Rate My Professor Kaitlyn My Tu Lam

Kaitlyn My Tu Lam, MBBS, FRACP, serves as a cardiologist in the Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant Service at Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch, Western Australia. She holds academic affiliations with Curtin University within the Faculty of Health Sciences, including the Curtin Medical School and the School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science. Her career encompasses clinical practice in advanced cardiology and collaborative research efforts focused on cardiovascular physiology and rehabilitation.

Her research specializations include the impact of exercise training on vascular and cardiac function in chronic heart failure patients and those with left ventricular assist devices. Key publications feature 'The Impact of Exercise Training on Conduit Artery Wall Thickness in Chronic Heart Failure Patients' (2011, Hypertension), co-authored with A.J. Maiorana, G. O'Driscoll, and D.J. Green; 'High-intensity interval training in patients with left ventricular assist devices: The Heart Pump Exercise (HePEX) study' (2020, Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation), with I. Moreno-Suarez and A. Scheer; 'The Impact of Distinct Exercise Training Modalities on Right Ventricular Function in Heart Failure' (2020, Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography), with N.S.R. Lan, L.H. Naylor, and others; 'Successful Explant of a Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device' (2014, Artificial Organs); and 'Six-Month Progression of Massive Left Ventricular Thrombus After HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation' (2024, CJC Open), with N.S.R. Lan. She has collaborated extensively with Curtin researchers such as Andrew Maiorana, Louise H. Naylor, and Daniel J. Green. Her body of work has accumulated 262 citations on ResearchGate, contributing to advancements in cardiac rehabilitation and mechanical circulatory support.