Mr Khai Lam

Mr Lam is a senior Consultant orthopaedic spinal surgeon with over 25 years experience in the treatment of complex spinal disorders. He helped establish the internationally renowned Spinal Unit at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital London. He is now working full time at the London Bridge Hospital (accredited as a world-class AOSpine Unit in June 2016). He has published and lectured extensively, and is regarded as a pioneer in innovative spinal surgery procedures, especially minimal invasive spine surgery. He continues in both clinical and laboratory research into spinal disorders, and is a reviewer for Spine, European Spine Journals and International Journal of Spine Surgery.

In Nov 2019, Mr Lam performed the first robotic spine surgery in the UK followed by the first robotic scoliosis spine surgery in Europe. He offers his patients a full comprehensive program of conservative treatment, physiotherapy and spinal injections to help treat their spinal disorders. In terms of surgery, he is a key opinion leader in the field of minimally invasive spine surgery, cervical and lumbar disc replacements, paediatric spinal deformities (scoliosis and kyphosis), computer navigated and robotic spine surgery. Over the last 10 years, he regularly performs approximately 300 cases annually of minimally invasive surgeries, i.e. sacro-iliac fusion, TLIF, OLIF, LLIF or XLIF and ALIF. To date, he has performed over 1000 cervical and lumbar disc replacements, and over 1000 anterior lumbar approaches (LLIF, XLIF, OLIF and ALIF). From Mar 2020, he was approved as an Premier Reference Centre for Excelcius GPS Robot Miminally Invasive Spine Surgery.

In 2009, Mr Lam was the first British recipient of the Gold Medal of Honor presented by Mde Chirac of France, on behalf of the Etoile Européenne du Dévouement Civil et Militaire (EEDCM), for his work in the treatment of children with spinal deformities, and ejectee pilots of the Royal Air Force, US Air Force and NATO. In 2016, HM King Kigeli V of Rwanda honoured him with the Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of the Lion for his work in training surgeons across Africa. In 2019, HM King Yuhi VI of Rwanda further honoured him with the Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of the Crested Crane.

Mr Lam's exceptional degree of training along with his plethora of experience ensures that he is now able to supply the highest standards of care and treatment to all his patients.

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