About Dr. Tuan Lam,
Heart Valve Surgeon

Hello! My name is Dr. Tuan Lam and I am a cardiac surgeon having graduated from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1997. To date, I have performed approximately 3,000 cardiac surgeries, of which more than 1,500 involved heart valve procedures. I regularly perform surgery at MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center. Read more...

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My Specialities &
Clinical Interests

My heart surgery specialties include:

• Mitral valve repair
• Combined multi-valve procedures
• Aortic root surgery (Bentall, David, Commando, aortic valve replacement with complex annular enlargement)

In addition, I have research and clinical interests specific to:

• Patient outcome after CABG
• Heart transplantation

Education, Training & Certificates

Dr. Tuan Lam, heart surgeon, graduated from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1997.

After medical school, Dr. Lam completed a general surgery residency at the Medical College of Virginia in 1999 and another general surgery residency at California State University, East Bay in 2005. Next, he completed a cardiac transplant research fellowship at Stanford University School of Medicine in 2002. Dr. Lam then completed a cardiothoracic surgery fellowship at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles in 2008.

Dr. Lam is board-certified in cardiothoracic surgery.

Dr. Lam was named Physician of the Year by MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center in 2013 and Physician of the Year by Citrus Valley Medical Center in 2011.