Dr. Nam completed his urology residency training program in 2001 at the University of Toronto and a clinical uro-oncology fellowship at Princess Margaret Hospital and Sunnybrook and Women’s College Health Sciences Centre. During his residency, he earned a Masters degree in Clinical Epidemiology, through the Surgical Scientist Program, with his thesis focusing on prostate cancer genetics.

His research interests include bioinformatics and the genetic epidemiology of prostate cancer. His publications include papers describing the role of the androgen receptor gene, SRD5A2 gene and the hK2 protein in prostate cancer detection and progression.