Emily Ka Yi Tam, MD, MPH
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Emily Ka Yi Tam, MD, MPH, is a board-certified ophthalmologist who specializes in caring for children and adults. In addition to treating vision conditions, the procedures she performs include eye muscle realignment, cataract removal, lens implant, tear duct probing, removal of eyelid lesions and eyelid repair.
Languages: Cantonese, English, MandarinCertification: American Board of OphthalmologyProfessional School: David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)Residency: Boston University Medical Center, Ophthalmology (Boston, MA)Fellowship: Seattle Children’s Hospital, Pediatric Ophthalmology (Seattle, WA)Medical Groups: Mary Bridge Children's, MultiCareResearch:Tam EK, Port A, Martin D, Fridman G, Ness S, Siegel NH. Ocular syphilis resurgence in an urban underserved community in the United States. Int J Ophthalmol. 2022 Aug 18;15(8):1357-1362. doi: 10.18240/ijo.2022.08.20. PMID: 36017039; PMCID: PMC9358170.
Liebman DL, Tam EK, Lithgow MY, Kane JE, Fischbein NJ, Lefebvre DR, Chwalisz BK, Gaier ED. Optic Perineuritis Associated With Cryptococcal Meningitis Presenting With a "Hot Orbit" in a Patient With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia. J Neuroophthalmol. 2022 Mar 23. doi: 10.1097/WNO.0000000000001538. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35421041.
Tam EK, Laver NV, Thakore-James M, et al. ARHGEF-10 gene mutation presenting as orbital inflammatory syndrome. BMJ Case Reports. 2022;15:e245475.
Tam EK, Elhusseiny AM, Shah AS, Mantagos IS, VanderVeen DK. Etiology and outcomes of childhood glaucoma at a tertiary referral center. J AAPOS. 2022 Apr 7:S1091-8531(22)00064-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2021.12.009. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35398512.
Tam EK, Harrell M, Siegel N. Understanding the Lack of Under-represented Racial and Ethnic Minorities in Ophthalmology. Journal of Academic Ophthalmology. 2021. Doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1736495
Tam EK, Dong X. Survey of Residency Directors' Views on Entrepreneurship. JMIR Med Educ. 2021 Apr 14;7(2):e19079. doi: 10.2196/19079. PMID: 33851929; PMCID: PMC8082379.
Tam EK, De Arrigunaga S, Shah M, Kefella H, Soriano S, Rowe S. Patient and Clinician Satisfaction With Shared Medical Appointments for Glaucoma. Semin Ophthalmol. 2021 Mar 15:1-6. doi: 10.1080/08820538.2021.1896758. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33720810.
Tam, EK, Ness S, Peeler, C. Exudative Hemorrhagic Retinopathy Related to All-Trans Retinoic Acid Differentiation Syndrome in a Patient with Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia. International Journal of Ophthalmology. 2021; 14(2). PMID: 33614465
Tam EK, Mehravaran S, Young A, Duarte PB, Mondino K, Coleman AL. Relationship between Geography and Refractive Error from the UCLA Preschool Vision Program. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2020;:1-7. PMID: 32669011
Elhusseiny AM, Jamerson EC, Menshawey R, Tam EK, El Sayed YM. Collector Channels: Role and Evaluation in Schlemm’s Canal Surgery. Current Eye Research. 2019;. PMID: 32449380
Tam EK, Gilbert AL. Spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid leak and idiopathic intracranial hypertension. Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 2019; 30(6):467-471. PMID: 31449087
Leng Y, Tam EK, Falavarjani KG, Tsui I. Effect of Age and Myopia on Retinal Microvasculature. Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers Imaging Retina. 2018;49(12):925-931. PMID: 30566699
Tam EK, Lonngi M, Demer JL. MRI findings of contralateral oculomotor nerve palsy in Parry-Romberg syndrome. Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep. 2018;10:81-83. PMID: 29780922
Tam EK, Golchet P , Yung M, Decroos C, Spirn M, Lehman Clark L, Ambresin A, Tsui I. Ischemic Central Retinal Vein Occlusion in the Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Era. Retina, 2018: 38(2), 292-298. PMID: 28207609
