Lam, Buu-Khanh

Dr. Buu-Khanh Lam is a Cardiac Surgeon and Director of the Valve Clinic at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, and he is Associate Professor of Surgery and Co-Director of Surgery Undergraduate Education, Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa.

Background

Dr. Lam received his MD in 1994 from McGill University in Montreal. He trained in General Surgery at McGill University before completing his Cardiac Surgery residency at the Heart Institute. Dr. Lam was certified in Cardiac Surgery as a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (FRCPC) in 2000.

Dr. Lam pursued his clinical research training at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation as a Research Fellow of the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. He was an International Fellow at the Cleveland Clinic Heart Center where he completed his master's degree in Public Health and Epidemiology, with a special emphasis on advanced parametric outcomes analysis. He was also a Clinical Scholar of the Cleveland Clinic Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery and completed a surgical fellowship in complex coronary and valve surgeries, minimally invasive valve surgery techniques, aortic surgery and atrial fibrillation surgery.

Dr. Lam is the Canadian lead in a North American and international effort to promote the treatment of lone atrial fibrillation via minimally invasive surgical techniques. He was the first Canadian surgeon to perform a thoracoscopy-assisted ablation for lone atrial fibrillation; he is training other Canadian surgeons to perform this procedure.

As the Surgical Undergraduate Medical Education Site Director at the Heart Institute, he has reorganized the entire curriculum by restructuring the objectives, course material, teaching sessions and evaluation/feedback mechanisms. This strategy has increased the number of electives and selectives requested by students.

Research and clinical interests

Dr. Lam’s clinical research interests include valve outcomes analysis, medical informatics, therapeutic options for the treatment of ischemic mitral regurgitation, atrial fibrillation and the effects of simulation in surgical education.

Publications

LATEST PUBLICATIONS

  • Lam BK, Beyer E, Lee R. Minimally invasive bipolar radio-frequency ablation of lone atrial fibrillation: early multicenter results. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2009 (in press).
  • Kulik A, Al-Saigh M, Chan V, Masters R, Bédard P, Lam BK, Rubens FD, Hendry PJ, Mesana TG, Ruel M. Enlargement of the small aortic root during aortic valve replacement: Is there a benefit? Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:94-101.
  • Lam BK, Beyer E, Lee R. Multicenter Long-term results on bipolar radio-frequency ablation of paroxysmal and persistent lone atrial fibrillation. Heart Rhythm 2008 May(S5);S319.
  • Lam BK, Beyer E, Lee R. Minimally invasive bipolar radio-frequency ablation of lone atrial fibrillation: early multicenter results. Proceedings of American Association for Thoracic Surgery, 2008.
  • Ibrahim M, Hendry P, Masters R, Rubens F, Lam BK, Ruel M, Davies R, Haddad H, Veinot JP, Mesana T. Management of acute severe perioperative failure of cardiac allografts: a single-centre experience with a review of the literature. Can J Cardiol 2007 Apr;23(5):363-367.

FULL LIST OF PAPERS IN REFEREED JOURNALS

  • Beyer E, Lee R, Lam BK. Minimally Invasive Bipolar Radiofrequency Ablation of Lone Atrial Fibrillation: Early Multicenter Results. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2009. Principal Author (PA). In Press.
  • Kulik A, Al-Saigh M, Chan V, Masters R, Bédard P, Lam BK, Rubens FD, Hendry PJ, Mesana TG, Ruel M. Enlargement of the Small Aortic Root During Aortic Valve Replacement: Is There a Benefit? Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:94 –101. Collaborator (C).
  • Lam BK, Beyer E, Lee R. Multicenter Long-Term Results on Bipolar Radiofrequency Ablation of Paroxysmal and Persistent Lone Atrial Fibrillation. Heart Rhythm May 2008 (S5); S319. Principal Author (PA).
  • Beyer E, Lee R, Lam BK. Minimally Invasive Bipolar Radiofrequency Ablation of Lone Atrial Fibrillation: Early Multicenter Results. Proceedings of American Association for Thoracic Surgery meeting 2008. Principal Author (PA).
  • Ibrahim M, Hendry P, Masters R, Rubens F, Lam BK, Ruel M, Davies R, Haddad H, Veinot JP, Mesana T. Management of acute severe perioperative failure of cardiac allografts: a single-centre experience with a review of the literature. Can J Cardiol. 2007 Apr;23(5):363-7. Collaborator (C).
  • Ruel M, Chan V, Bedard P, Kulik A, Ressler L, Lam BK, Rubens F, Goldstein W, Hendry P, Masters R, Mesana T. Very long-term survival implications of heart valve replacement with tissue versus mechanical prostheses in adults < 60 years of age. Circulation. 2007 Sep 11;116(11 Suppl):I294-300. Collaborator (C).
  • Mihaljevic T, Lam BK, Rajeswaran J, Takagaki M, Lauer MS, Gillinov AM, Blackstone EH, Lytle BW. Impact of mitral valve annuloplasty combined with revascularization in patients with functional ischemic mitral regurgitation. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2007 Jun 5;49(22):2191-201. Co-Principal Author (CPA).
  • Vincent Chan MD, B-Khanh Lam MD, Paul Hendry MD, Marc Ruel MD MPH, Roy Masters MD, Pierre Bedard MD, Bill Goldstein MD, Fraser Rubens MD MSc, Ladislaus Ressler MD, Thierry G. Mesana MD PhD. Bileaflet Mechanical Mitral Valve Replacement: Can One Size Fit All? Journal of Heart Valve Disease. Jun 2007. Co-Principal Author (CPA). In Press.
  • Lam BK, Chan V, Hendry P, Ruel M, Masters R, Bedard P, Goldstein B, Rubens F, Mesana T. The impact of patient-prosthesis mismatch on late outcomes after mitral valve replacement. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2007 Jun;133(6):1464-73. Principal Author (PA).
  • Kulik A, Rubens FD, Mesana TG, Lam BK. Early postoperative anticoagulation: more questions than answers? Ann Thorac Surg. 2006 Oct;82(4):1573-4. Senior Responsible Investigator (SRI).
  • Kulik A, Bedard P, Lam BK, Rubens FD, Hendry PJ, Masters RG, Mesana TG, Ruel M. Mechanical versus bioprosthetic valve replacement in middle-aged patients. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2006 Sep;30(3):485-91. Co-Principal Author (CPA).
  • Boodhwani M, Lam BK, Nathan HJ, Mesana TG, Ruel M, Zeng W, Sellke FW, Rubens FD. Skeletonized internal thoracic artery harvest reduces pain and dysesthesia and improves sternal perfusion after coronary artery bypass surgery: a randomized, double-blind, within-patient comparison. Circulation. 2006 Aug 22;114(8):766-73. Co-Principal Author (CPA).
  • A Kulik, F Rubens, D Baird, PS Wells, C Kearon, TG Mesana, B-K Lam. Early Postoperative Anticoagulation Following Mechanical Valve Replacement: A Canadian Survey. J Heart Valve Dis. 2006 Jul;15(4):581-7. Senior Responsible Investigator (SRI).
  • TG Mesana, A Kulik, M Ruel, P Hendry, R Masters, FD Rubens, P Bedard, B-K Lam. Combined Atrial Fibrillation with Mitral Valve Surgery. J Heart Valve Dis. 2006 Jul;15(4):515-20. Senior Responsible Investigator (SRI).
  • Bhudia SK, Cosgrove DM, Naugle RI, Rajeswaran J, Lam BK, Walton E, Petrich J, Palumbo RC, Gillinov AM, Apperson-Hansen C, Blackstone EH. Magnesium as a neuroprotectant in cardiac surgery: a randomized clinical trial. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2006 Apr;131(4):853-61. Collaborator (C).
  • SK Bhudia, R Troughton, B-K Lam, J Rajeswaran, WR Mills, AM Gillinov, BP Griffin, EH Blackstone, DM Cosgrove, LG Svensson. Mitral Valve Surgery in the Adult Marfan Syndrome Patient. Ann Thorac Surg. 2006 Mar;81(3):843-8. Co-Principal Author (CPA).
  • A Kulik, FD Rubens, PS Wells, C Kearon, TG Mesana, J van Berkom, B-K Lam. Early Postoperative Anticoagulation After Mechanical Valve Replacement: A Systematic Review. Ann Thorac Surg. 2006 Feb;81(2):770-81. Senior Responsible Investigator (SRI).
  • Boodhwani M, Nathan HJ, Lam BK, Rubens FD. The internal thoracic artery skeletonization study: a paired, within-patient comparison [NCT00265499]. Trials. 2006 Jan 5;7:1. Co-Principal Author (CPA).
  • B-K Lam, M Boodhwani, JP Veinot, PJ Hendry, TG Mesana. Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation with Diathermy: An In-Vitro Study. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005; 27(3); 456-61. Principal Author (PA).
  • B-K Lam, AM Gillinov, EH Blackstone, J Rajeswaran, B Yuh, SK Bhudia, PM McCarthy, DM Cosgrove. Importance of moderate ischemic mitral regurgitation. Ann Thorac Surg 2005; 79(2); 462-70. Principal Author (PA).
  • A Kulik, B-K Lam, FD Rubens, PJ Hendry, RG Masters, WG Goldstein, PBedard, TG Mesana,, M Ruel. Long-Term Outcomes of Valve Replacement with Modern Prostheses in Young Adults. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005; 27(3); 425-33. Co-Principal Author (CPA).
  • B-K Lam, DM Cosgrove, SK Bhudia, AM Gillinov. Hemolysis Caused by Regurgitant Blood Flow With High Shear Stress: An Intractable Complication After Mitral Valve Repair: Reply. Ann Thorac Surg 2005; 79(2); 754-755. Principal Author (PA).
  • SK Bhudia, PM McCarthy, NG Smedira, B-K Lam, J Rajeswaran, DM Cosgrove, EH Blackstone. Edge-to-Edge Mitral Repair: A Versatile Mitral Repair Technique. Ann Thorac Surg 2004; 77(5);1598-606. Co-Principal Author (CPA).
  • B-K Lam, DM Cosgrove, SK Bhudia, AM Gillinov. Optimal Surgical Treatment of Hemolysis after Mitral Valve Repair. Ann Thorac Surg 2004 Jan; 77(1);191-195. Principal Author (PA).
  • B-K Lam, Paul J Hendry. Patients Over 80 Years: Quality of Life after Aortic Valve Replacement. Age and Ageing 2004; 33(3); 307-9. Principal Author (PA).
  • M Ruel, FD Rubens, RG Masters, AL Pipe, P Bedard, PJ Hendry, B-K Lam, IG Burwash, WG Goldstein, MP Brais, WJ Keon, TG Mesana. Late Incidence and Predictors of Persistent or Recurrent Heart Failure in Patients with Prosthetic Heart Valves. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 Jan;127 (1);149-59. Collaborator (C).
  • B-K Lam, GB Pettersson, DP Vogt. Urgent Inferior Vena Cava Replacement with an Autologous Pericardium Tube Graft. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 Dec;126 (6);2101-3. Principal Author (PA).
  • B-K Lam, AM Gillinov, DM Cosgrove. Failed Mitral Valve Repair Caused by Polypropylene Suture. Ann Thorac Surg 2003 Nov; 76(5);1716-7. Principal Author (PA).
  • AM Gillinov, C Faber, PL Houghtaling, EH Blackstone, B-K Lam, R Diaz, BW Lytle, JF Sabik, DM Cosgrove. Repair versus Replacement for Degenerative Mitral Valve Disease with Coexisting Ischemic Heart Disease. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 Jun; 125(6);1350-1362. Co-Principal Author (CPA).

ABSTRACTS

  • Rutberg J, Lemery R, Lam BK, Tang AS, Birnie DH, Green M, Huang H, Chahine M, Gollob MH. Novel gain-of-function SCN5A mutation responsible for familial atrial fibrillation. Can J Cardiol 2007; 23 (suppl C); 178C. Collaborator (C).
  • Lam BK, Cohen G. Minimally Invasive Surgery for the Treatment of Isolated Atrial Fibrillation: Initial Canadian Experience. Can J Cardiol 2007; 23 (suppl C); 293C. Principal Author (PA).
  • Kulik A, Lam BK, Rubens F, Hendry P, Masters R, Bedard P, Mesana TM, Ruel M. Gender differences in long-term outcomes after valve replacement surgery. Can J Cardiol 2007; 23 (suppl C); 293C. Co-Principal Author (CPA).
  • Chan V, Price J, Burwash I, Lam BK, Mesana TM, Ruel M. Uncorrected moderate tricuspid regurgitation impacts late survival in patients undergoing mitral valve replacement. Can J Cardiol 2007; 23 (suppl C); 132C. Collaborator (C).
  • Chan V, Lam BK, Mesana TM, Ruel M, Rubens F, Hendry PJ. Fate of pulmonary hypertension following mitral valve replacement and the impact of mitral valve patient-prosthesis mismatch. Can J Cardiol 2007; 23 (suppl C); 261C. Principal Author (PA).
  • Kulik A, Masters R, Bedard P, Hendry PJ, Lam BK, Rubens FD, Mesana TG, Ruel M. Aortic Root Enlargement Reduces the Incidence of Patient-Prosthesis Mismatch and Improves Outcomes in Patients with Small Aortic Roots. Can J Cardiol 2006; 22 (suppl D); 216D. Collaborator (C).
  • Rodriguez RA, Nathan HJ, Rubens FD, Ruel M, Lam BK, Mesana TG. Effects of Breathing 100% Oxygen on the Doppler Characteristics of Cerebral Embolic Signals in Mechanical Heart Valve Patients. Can J Cardiol 2006; 22 (suppl D); 218D. Collaborator (C).
  • Boodhwani M, Lam BK, Nathan HJ, Mesana TG, Ruel M, Zeng W, Sellke FW, Rubens FD. Skeletonized internal thoracic artery harvest reduces pain and dysesthesia and improves sternal perfusion after coronary artery bypass surgery: a randomized, double-blind, within-patient comparison. Can J Cardiol 2006; 22 (suppl D); 102D. Co-Principal Author (CPA).
  • Lam BK, Lemery R, Hendry PJ, Tang A, Mesana T. Thoracoscopy-assisted Ablation of Lone Atrial Fibrillation with Bipolar Radiofrequency Device: Early Canadian Experience. Can J Cardiol 2006; 22 (suppl D); 218D. Principal Author (PA).
  • B-K Lam, AKulik, MRuel, P Hendry, F Rubens, R Masters, W Goldstein, P Bedard, TG Mesana. Are Modern Aortic Valves Hemolytic? Proceedings of Controversies in the Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease. Santa Monica, CA, Sept 2005. Principal Author (PA).
  • B-K Lam, AKulik, MRuel, P Hendry, F Rubens, R Masters, W Goldstein, P Bedard, TG Mesana. The Small Aortic Annulus: Mechanical or Bioprosthesis? Proceedings of Controversies in the Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease. Santa Monica, CA, Sept 2005. Principal Author (PA).
  • A Kulik, F Rubens, D Baird, PS Wells, C Kearon, TG Mesana, B-K Lam. Early Postoperative Anticoagulation Following Mechanical Valve Replacement: A Canadian Survey. Proceedings of the Society for Heart Valve Disease. Vancouver , Canada, June 2005. Co-Principal Author (CPA).
  • B-K Lam, M Ruel, A Kulik, P Hendry, R Masters, F Rubens, P Bedard, TG Mesana. Emergency Valve Replacement: Factors that Make a Difference. Proceedings of the Society for Heart Valve Disease. Vancouver, Canada, June 2005. Principal Author (PA).
  • TG Mesana, A Kulik, M Ruel, P Hendry, R Masters, FD Rubens, P Bedard, B-K Lam. Combined Atrial Fibrillation with Mitral Valve Surgery. Proceedings of the Society for Heart Valve Disease. Vancouver , Canada, June 2005. Senior Responsible Investigator (SRI).
  • A Kulik, B-K Lam, FD Rubens, PJ Hendry, RG Masters, WG Goldstein, PBedard, TG Mesana,, M Ruel. Long-Term Outcomes of Valve Replacement with Modern Prostheses in Young Adults. Can J Cardio 2004: 20 (suppl D); 164D. Co-Principal Author (CPA).
  • B-K Lam, M Ruel, A Kulik, P Hendry, R Masters, F Rubens, P Bedard, TG Mesana. Emergency Valve Replacement: Factors that Make a Difference. J Heart Valve Dis. In Press. Jun 2004. Principal Author (PA).
  • M Boodhwani,, B-K Lam, JP Veinot, PJ Hendry, TG Mesana. Can Diathermy Treat Atrial Fibrillation? Can J Cardio 2004; 20 (suppl D); 77D. Co-Principal Author (CPA).
  • H Al-Faleh, M Ruel, KL Chan, LM Beauchesne, BK Lam, TG Mesana, IG Burwash. Effect of Prosthesis-Patient Mismatch after Aortic Valve Replacement on Left Ventricular Remodeling in Patients with Normal and Impaired Left Ventricular Function. Can J Cardio 2004: 20 (suppl D); 105D. Collaborator (C).
  • B-K Lam, AM Gillinov, EH Blackstone, J Rajeswaran, B Yuh, SK Bhudia, PM McCarthy, DM Cosgrove. Importance of moderate ischemic mitral regurgitation. Proceedings of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons. San Antonio, TX, Jan 2004. Principal Author (PA).
  • B-K Lam, J Rajeswaran, SK Bhudia, EH Blackstone, AM Gillinov. Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation: No Need for Mitral Valve Repair? Can J Cardio 2003; 19 (suppl A); 197A. Principal Author (PA).
  • SK Bhudia, PM McCarthy, NG Smedira, B-K Lam, J Rajeswaran, DM Cosgrove, EH Blackstone. Edge-to-Edge Mitral Repair: A Versatile Mitral Repair Technique. Society of Thoracic Surgeons Annual Meeting Proceedings, 2003. Co-Principal Author (CPA).
  • B-K Lam, AM Gillinov, B Griffin, J Rajeswaran, E Blackstone. High Grade Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation: Is Revascularization Alone Enough? Can J Cardio 2002; 18 (suppl B); 222B. Principal Author (PA).
  • B-K Lam, AM Gillinov, B Griffin, E Blackstone. Fate of Severe Mitral Regurgitation after CABG. J Am Coll Cardiol 2002; 39(5) suppl A; 427A. Principal Author (PA).
  • B-K Lam, EH Blackstone, AM Gillinov, BW Lytle, DM Cosgrove. Postinfarct VSD: For Whom is Operation Futile? Can J Cardio 2001;17 (suppl C); 185C. Principal Author (PA).
  • B-K Lam, IS Gill. Quality of Life in Minimally Invasive Coronary Surgery. Society of Thoracic Surgery Annual Meeting Proceedings, 1999. Principal Author (PA).
  • B-K Lam, A Pipe, ND Desai, PJ Hendry. Is Quality of Life Acceptable After Aortic Valve Surgery in Octogenarians? Can J Cardio 1998; 14 (suppl F); 127F. Principal Author (PA).
  • CI Tchervenov, B-K Lam, D Shum-Tim, MJ Beland, L Jutras , C Rohlicek. Results of Primary Biventricular Repair of Congenital Heart Disease in the First Year of Life. Can J Cardio 1998; 14 (suppl F); 100F. Co-Principal Author (CPA).
  • B-K Lam, ND Desai, H Nathan and IS Gill. Physiologic Assessment of Patients Undergoing Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass. Can J Cardio 1998; 14 (suppl F); 107F. Principal Author (PA).
  • B-K Lam, D Fleiszer. The Interactive Patient Record: a Concept. COACH, Canada’s Health Informatics Association Proceedings, 1997. Principal Author (PA).

BOOK CHAPTERS

  • M Haddad, B-K Lam, PJ Hendry, TG Mesana, R Davies. Left Ventricular Assist Devices for the Treatment of Congestive Heart Failure. Current Treatment Options in Cardiovascular Medicine 2005; 7(1); 47-54. Co-Principal Author (CPA).
  • B-K Lam, IS Gill. Quality of Life in Minimally Invasive Coronary Surgery. Minimal Access Cardiothoracic Surgery. Editors: AP Yim, SR Hazelrigg, B Izzat, RJ Landreneau, M Mack, KS Naunheim. WB Saunders, Florida, USA. Chapter 70, 1999. Principal Author (PA).
Buu-Khanh Lam

Lam, Buu-Khanh

Lam, Buu-Khanh

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Appointments and affiliations

Cardiac Surgeon

Director, Valve Clinic
University of Ottawa Heart Institute

Associate Professor of Surgery
University of Ottawa