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Wing Lam is a surgical outcomes researcher whose work centers on the volume-outcome relationship in complex pancreatic surgery, particularly pancreatoduodenectomy. His most cited study, "Impact of Merging two high-volume Centers on Patient Outcome" (2025), investigates whether the well-documented volume-outcome relationship plateaus beyond annual center volumes of 40–50 procedures—a critical question for health policy and hospital consolidation. By analyzing the merger of two high-volume centers, Lam provides rare, real-world evidence on whether further centralization improves patient outcomes or yields diminishing returns. His work challenges assumptions about surgical volume thresholds and informs debates on regionalizing complex care. With 1 citation to date, this paper is gaining traction among health services researchers and pancreatic surgeons. Lam’s contributions are notable for bridging clinical surgery and health systems research, offering data-driven insights that could reshape how high-risk procedures are organized. His findings have implications for hospital networks, patient referral patterns, and quality improvement initiatives in pancreatic surgery.
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- 1Impact of Merging two high-volume Centers on Patient Outcome1 citations · 2025