Professor LAM Tsz-ping 林子平
MBBS(HKU), FRCS(Edin), FHKCS, FHKCOS, FHKAM(Ortho Surg)
Associate Professor (Clinical) of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
矫形外科及创伤学系副教授

BIOGRAPHY
Dr Lam was awarded King Edward VII Scholarship and San Miguel Scholarship upon entry to the University of Hong Kong for undergraduate medical training. At postgraduate levels, he was awarded Fellowship of The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and The Hong Kong College of Orthopaedic Surgeons followed by sub-specialist training in Paediatric Orthopaedics. Dr Lam subsequently developed interests on undergraduate teaching, researches related to paediatric orthopaedics, scoliosis, adolescent bone health, Vitamin D and related areas as well as knowledge dissemination for promotion of bone health and Vit-D status among adolescents in Hong Kong.
Research efforts on the etiopathogenesis of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, paediatric spine problems and adolescent bone health have earned Dr Lam numerous awards including the AR Hodgson Award for Best Clinical Paper at the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress both in 2013 and 2015, the Orthopaedic Basic Science Award at the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress in 2013, Best Oral Presentation (2nd prize) at the Joint Annual Scientific Meeting 2013 of the Hong Kong Paediatric Society and the Young Ambassador Award at the Combined Conference of 16th Triennial Congress of Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association and 59th Annual Meeting of Taiwan Orthopaedic Association in Taipei, Taiwan in 2010.
Dr Lam has published over 50 publications in peer-reviewed international journals and over 350 conference presentations.

CLINICAL EXPERTISE Paediatric Orthopaedics
Scoliosis

SPECIALISED RESEARCH AREAS Etiopathogenesis and Imaging of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS)
Bone Health and Related Research

SELECTED PUBLICATION
1. Hung VWY, Qin L, Cheung CSK, Lam TP*, Ng BKW, Tse YK, Guo X, Lee KM, Cheng JCY. 2005 Osteopenia: A new prognostic factor of curve progression in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. J Bone Joint Surg Am 87:2709-2716.

2. Chu WCW, Lam WWM, Chan YL, Ng BKW, Lam TP*, Lee SKM, Guo X, Cheng JCY. 2006 Relative Shortening and Functional Tethering of Spinal Cord in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis? Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 31(1):E19-E25.

3. Lam TP*, Hung VWY, Yeung HY, Tse YK, Chu WCW, Ng BKW, Lee KM, Qin L, Cheng JCY. 2011 Abnormal bone quality in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a case-control study on 635 subjects and 269 normal controls with bone densitometry and quantitative ultrasound. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 36(15):1211-7.

4. Lam TP*, Hung VWY, Yeung HY, Chu WCW, Ng BKW, Lee KM, Qin L, Cheng JCY. 2012 Quantitative Ultrasound for Predicting Curve Progression in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Prospective Cohort Study of 294 Cases Followed-Up Beyond Skeletal Maturity. Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology 39(3):381-7.

5. Tang NLS, Yeung HY, Hung VWY, Liao CD, Lam TP*, Yeung HM, Lee KM, Ng BKW, Cheng JCY. 2012 Genetic Epidemiology and Heritability of AIS: A Study of 415 Chinese Female Patients. J Orthop Res 30(9):1464-9.

6. Lam TP*, Ng BKW, Cheung LW, Lee KM, Qin L, Cheng JCY. 2013 Effect of whole body vibration (WBV) therapy on bone density and bone quality in osteopenic girls with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a randomized, controlled trial. Osteoporosis International 24(5):1623-36.

7. Guo J, Lam TP*, Wong MS, Ng BKW, Lee KM, Liu KL, Hung LH, Lau AH, Sin SW, Kwok WK, Yu FWP, Qiu Y, Cheng JCY. 2014 A prospective randomized controlled study on the treatment outcome of SpineCor brace versus rigid brace for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis with follow-up according to the SRS standardized criteria. European Spine Journal 23(12):2650-7.

8. Tam EMS, Yu FWP, Hung VWY, Liu Z, Liu KL, Ng BKW, Lee SK, Qiu Y, Cheng JCY, Lam TP*. 2014 Are volumetric bone mineral density and bone micro-architecture associated with leptin and soluble leptin receptor levels in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis? - a case-control study. PLoS One 9(2):e87939.

9. Cheuk KY, Zhu TY, Yu FWP, Hung VWY, Lee KM, Qin L, Cheng JCY, Lam TP*. 2015 Abnormal Bone Mechanical and Structural Properties in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Study with Finite Element Analysis and Structural Model Index. Calcified Tissue International 97(4):343-52.

10. Zhu Z, Tang NLS, Xu L, Qin X, Mao S, Song Y, Liu L, Li F, Liu P, Yi L, Chang J, Jiang L, Ng BKW, Shi B, Zhang W, Qiao J, Sun X, Qiu X, Wang Z, Wang F, Xie D, Chen L, Chen Z, Jin M, Han X, Hu Z, Zhang Z, Liu Z, Zhu F, Qian BP, Yu Y, Wang B, Lee KM, Lee WYW, Lam TP*, Qiu Y, Cheng JCY. 2015 Genome-wide association study identifies new susceptibility loci for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis in Chinese girls. Nat Commun 6:8355.

























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