About Us
Meet the Team
Conditions & Procedures
Patient Stories
Patient Center
Research
- Thoracic ERAS Program
- Clincial Trials
Thoracic Oncology Clinical Trials
Program Labs
- Alaoui Lab
- Thoracic Oncology Lab
- Kratz Lab
Education & Training
Residency Program
- Thoracic Surgery Residency Program
- Thoracic Surgery Residents
News & Events
Education
Stanford University, B.A., Human Biology, Comparative Literature, 2017
Research Interests
- bioethis
- end-of-life care
- geriatric oncology
- health disparities
- medical anthropology
- medical humanities
- palliative care
Biography
Vivian Lam is a clinical research coordinator in the Thoracic Oncology Program at UCSF. She is deeply invested in end-of-life and palliative care, and finding ways to improve quality of life for terminally ill patients.
Her ongoing work in end-of-life and palliative care ranges from academic research, online course development, start-up design, and journalism. Public service and advocacy continue to be guiding cornerstones of her professional life.
Her undergraduate years at Stanford were focused on research and scholarship in the medical humanities, medical anthropology, and storytelling as ethical practice.
Posters & Oral Presentations
- Sandy Chan, LCSW; Odette Spruyt, MBChB; Karl Lorenz, MD; Gary Hsin, MD; Kavitha Ramchandran, MD; Nandini Vallath, MD; Vivian Lam, BA. Online Palliative Care Course Viability for Healthcare Professionals in India. 2017 November-December. International Palliative Care Network Conference.