of all ages with pediatric or congenital problems. Her clinical expertise includes the full spectrum of pediatric neurosurgical disorders. Her specific interests include epilepsy surgery, brain and spinal tumors, neurovascular anomalies, endoscopic neurosurgery, and congenital anomalies of the central nervous system, including spina bifida and tethered cord syndrome. Dr. Lam also has a specific clinical and research interest in syringomyelia and Chiari malformation, having received research funding in this area.

Dr. Lam’s research program is centered on outcomes research to improve the results of neurosurgical treatments. In addition to teaching medical students and residents at the University of Chicago, Dr. Lam travels internationally to provide and teach neurosurgical care, and lectures widely on her topics of interest.

Practice Locations

Center for Advanced Medicine
5758 S. Maryland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637

The University of Chicago Medicine
5841 S. Maryland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637

University of Chicago Specialty Suite at NorthShore University HealthSystem
1000 Central Street, Suite 800
Evanston, IL 60201

Year Started Practice

2009

Medical School

Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago

Internship and Residency

University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center

Fellowship

Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh

Additional Graduate Degree

MBA, George Washington University School of Business, Washington, DC

Memberships

American Association of Neurological Surgeons
American Association of Neurological Surgeons/Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Joint Section on Pediatric Neurosurgery
Congress of Neurological Surgeons

Languages Spoken

English
Chinese

Email

slam@surgery.bsd.uchicago.edu

Office Phone

(773) 702-2123

Office Fax

(773) 702-3158

Office Postal Address

Sandi Lam, MD
The University of Chicago Medicine
5841 S. Maryland Avenue, MC 3026
Chicago, IL 60637

Clinical Interests

• Pediatric neurosurgery
• Epilepsy surgery
• Brain and spine tumors
• Endoscopic neurosurgery
• Congenital anomalies of the brain and spine
• Chiari malformation
• Craniofacial anomalies, including craniosynostosis
• Syringomyelia
• Pediatric neurovascular anomalies

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Selected Publications

View a partial list of Dr. Lam's publications through the National Library of Medicine's PubMed online database.