Dr. Lim Chong Hee
Mount Elizabeth Hospital Singapore
Dr Lim Chong Hee is a cardiothoracic surgeon at Mount Elizabeth Hospitals, Singapore.
Dr Lim has 28 years of clinical experience in cardiothoracic surgery. His clinical interests are in Minimally-Invasive Lung Surgery, Mediastinal Tumour Surgery, Esophagectomy for esophageal cancers and Pulmonary Embolectomy & Endarterectomy surgery, Heart Valve Repair and Replacement, Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery, Aortic Aneurysm Surgery, He has special interest in Heart/Lung Failure pioneering in Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) and implantation of Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVAD) for heart failure patients.
He graduated from the National University of Singapore in 1990, and later became a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, UK in 1994. He furthered his training in cardiothoracic surgery at Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, USA from 1999 – 2001, where he trained among cardiothoracic experts.
He is a visiting consultant to the National Heart Centre Singapore, and is a member of the Chapter of Cardiothoracic Surgeons in the College of Surgeons, Singapore. There, he has served in various positions, such as honorary secretary from 2005 – 2009 and chairman from 2009 – 2013. He is also a member of the Singapore Thoracic Society.
Certification & Qualification:
- MBBS
- FRCS
- CTBS
- FAMS
Language:
- English
