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Clin Asst Prof Lim See Lim

MBBS, FRCSGlasg(Gen.Surg), FRCSEd (Gen Surg)

Senior Consultant

National Heart Centre Singapore

Specialty: Cardiothoracic Surgery

Conditions Treated by this Doctor:
Aneurysm, Aortic Dissection, Aortic Surgery, Aortic Valve Disease, Aortic Valve Regurgitation, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Atrial Fibrillation, Atrial Myxoma, Atrial Septal Defect, Atrial Septal Defect, Bicuspid Aortic Valve, Cardiac Tamponade, Cardiovascular Disease, Chest Pain, Chest Pain, Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG), Extra-Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO), Infectious endocarditis, Infective Endocarditis, Maze Surgery, Mitral Valve Disease, Mitral Valve Prolapse, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Mitral Valve Stenosis, Off-Pump/ Beating Heart Surgery, Pericardial Effusion, Pericarditis, Pulmonary Embolism, Tricuspid Valve Disease, Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation, Valve Repair / Replacement, Valvular Heart Disease.

Clinical Appointments

Senior Consultant Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery National Heart Centre Singapore

Profile

Clinical Assistant Professor Lim See Lim is a Senior Consultant with the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the National Heart Centre Singapore (NHCS). He is also the Director of the Operating Theatre at NHCS. He was the Deputy Head (Cardiac), Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at NHCS from 2017 to April 2022.

Clin Asst Prof Lim performs adult cardiac surgery including coronary artery bypass grafting and heart valve surgery. His subspecialty interest is in mitral valve repair and surgery for atrial fibrillation.

Education

FRCSEd (Gen Surg), 1997
FRCSGlasg (Gen.Surg), 1997
MBBS, 1991

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

Senior Consultant, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, National Heart Centre Singapore
Clinical Assistant Professor, Duke-NUS Medical School
Academy of Medicine, Fellow of the Academy of Medicine (FAMS), from 1 May 2022
Medical Malpractice Insurance, Member, 2017 - Present
Academic Medicine Education Institute (AM.EI), Member, from 25 June 2013
Chapter of Cardiothoracic Surgeons, College of Surgeons, Singapore, Honorary Secretary, 2009-2011, 2011 - 2013
Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia, Member, from 2012
Chapter of Cardiothoracic Surgeons, College of Surgeons, Singapore, Elected Member, 2007 - 2009, 2005 - 2007
Singapore Cardiac Society, Member, from 2000
Fellowship in Cardiac Surgery at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA, 2003
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh and Glasgow, from 1997

Awards

Singapore Health Quality Service Award (SHQSA) 2022 – Gold
Singapore Health Quality Service Award (SHQSA) for the period April 2017 to March 2018 – Silver
Singapore Health Quality Service Award (SHQSA) for the period April 2013 to March 2014 – Star
Productivity Award for Year 2013
Singapore Health Quality Service Award (SHQSA) 2014 – Gold
Singapore Health Quality Service Award (SHQSA) for the period April 2011 to March 2012 – Silver
Long Service Award (20 years) – 2012
Public Service Tennis Tournament 2008 – Champion
NHC Service Quality – Gold Award for Year 2008
NHC Service Quality Silver Award for the period of Oct to Dec 07
NHC Service Quality Bronze Award (2nd) for the period of Oct to Dec 06
NHC Service Quality Bronze Award for the period of Oct to Dec 05

Research Interests

Valve Repair
Arrhythmia Surgery

Publications

Refereed articles

Therapeutic Hypothermia May Improve Neurological Outcomes in Extracorporeal Life Support For Adult Cardiac Arrest. Pang YK P, Wee HL G, Huang MJ, Hoo EE A, Ismail MTS, Chao TT V, Soon JL, Kerk KL, Zakir HAS, Sin YK, Lim CH. Heart Lung Circulation 2017. PII: S1443-9506(17)30016-1 DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2016.11.022
Therapeutic Hypothermia In Adult Patients Receiving Extracorporeal Life Support: Early Results Of A Randomized Controlled Study. Pang YK P, Wee HL G, Hoo EE A, Ismail MTS, Lim SL, Tan TE, Loh YJ, Kerk KL, Sin YK, Lim CH. Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2016;11(1):43 DOI: 10.1186/S13019-0437-8
Surgical Management Of Infective Endocarditis: An Analysis Of Early And Late Outcome. Pang PYK, Sin SK, Lim CH, Tan TE, Lim SL, Chao VTT, Chua YL. European Journal Of Cardiothoracic Surgery (2014)1-7 DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezu281
Is It Possible To Predict The Risk Of Ischaemic Bowel After Cardiac Surgery? Yap KH, Chua KC, Lim SL, Sin YK
Interactive Cardiovascular And Thoracic Surgery 2014 Sept;19(3):494-8 DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivu145
Outcome And Survival Analysis Of Surgical Repair Of Post-Infarction Ventricular Septal Rupture. Pang PYK, Sin YK, Lim CH, Tan TE, Lim SL, Chao VTT, Su JW, Chua YL. Journal Of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2013, 8:44
DOI:10.1186/1749-8090-8-44
Iliofemoral Anatomy Among Asians: Implications For Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation. Chiam PT, Koh AS, Ewe SH, Sin YK, Chao VTT, Ng CK, Lee CY, Lim YP, Su JW, Lim SL, Tan TE, Lim CH, Tan SY, Chua TS, Koh TH, Chua YL. International Journal of Cardiology 2013 Aug 20;167(4):1373-9 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.04.001
Combined Bipolar / Unipolar Radiofrequency Maze Is Superior To Unipolar Maze In Concomitant Surgery. Chua YL, Soon JL, Nasakazu Nakao, Lim SL. Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare 2011 Volume 20 Number 4
Bioprosthetic Mitral Valve Thrombosis in a patient in Sinus Rhythm after the Radiofrequency Maze Procedure. Masakazu Nakao, Lim SL, Chua YL. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2006;132:1464-1465
Posterior Pericardial Approach for Ascending-to-descending Aortic Bypass for Anastomotic Leak of infected Interpositional Graft. Masakazu Nakao, Lim SL, Tay KH, Chua YL. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2005;130:946-7
Mitral Valve Repair for Mitral Regurgitation. Lim SL. NHC Newsletter: June 2005.
Endoscopic Vein Harvesting For Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. Tan TE, Lim SL. NHC Newsletter: June 2005
Surgery for Atrial Fibrillation. Chua YL, Lim SL. NHC Newsletter: March 2005.
Beyond Ortner’s Syndrome – Unusual Pulmonary Complications of the Giant Left Atrium. GC Phua, Philip Eng, SL Lim, YL Chua. Annals Academy of Medicine Singapore 2005;34:642-5
Recurrent Left Lung Collapse Caused by Giant Left Atrium. Ghee Chee Phua, Philip Eng, SL Lim, YL Chua
Singapore General Hospital, Singapore. 126(4):932 (S) – Chest Meeting Abstracts, 2004
Surgery for Atrial Fibrillation. Lim SL, Chua YL. Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore 33(4):432-6, 2004 July
Ten Thousand Cardiopulmonary Perfusions at Singapore General Hospital. Lim SL, John Ng, Chua YL
SGH Proceedings Vol 7 No 3 1998.
Clinical Outcome and Bowel Function following Total Abdominal Colectomy and Ileorectal Anastomosis in the Oriental Population. Eu KW, Lim SL, Seow-Choen F, Leong AF, Ho YH. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum 41(2):215-8, 1998 February

Research Trials

Completed

Double-Blind Multicentre Study of the Safety And Efficacy of Parecoxib followed by Valdecoxib Compared to Placebo for Treatment of Post-Surgical Pain in Patients who have Coronary Bypass Graft via Median Sternotomy (PARA)
Co-investigator
A Randomized, Controlled, Parallel Group, Multi-Center Open Label Study Comparing Commonly Used Surgical Skin Preparation Solutions in Combination with Kimberly-Clark InteguSeal* Microbial Sealant versus Commonly Used Surgical Skin Preparation Solutions to Reduce Skin Flora Contamination
Co-Investigator
A multi-center, randomized, double-blind, parallel group, placebo controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of activated recombinant factor VII (rFVIIa/NovoSeven®) in the treatment of post-operative bleeding in patients following cardiac surgery requiring cardiopulmonary bypass
Co-Investigator
A Randomised Multicenter, Double-Blind, Group-Sequential Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Immunogenicity, and Safety of a Single Dose of Merck 0657nl Staphylococcus Aureus Vaccine (V710) in Adult Patients Scheduled for Cardiothoracic Surgery
Principal investigator: Lim Chong Hee
Co-Investigators: Sin Yoong Kong, Chua Yeow Leng, Lim See Lim, Tan Teing Ee, Lim Yeong Phang, Victor Chao, Su Jang Wen, Loh Yee Jim, Mathew C Jose, Tina Koh