Assoc Prof Lim Boon Leng | SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL

About Assoc Prof Lim Boon Leng

Expert In: Anaesthesiology
SubExpert In: Intensive Care
Designation: Senior Consultant
Qualification: MBBS, MMed (Anaes), FAMS
Associate with: SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL

Profile

  • After completing Anaesthesiology training in Singapore, Assoc Prof Lim Boon Leng received his training in Intensive Care Medicine at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital in Perth, Western Australia from 1992-1993, under the Health Manpower Development Plan (HDMP) scholarship. This was very much in line with his primary passion of treating critically ill patients.
  • He was named Director, Surgical ICU from 1996-2002 and during this period, he realized his vision of attracting and cultivating a core of like-minded intensivists to provide high quality ICU treatment to Surgery, Neurosurgery and Burns in SGH.
  • He was named Head, Department of Anaesthesia & Surgical Intensive Care from 2004-2009. During this time, he developed and nurtured several sub-specialties that included Cardiac Anaesthesia, Neuroanaesthesia, Pain Management, Liver Transplant Anaesthesia, Pre-operative Assessment Clinic and Hyperbaric & Diving Medicine.
  • A/Prof Lim is involved in national and international academic acivities. He was President, Society of Intensive Care Medicine (Singapore) from 1999-2001 and President, Singapore Society of Anaesthesiology from 2002-2003. He is a member of the Specialist Training Committee for both Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine.
  • Assoc Prof Lim Boon Leng is active in SGH Medical Ethics Committee and ICU Workgroup in Ministry of Health. He has been invited to talk at several regional and international.

Qualification

  • 1984 National University of Singapore: Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)
  • 1990 Master of Medicine (Anaesthesiology)
  • 1994 Fellow of the Academy of Medicine (Singapore)

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

  • Designated Institutional Official (DIO), SingHealth Residency
  • Member, Medical Board, SGH
  • Committee Member, Specialist Training Committee (Anaesthesiology)
  • Committee Member, SubExpert In Training Committee (Intensive Care Medicine)
  • Course Director, Fundamental Critical Care Support Course

Assoc Prof Lim Boon Leng Appointment Process

Appointment Number (For Serial): Make, Change or Cancel Appointment Phone:(65) 6321 4377,General Enquiries (24hrs) Phone: +65 6222 3322, Fax: 6224 9221 &
Chamber Name & Address: SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL, Outram Road Singapore 169608.