Medicine by Day, Writing by Night… June 13, 2019 – Posted in: New Releases, News

There’s a fantastic article over on the Daily Hampshire Gazette that features our very own Doctor Andrew Lam, author extraordinaire, and his new release Repentance.

Here’s a brief snippet:

You might think an eye surgeon wouldn’t have time to write books — and if he somehow did, he’d be writing about medicine.

But Andrew Lam pretty much confounds those assumptions.

Lam, a retinal surgeon, ophthalmologist and ophthalmology professor in Springfield, is also the author of three books, all published within the last six years. His debut work, “Saving Sight,” offered both a first-person account of his work and profiles of several modern doctors who made early advances in eye surgery and treating ocular diseases. But more recently, Lam has turned to something different: novels that plumb less well-known aspects of World War II.

In a way, it’s not a surprise. Lam, who lives in Longmeadow, majored in history at Yale University as an undergraduate, concentrating on Chinese history, U.S.-East Asian relations and military history. He once contemplated going on to study history at the graduate and doctorate level before opting instead to attend medical school — a decision, he says, that was partly inspired by his father’s career as a cardiologist.

Pop on over here to read the whole thing:
https://www.gazettenet.com/From-eye-surgery-to-writing-novels-Andrew-Lam-covers-a-lot-of-ground-25409657