Dr. Lau is a Distinguished Teacher at the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa, Vice Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and the Director of Joy at Work at the Department.
He is also the Clinical Director of the EHR and Informatics at the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre. He is a graduate of the University of Ottawa medical school, and completed his residency in psychiatry and fellowship in Geriatric Psychiatry at the University of Ottawa. He has won awards locally and nationally for recognition of teaching, mentorship, advocacy and leadership in Wellness.