Anna Lam
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Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Medicine Dept
- alam5@ualberta.ca
Overview
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About
Personal Statement:
My area of interest is Type 1 diabetes and islet transplantation, particularly in developing better tools for monitoring beta cell function.
Dr. Lam completed endocrinology training and a fellowship in clinical islet transplantation, followed by a master’s degree in science, all at the University of Alberta. She was appointed assistant clinical professor in 2018.
Leadership and Collaborations:
Dr. Lam is working with international partners to develop the BETA-2 tool for assessing pancreatic beta cell function into a new and simpler test that will determine whether new treatments for Type 1 diabetes should be approved.
Clinical Interests
Dr. Lam is an endocrinologist specializing in the assessment of beta cell function in patients with Type 1 diabetes. She sees patients at the Kaye Edmonton Clinic.
Research
Dr. Lam’s research interests include clinical assessment of beta cell function in islet transplant patients and new onset Type 1 diabetes. Dr. Lam has co-authored several publications in such journals as American Journal of Transplantation, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Clinical Nephrology and Diabetes.
Featured Publications
Post-Transplant Diabetes In Kidney Transplantation A Single Center Study 
Diabetes Canada/CSEM Professional Conference. 2022 November;
Morrison A.E., Senior P.A., Bubela T., Farnsworth K., Witteman H.O., Lam A.
Canadian Journal of Diabetes. 2022 June; 10.1016/j.jcjd.2022.06.003
Advanced Technologies & Treatments for Diabetes conference. 2022 April; doi.org/10.1089/dia.2022.2525.abstracts
Lam A., Dayan C., Herold K.C.
Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2021 February; 131 (3) 10.1172/JCI143683
Building a common vision: quality improvement across 5 diabetes centers in the Edmonton zone
Alberta Diabetes Institute Research Day. 2020 November;