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Christina Lam, MD

Assistant Professor

Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Dermatology

MD, McGill University

Websites

	Dermatology Faculty
	Boston Medical Center Provider Profile

ORCID : 0000-0002-4761-5163

Christina Lam, MD is an Assistant Professor of Dermatology at the Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. She is board-certified in Dermatology both in Canada and the US.

After receiving her medical degree from McGill University, Dr. Lam completed her dermatology residency at University of Montreal, training at affiliated adult and pediatric health care centers in the Greater Montreal area. She went on to pursue specialized fellowship training in Dermatology-Rheumatology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.

Dr. Lam’s clinical and research interests encompass connective tissue diseases, such as cutaneous lupus, dermatomyositis, and morphea, and complex medical dermatology, including sarcoidosis and vasculitis. She currently leads a subspecialty Rheumatologic Dermatology Clinic at Boston Medical Center, in which individualized and advanced therapies are coordinated for these challenging diseases.

BU Research

Resident Quality Improvement
01/01/2024 - 12/31/2025 (PI)
American Academy of Dermatology

A Phase 1 Study Evaluating the Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of Single Doses of BIIB059 in Healthy volunteers and Subjects with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
04/09/2015 - 04/08/2020 (PI)
Biogen Idec

Vasculitis Clinical Research Consortium-ARAMIS Pilot
01/01/2017 - 08/31/2019 (Subcontract PI)
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania NIH NIAMS
5U54AR057319-16

A Pilot Study to Evaluate Using Tape Harvesting to Collect RNA from the Upper Epidermis of Healthy Volunteers and Subjects with Discoid Lupus, Subjects with Subacute Cutaneous Lupus, Subjects with Sys
08/04/2015 - 08/03/2016 (PI)
Biogen Idec

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Yr	Title	Project-Sub Proj	Pubs

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Cole HL, Mumber HE, Dugas JN, Forman LS, Lam CS, Shen LY. Prevalence of comorbidities among pediatric patients with hidradenitis suppurativa at a safety-net hospital. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2025 Aug 18. PMID: 40835130

Calderon-Casellas C, Mumber H, Waterman DR, Kissin EY, Mehan WA, York MR, Lam CS. En Coup D'une Veine: Anatomy of a Novel Morphea Mimicker. Int J Dermatol. 2025 Dec; 64(12):2327-2329.View Related Profiles.

Lam, Christina
Kissin, Eugene
York, Michael

PMID: 40515375

Shih A, Riopelle A, Ordan A, Sanchez S, Bhawan J, Lam CS. Optimizing Dermatological Care Triage in a Safety-Net Hospital: Retrospective Analysis of Diagnoses and In-Person Referrals. South Med J. 2024 Oct; 117(10):577-581.View Related Profiles.

Lam, Christina
Bhawan, Jag

PMID: 39366681

Pilitsi E, Kennamer B, Trepanowski N, Gonzalez R, Trojanowski M, Phillips T, Lam CS. Cannabis arteritis presenting with Raynaud's and digital ulcerations: a case-based review of a controversial thromboangiitis obliterans-like condition. Clin Rheumatol. 2023 Jul; 42(7):1981-1985.View Related Profiles.

Lam, Christina
Trojanowski, Marcin
Phillips, Tania

PMID: 37097526

Trepanowski N, De La Garza H, Goldminz J, Lam CS, Vashi NA. The impact of skin disfigurement in patients with autoimmune connective tissue disorders on quality of life, willingness-to-pay, and time trade-off: A cross-sectional analysis. JAAD Int. 2023 Mar; 10:48-50.View Related Profiles.

Lam, Christina
Vashi, Neelam

PMID: 36636102; PMCID: PMC9829751; DOI: 10.1016/j.jdin.2022.10.008;

Trepanowski N, Coleman EL, Melson G, Brem CE, Lam CS. Erythrodermic psoriasis after COVID-19 vaccination. JAAD Case Rep. 2022 Oct; 28:123-126.View Related Profiles.

Brem, Candice
Lam, Christina
Melson, Gabriella

PMID: 35966353; PMCID: PMC9364664; DOI: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2022.07.041;

Creadore A, Watchmaker J, Maymone MBC, Pappas L, Vashi NA, Lam C. Cosmetic treatment in patients with autoimmune connective tissue diseases: Best practices for patients with lupus erythematosus. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2020 Aug; 83(2):343-363.View Related Profiles.

Lam, Christina
Vashi, Neelam

PMID: 32360722

Ho JD, Kam SA, Al-Haseni A, Markova A, Sahni D, Lam C, Goldberg LJ, Bhawan J. Benign and malignant hybrid adnexal tumors in a patient with epidermodysplasia verruciformis. J Cutan Pathol. 2017 Nov; 44(11):969-973.View Related Profiles.

Lam, Christina
Sahni, Debjani
Bhawan, Jag
Goldberg, Lynne

PMID: 28796338

Garg A, Besen J, Legler A, Lam CS. Factors Associated With Point-of-Care Treatment Decisions for Hidradenitis Suppurativa. JAMA Dermatol. 2016 May 01; 152(5):553-7. PMID: 26843464; DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2015.4593;

Lam C, Liu SW, Townsend HB, Femia AN, Qureshi AA, Vleugels RA. Development and Pilot Testing of the Cutaneous Lupus Screening Tool. JAMA Dermatol. 2016 Jan; 152(1):60-6. PMID: 26509244; DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2015.3088;

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Liu SW, Velez NF, Lam C, Femia A, Granter SR, Townsend HB, Vleugels RA. Dermatomyositis induced by anti-tumor necrosis factor in a patient with juvenile idiopathic arthritis. JAMA Dermatol. 2013 Oct; 149(10):1204-8. PMID: 23986394; DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2013.5220;

Femia AN, Eastham AB, Lam C, Merola JF, Qureshi AA, Vleugels RA. Intravenous immunoglobulin for refractory cutaneous dermatomyositis: a retrospective analysis from an academic medical center. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2013 Oct; 69(4):654-7. PMID: 24034377; DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2013.06.007;

Funaro D, Krasny M, Lam C, Desy D, Sauthier P, Bouffard D. Extramammary Paget disease: epidemiology and association to cancer in a Quebec-based population. J Low Genit Tract Dis. 2013 Apr; 17(2):167-74. PMID: 23343698; DOI: 10.1097/LGT.0b013e31825f4b4f;

Lam C, Vleugels RA. Images in clinical medicine. Epidermolysis bullosa acquisita. N Engl J Med. 2013 Mar 28; 368(13):e17. PMID: 23534583; DOI: 10.1056/NEJMicm1204895;

Lam C, Vleugels RA. Management of cutaneous dermatomyositis. Dermatol Ther. 2012 Mar-Apr; 25(2):112-34. PMID: 22741932; DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8019.2012.01491.x;

Paquette K, Cheng MP, McGillivray D, Lam C, Quach C. Is a lumbar puncture necessary when evaluating febrile infants (30 to 90 days of age) with an abnormal urinalysis? Pediatr Emerg Care. 2011 Nov; 27(11):1057-61. PMID: 22068068; DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e318235ea18;

Al Dhaybi R, Lam C, Hatami A, Powell J, McCuaig C, Kokta V. Targetoid hemosiderotic hemangiomas (hobnail hemangiomas) are vascular lymphatic malformations: a study of 12 pediatric cases. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2012 Jan; 66(1):116-20. PMID: 21798621; DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2011.05.025;

Lam C, Funaro D. Extramammary Paget's disease: Summary of current knowledge. Dermatol Clin. 2010 Oct; 28(4):807-26. PMID: 20883922; DOI: 10.1016/j.det.2010.08.002;

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Bar chart showing 18 publications over 11 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2013