Following a tradition of European training in maxillofacial surgery, he studied and obtained both a dental degree and a medical degree at the Medical College of Virginia. Dr. Lynam completed a residency program in oral and maxillofacial surgery. With a strong desire to operate on all parts of the body, he completed several years of general surgery training before entering the plastic surgery training program at the Medical College of Virginia. He spent an additional one-year fellowship in cosmetic surgery under internationally-respected Dr. Howard Tobin at the Cosmetic Surgical Center of Texas.