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Dr Susan Lim

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  • About me

    Creator, songwriter, at the intersection of science, technology with music in Performing Arts, Surgeon, pioneer in transplantation & robotics, researcher PhD Cantab, swimmer , skier, storyteller, yogi.

  • Education

    • Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh

      1984 - 1984
      FRCS (Gold medal) General Surgery

    • Royal College of Surgeons Glasgow

      1984 - 1984
      FRCS General Surgery

    • University of Cambridge

      1985 - 1988
      PhD transplantation Immunology

      clinical training in kidney, liver transplantation

    • Raffles Institution

      1972 - 1973
      A levels Pre-Medicine

    • Monash University

      1974 - 1979
      MBBS(Hons 1) Medicine

  • Experience

    • Churchill College, University of Cambridge

      Sept 1985 - Dec 1988
      Alumna

      PHD in transplantation Immunology

    • Department of Surgery, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge UK

      Oct 1985 - Sept 1988
      Surgical Transplant Fellow (visiting)

      harvested donor organs (livers, kidneys) throughout UK and western Europe for clinical transplantation, and trained in liver, kidney and pancreas transplantation under Sir Roy Calne

    • University of Cambridge

      Jan 1989 - now
      Alumnus

    • National University Hospital, Singapore

      Jan 1989 - Jan 1991
      Senior Lecturer in Surgery

      Did the first successful cadaveric liver transplant for Singapore and Asia in 1990, also the longest surviving in Asia to date

    • National University of Singapore

      Jan 1991 - Apr 1995
      Associate Professor in Surgery

      performed the first successful cadaveric liver transplantation for Singapore and Asia in 1990http://infopedia.nl.sg/articles/SIP_86_2005-01-28.html

    • Susan Lim Surgery / Group Surgical Practice

      Apr 1995 - Jul 2013
      Surgeon

      General surgeon with special interest in cancer surgery and robotic technology. Pioneered the da vinci Robotic general surgery program for singapore in 2004

    • Computer Motion Inc

      May 2003 - Jul 2003
      Robotic Medical Director (Asia)

      Following a period of training at Computer Motion Inc in Santa Barbara, was appointed Robotic Medical Director for Asia in May 2003 until its merger with Intuitive Surgical that year.

    • Parkway Centre for Robotic Surgery (Training and Development)

      Feb 2005 - Jan 2006
      Chairman

      performed the first da Vinci Robotic General Surgical procedure at the Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore in 2004.

    • National University of Singapore

      Apr 2005 - Jun 2012
      Adjunct Research Associate Professor

      co-principal investigator on an adult stem cell research project

    • Blizard Institute of Cell and Molecular Science

      Apr 2005 - Mar 2008
      Visiting Professor

    • Trinity College, the University of Melbourne

      Jan 2006 - now
      Senior Fellow

    • Monash University

      Jan 2006 - now
      Distinguished Alumnus

    • Monash Immunology and Stem Cell Laboratories

      Apr 2007 - Mar 2012
      Honorary Professor

    • University of Newcastle, Australia

      Nov 2007 - now
      Honorary Doctorate

      Awarded Honorary doctorate for pioneering in surgery and successfully treating and looking after Australian victims of the 2005 Bali bomb blast who were evacuated to Singapore

    • International Society for Stem Cell Research

      Jan 2010 - Jan 2014
      Member, Global Advisory Council

      member, Global Advisory Council

    • UC Berkeley

      Oct 2013 - Jan 2017
      Visiting Scholar

    • International Society for Stem Cell Research

      Jun 2014 - Jun 2017
      C0-Chair, Global Advisory Council, ISSCR

    • Quantum Classics Inc Pte Ltd

      Apr 2024 - now
      Creative Director

      Music and Film Production Company , in the Performing Arts Sector

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Honorary Doctor of Medicine

      The University of Newcastle, Australia
      Nov 2007
      View certificate certificate

    • Fellow

      Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh
      Jan 1984

    • Fellow

      Royal College of Surgeons Glasgow
      Jan 1984

    • PhD

      University of Cambridge
      Jan 1989

    • MBBS (Hons)

      Monash University
      Dec 1979

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Dr Susan Lim
      Dr Mark Hoffman Award for Leadership in Graduate Medical Education The American Academy of Continuing Medical Education Jan 2007