Guests were treated to a compelling evening with award-winning author and surgeon Andrew Lam, M.D., as he spoke about his parallel career as a historian and writer and the stories behind his latest book, The Masters of Medicine: Our Greatest Triumphs in the Race to Cure Humanity's Deadliest Diseases. Drawing on his background in both military history and modern medicine, Dr. Lam explored how war has repeatedly accelerated medical innovation, highlighting how the events of D-Day inspired one courageous surgeon to take unprecedented risks and ultimately launch a brand-new surgical specialty. The photographs that follow capture the energy of the event and the audience’s engagement with Dr. Lam’s powerful blend of history, medicine, and storytelling.
