About

Christina Lam, MD, is a board-certified dermatologist at Boston Medical Center (BMC), where she serves as Interim Chief of Dermatology, and a Clinical Associate Professor of Dermatology at the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine.

Dr. Lam earned her medical degree from McGill University in Montreal, Canada, and completed her residency training in dermatology through the University of Montreal at the Hôpital Saint-Luc du CHUM. She subsequently completed a fellowship in dermatology/rheumatology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.

Dr. Lam’s clinical and research interests focus on connective tissue disease, cutaneous lupus, dermatomyositis, vasculitis, morphea, systemic sclerosis/scleroderma, sarcoidosis, and medical dermatology. She currently leads a subspecialty rheumatologic dermatology clinic at BMC, in which individualized and advanced therapies are coordinated for these challenging diseases.

  • Departments

  • Specialties

    Connective tissue diseases such as cutaneous lupus, dermatomyositis, and morphea, and complex medical dermatology, including sarcoidosis and vasculitis

  • Pronouns

    She/Her
  • Administrative Title

    Clinical Associate Professor of Dermatology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

  • Residency

    Dermatology, Hôpital Saint-Luc du CHUM (University of Montreal), Montréal, QC, Canada, 2006–2011

  • Fellowship

    Dermatology and Rheumatology, Harvard Medical School/Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, 2011–2012

  • Board Certifications

    Dermatology, American Board of Dermatology

  • Education

    Medical School: McGill University Faculty of Medicine, Montreal, QC, Canada, 2006

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