Profile
Dr Lim graduated from Monash School of Medicine, Australia and subsequently completed his Anaesthesiology training at Singhealth group of healthcare institutions. He later went on to subspecialise in Pain Medicine and is familiar with managing chronic pain conditions including chronic back/neck pain, spinal stenosis, facet/sacroiliac joint dysfunction, chronic knee pain/osteoarthritis through medications and interventional procedures. Dr Lim is familiar and performs regular procedures including epidural steroid injections, intraarticular injections and radiofrequency ablation to reduce transmission of pain.
Dr Lim is a strong proponent of multi-disciplinary co-management of chronic pain and works closely with various disciplines such as Orthopaedic Surgeons, Rehabilitative Medicine, Rheumatologist, Neurologist, Physiotherapists and Acupuncturists to provide the optimal outcomes for various pain conditions.
Besides clinical work, Dr Lim is involved in medical education and research. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor at Duke-NUS Medical School, Clinical Senior Lecturer at NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and Clinical Teacher at Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine. He also assists Division of Graduate Medical Studies, NUS, as a tutor for Master of Medicine (Anaesthesiology) Part B course.
Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships
- Member, Blood Transfusion Committee SKH
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Awards
- Service with a heart award 2023
- Singapore Health Quality Service Award 2024
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Publications
- Lim ZW, Liu CW, Chan DX. Interventional therapies for management of hip fracture pain peri-operatively: A review article. Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare. 2022;31. doi:10.1177/20101058221106282
- Teng ASW, Boo AYY, Lim ZW. Management of chronic non-cancer pain in primary care. Singapore Med J. 2023 Feb;64(2):115-120. doi: 10.4103/singaporemedj.SMJ-2021-126. PMID: 36814175; PMCID: PMC10071848.
- Lin X, Liu CW, Goh QY, Sim EY, Chan SKT, Lim ZW, Chan DXH. Pericapsular nerve group (PENG) block for early pain management of elderly patients with hip fracture: a single-center double-blind randomized controlled trial. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2023 Apr 13:rapm-2022-104117. doi: 10.1136/rapm-2022-104117. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37055189.
- Leong XYA, Lim ZW, Li LW, et al. A blended learning program focusing on comprehensive opioid management in pain (COMP): A pilot program. Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare. 2023;32. doi:10.1177/20101058231224494
- Goh JCH, Gn YM, Tan DJA, Lim ZW. High spinal anaesthesia during local anaesthetic skin infiltration at the cervical facet joint. Anaesth Rep. 2024 Nov 18;12(2):e12334.
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