About Dr Peter Lam
MBBS (Hons) FRACS FAOrthoA
Dr Lam has particular expertise in sports related injuries of the foot and ankle including in the use of arthroscopic (keyhole) surgery.
Dr Peter Lam is a nationally and internationally recognised Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgeon. Dr Lam uses the latest techniques in minimally invasive surgery (MIS) for the correction of bunions and certain forefoot deformities and arthritis of the big toe metatarsophalangeal joint. He also has particular interest in ligament reconstruction, realignment surgery and treatment of ankle/hindfoot arthritis. Dr Lam performs surgery at North Shore Private Hospital, Castlecrag Private Hospital, St George Private Hospital and East Sydney Private Hospital.
Dr Lam graduated from the University of Sydney Medical School with honours and completed his orthopaedic training in Sydney. This was followed by further training studying under the supervision of world renowned Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgeons, Dr Mark Myerson and Dr Lew Schon in Baltimore, MD, USA. Dr Myerson was the President of the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society in 2004-2005. Dr Schon was the President of the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society in 2012-2013.
Dr Lam began practice in Sydney in 1999. He has been invited to present at national and international conferences. He has also published in prestigious peer reviewed orthopaedic journals such as Foot and Ankle Clinics and Foot and Ankle International.
Dr Lam was an invited International Guest Speaker at numerous International Conferences and Congresses since 2014 including:
- Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting Hong Kong, October 2026
- European Foot and Ankle Society Annual Congress Augsburg, Germany, October 2026
- Thai Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (THOFAS) Annual Meeting Chiang Mai, Thailand, August 2026
- 17th Annual Academic Meeting Royal London Hospital Orthopaedic and Trauma Society (RLHOTS) London, England, June 2026
- Inaugural American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society Basic and Advanced Minimally Invasive Surgery Training Course, Dallas, Texas, USA, May 2026
- British Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (BOFAS) Annual Scientific Meeting Glasgow, Scotland, November 2025
- 7th International Congress of Foot and Ankle Minimally Invasive Surgery, Barcelona, Spain, November 2025
- 88th Taiwan Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting Taipei, Taiwan, October 2025
- American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society Annual Meeting Savannah, Georgia, USA, September 2025
- American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society Annual Meeting Vancouver, Canada, September 2024
- Arthroscopic and Minimally Invasive Ankle and Foot Surgery Course, Santiago, Chile, August 2024
- 29th Annual Conference of the German Association for Foot and Ankle in corporation with the Austrian Foot Society in Vienna, Austria, May 2024
- 6th International Congress of Foot and Ankle Minimally Invasive Surgery, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, October 2023
- South African Foot Surgeons Association Annual Meeting, Cape Town, South Africa, September 2022
- 8th Scientific Meeting of the Asian Federation of Foot and Ankle Surgeons in 2021 (Virtual Meeting due to COVID)
- European Foot and Ankle Society Annual Congress in 2020 and 2021 (Virtual Meeting due to COVID)
- American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society Annual Meeting Precourse on Minimally Invasive Foot Surgery in October 2020 (Virtual Meeting due to COVID)
- 73rd Canadian Orthopaedic Association Annual Scientific Meeting in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, June 2018
- 7th International Basic and Advanced Foot and Ankle Minimally Invasive Surgery Course in Sydney, December 2015
- 4th International Foot and Ankle Minimally Invasive Surgery Congress in Barcelona, Spain, July 2015
- British Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (BOFAS) Annual Scientific Meeting in Brighton, England, November 2014
- Combined IFFAS (International Federation of Foot and Ankle Societies) and AOFAS (American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society) Meeting in Chicago, September 2014
Dr Lam was awarded as the prestigious American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society Kenneth A Johnson International Speaker at the AOFAS Annual Meeting in September 2024. The Kenneth A Johnson Award recognizes individuals from outside the US and Canada who are making important ongoing contributions to the field of foot and ankle surgery. The speaker is chosen by the AOFAS President and Scientific Program Chair on the basis of creativity of thought, scientific development, and clinical impact on the specialty.
Dr Lam was invited as the Keynote speaker at the 88th Taiwan Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting in Taipei in October 2025.
Dr Lam is a fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. He is a member of the Australian Orthopaedic Association, Australian Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, Australian Medical Association, American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, European Foot and Ankle Society, Minimally Invasive Foot and Ankle Society, European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy. Dr Lam was invited to be a corresponding member of the Deutsche Assoziation für Fuß und Sprunggelenk e.V. (DAF) – German Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society in 2024.
The new less invasive surgery to remove bunions
body+soul magazine - The Sunday Telegraph, June 2015.
Orthopaedic foot and ankle surgeon Dr Peter Lam says not many people are aware of this new procedure. He’s one of just a handful of surgeons in Australia who are currently carrying out MIT, but he expects it to eventually replace the current technique, as more and more surgeons get trained on it.
Lam learnt the technique in Europe and has treated about 1200 people in the past four years. He says, “The recovery time is quicker and the chance of the bunion growing back is extremely low.”
He explains this is because the procedure enables a greater shift of the bone than the traditional open technique, so allows for greater correction.
It also maintains the mobility of the joint at the base of the big toe, whereas the previous technique can lead to permanent stiffness in that joint.
Lewis TL, Robinson PW, Ray R, Goff TAJ, Dearden PMC, Whitehouse MR, Lam P, Dracopoulos G. The Learning Curve of Third-Generation Percutaneous Chevron and Akin Osteotomy (PECA) for Hallux Valgus. J Foot Ankle Surg. 2023 Jan-Feb;62(1):162-167. doi: 10.1053/j.jfas.2022.06.005. Epub 2022 Jun 18. PMID: 35868982.
Lewis TL, Robinson PW, Ray R, Dearden PMC, Goff TAJ, Watt C, Lam P. Five-Year Follow-up of Third-Generation Percutaneous Chevron and Akin Osteotomies (PECA) for Hallux Valgus. Foot Ankle Int. 2023 Feb;44(2):104-117. doi: 10.1177/10711007221146195. Epub 2023 Jan 24. PMID: 36692121.
Nunes GA, Ferreira GF, Baumfeld T, Filho MVP, Baumfeld D, Lam P. Minimally Invasive Chevron Akin: Locking The Metatarsal-Cuneiform Joint. Foot Ankle Spec. 2022 Feb 22:19386400221079155. doi: 10.1177/19386400221079155. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35193413.
Ferreira GF, Nunes GA, Mattos E Dinato MC, Pedroso JP, Lewis TL, Lam P, Filho MVP. Technique Tip: Medial prominence bone spur resection in the third-generation percutaneous Chevron-Akin Osteotomy Technique (PECA) for hallux valgus correction. Foot Ankle Surg. 2022 Jun;28(4):460-463. doi: 10.1016/j.fas.2021.11.004. Epub 2021 Nov 21. PMID: 34838427.
Lewis TL, Ray R, Robinson P, Dearden PMC, Goff TJ, Watt C, Lam P. Percutaneous Chevron Akin (PECA) osteotomies for severe hallux valgus deformity with mean 3 year follow up. Foot Ankle International 2021 Vol 42(10)1231-1240
Robinson PW, Lam P. Percutaneous Surgery for mild to severe hallux valgus. Techniques in Foot & Ankle Surgery. 2020 Vol19 (2) 76-83
Lee M, Walsh J, Smith MM, Ling J, Wines A, Lam P. Hallux Valgus Correction Comparing Percutaneous Chevron/Akin (PECA) and Open Scarf/Akin Osteotomies. Foot Ankle Int. 2017 Aug;38(8):838-846. doi: 10.1177/1071100717704941. Epub 2017 May 5.
Lam P, Lee M, Xing J, Di Nallo M. Percutaneous Surgery for Mild to Moderate Hallux Valgus. Foot Ankle Clin. 2016 Sep;21(3):459-77. doi: 10.1016/j.fcl.2016.04.001.
