University of Minnesota Children’s Hospital, Fairview Position(s)
Pediatric Neurosurgeon

Other Related Positions Currently Held
Assistant Professor, Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota

Board Certifications
Neurosurgery

Sees Patients At
-University of Minnesota Children’s Hospital, Fairview
-Masonic Cancer Clinic (Minneapolis)
-Neurosurgery Clinic (Minneapolis)

Clinical Interests
Back Pain
Brain Tumors
Chiari Malformations
Craniofacial disorders
Cysts in Children
Endoscopic Techniques
Epilepsy
Herniated Disc
Hydrocephalus
Neck Pain
Pediatric Neurosurgery
Sciatica
Spina Bifida
Spinal Stenosis
Sports medicine
Tethered Spinal Cord

Education
Medical School
University of Colorado School of Medicine

Site of Internship
Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, MA

Site of Residency
McGill University of Montreal Neurological Institute (Neurosurgery)
                  
Site of Fellowship
McGill University of Montreal Neurological Institute (Pediatric Neurosurgery)

Research Interest(s)
Craniosynostosis
Craniofacial Malformations

Selected Recent Publications
Kushen M, Gulbahce HE, Lam CH. Ewing's sarcoma of the cavernous sinus: case report. Neurosurgery. 2005 Jun; 56(6):E1375.

Lam CH, Sethi KA, Low WC. A morphometric, neuroanatomical, and behavioral study on the effects of geometric constraint on the growing brain: the methyl 2-cyanoacrylate craniosynostosis model. J Neurosurg. 2005 May; 102(4 Suppl):396-402.

Graupman P, Pan D, Konair B, Hartung S, McIvor S, Whitley C, Low W, Lam CH. Craniofacial abnormalities in a murine knock-out model of mucopolysaccharidosis I H: a computed tomography and anatomic study. J Craniofac Surg. 2004 May; 15(3):392-8.

Anderson C, Graupman PC, Hall WA, Sweeny M, Lam CH. Pediatric intracranial complications of central venous catheter placement. Pediatr Neurosurg. 2004 Jan-Feb; 40(1):28-31.

Lam CH, Horrigan M, Lovick DS. The Seldinger technique for insertion of difficult to place ventricular catheters. Pediatr Neurosurg. 2003 Feb; 38(2):90-3.