Phillip Hong Lam MD FACC
Heart Failure & Transplantation
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist
3800 Reservoir Rd NWDept of MedicineWashington, DC 20007
Fax+1 877-303-1460
Overview of Dr. Lam
Dr. Phillip Lam is a Cardiologist based in Washington, DC, with a subspeciality in Heart Failure & Transplantation. He completed his education and fellowships at renowned institutions like the University of Vermont College of Medicine and MedStar Health/Georgetown-Washington Hospital Center. He also completed a specialized fellowship in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Dr. Lam has expertise in managing cardiogenic shock, cardiomyopathies, sarcoidosis-related cardiomyopathy, lvad, and heart failure and transplantation. Furthermore, his contributions to research in his field are significant, having authored several publications in high-impact journals like 'The American Journal of Cardiology' and 'Circulation. Heart Failure'.
Education & Training
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's HospitalFellowship, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, 2018 - 2019
MedStar Health Georgetown UniversityFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2015 - 2018- MedStar Health Georgetown University/Georgetown HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2015
University of Vermont College of MedicineClass of 2011
Certifications & Licensure
MD State Medical License 2022 - 2028
VA State Medical License 2013 - 2028
DC State Medical License 2011 - 2026
MA State Medical License 2018 - 2019
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine- American Board of Internal Medicine Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
- American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Inpatient Initiation of Target-Dose ACE Inhibitors and Lower Risk of Death or Kidney Failure in Veterans With HFrEF: Results From the National DCVA-HF Registry.Cherinne Arundel, Venkatesh K Raman, Sijian Zhang, Helen M Sheriff, Jessica J Logan
Journal of Cardiac Failure. 2026-08-21 - Clinical Impact of Heart Failure Readmissions in HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device Recipients.Flavia Tejada Frisancho, Richa Gupta, Zhi Li, Ezequiel J Molina, Ajay Kadakkal
ASAIO Journal. 2026-08-17 - Target Versus Below-Target Dose ACE Inhibitors in U.S. Veterans with HFpEF: Differential Outcomes by CKD Status.Frederick Lu, Amiya A Ahmed, Sijian Zhang, Venkatesh K Raman, Samir S Patel
European Journal of Heart Failure. 2026-07-30
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Member
- Heart Failure Society of America - HFSAMember
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