Profile
Dr Lim is a Senior Consultant Obstetrician, Gynaecologist and Urogynaecologist at the Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Singapore General Hospital. He completed his subspecialty fellowship in Urogynaecology and Advanced Female Pelvic Floor Reconstructive Surgery in England, at the University College London Hospitals (The Whittington Hospital, University College London Hospital, Department of Uro-Neurology at The National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery) and John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford.
His areas of clinical practice include obstetrics (childbirth), general gynaecology, female pelvic floor reconstructive surgery (urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse), benign gynaecology minimally-invasive surgery, postpartum pelvic floor preventive medicine and intrapartum management and obstetric emergencies.
Being a urogynaecologist, he also pioneered and lead the Postnatal Assessment Service in the Department of O&G at the SGH which is a first of its kind postpartum service in Singapore.
Besides his clinical roles, he is involved in both the undergraduate and postgraduate medical education. His undergraduate teaching role includes being a senior clinical lecturer at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS, as well as Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Duke-NUS Graduate School of Medicine (SingHealth). His postgraduate academic role comprises the SingHealth Residency Transitional Year Core Faculty and SingHealth PGY1 Core Faculty as well as Physician Faculty under the SingHealth Residency Programme.
Education
- FAMS, Fellow of the Academy of Medicine Singapore 2013
- Master of Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, National University of Singapore 2010
- MRCOG (UK), Membership of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of United Kingdom 2010
- MBBS, National University of Singapore 2003
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Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships
- Committee, Pelvic Floor Disorder Service (PFDS), Singapore General Hospital
- Committee, International Committee Representative (IRC) of the Royal College of the Obstetricians & Gynaecologists (United Kingdom)
- Management Committee, Ambulatory Surgery Centre (ASC), Singapore General Hospital
- SingHealth Employee Engagement Survey Committee
- Member, Obstetrics and Gynaecology Society of Singapore (OGSS)
- Member, International Urogynaecology Association (IUGA)
- Member, British Society of Urogynaecology (BSUG)
- Member, Academic Medicine Education Institute (AM•EI)
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Awards
- EXSA Service Excellence Award 2009
- Certificate of Appreciation “Singapore Asian Youth Games 2009” Ministry of Health (Singapore) Olympic Council of Asia
- Service with a Heart award (SGH Service Quality Award Winner) February 2012
- Certificate of Commendation (Being a Role Model to the Class of 2014) NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
- NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence CFS (AY 12/13)
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Publications
- Lim SK, Tan PK. An Unusual Case of Rudimentary Uterine Horn Ectopic Pregnancy. Ann Acad Med Singapore. Feb 2012;41(2):94-2
- 2.Tan WK, Lim SK, Tan LK, B D. Does Low Molecular Weight Heparin (LMWH) Improve Live Birth Rate In Pregnant Women With Thrombophilic Disorders : A Systematic Review. Singapore Med Journal. Oct 2012 Oct;53(10):659-6
- 3.Tan SQ, Lim SK, Tan HK. Challenges in the Management of a Rare Case of Extensive Retroperitoneal Haemangioma in A Pregnant Woman.Singapore Med Journal. Nov 2014; 55(11): e177-e179
- 4.Lim SK, Yu SL. Role of DHEA in Improving Diminished Ovarian Reserve in Assisted Reproductive Programmes: A Prospective Observational Study. British Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. Apr 2015; 122(S1): 37
- 5.Lim SK, Goh WL, Chua HL. A Review of the Correlation between Clinical and Urodynamic Diagnosis in Identifying Overactive Bladder Urinary Incontinence: The Singapore General Hospital Experience. British Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. Apr 2015: 122(S1): 334-335
10 abstracts in local and international scientific meetings as of 2015
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