Dr. Lai-Yet Lam's Credentials

Accepting New Patients

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Biography

Lai-Yet Lam, MD, is an attending physician and Assistant Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, at Montefiore Einstein. She focuses clinically on benign gynecological surgery, including total vaginal hysterectomy, prolapse surgery and stress urinary incontinence surgery. She has a particular interest in vaginal surgery.After earning her Bachelor of Science degree at Dickinson College in 1978, she attended Stanford University School of Medicine, earning her Doctor of Medicine in 1982. She began her postdoctoral training that same year at New York University-Bellevue Hospital Center, completing a four-year residency in obstetrics and gynecology, acting a chief resident in her final year. In 1984, she completed the Galloway Fellowship in Gynecology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.As part of her research interests, Dr. Lam has developed a new technique to treat stress urinary incontinence with the patient’s own muscle, without the use of mesh. The technique, called levator ani midurethral support (LAMS), uses a single vaginal incision. Dr. Lam researches the short-term and long-term efficacy of this technique and any complications. She has shared her research through abstracts and peer-reviewed journals.Dr. Lam is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology as well as Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery. She is a member of several professional organizations including the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the International Urogynecological Association and the American Urogynecologic Society.

Education

• Stanford University School of Medicine (Grad. 1982)
• Stanford Univ Sch Of Med- Stanford Ca (Grad. 1982)

Other Specialties

• Urogynecologist

Areas of Expertise

• Pregnancy
• Urinary Tract Infection (uti)
• Infertility
• Pain
• Menopause
• Vaginitis