Chief Executive Officer, NUH
Professor Aymeric Lim is the Chief Executive Officer of the National University Hospital (NUH), Singapore - a 1,250 bed tertiary care hospital of the National University Health System (NUHS), and principal teaching hospital of the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and the NUS Faculty of Dentistry.
Before serving as the NUH CEO, Professor Lim held various leadership roles at both institutional and national levels. He was Group Chairman, Medical Board of the NUHS from 2017 to 2020 and its Group Chief Human Resource Officer from 2018 to 2019. Prior to that, Professor Lim was the Chairman, Medical Board, NUH from 2008 to 2016. He served as Vice‐Dean in the Dean’s Office, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine in 2017. Professor Lim was the Commanding Officer of a Combat Support Hospital in the Singapore Armed Forces from 2009 to 2015. In 2012, Professor Lim was appointed founding Dean of the Healthcare Leadership College, MOH Holdings, a position he held till 2021.
For his contributions to the Singapore healthcare sector, he was conferred the Public Administration Medal (Silver) at the National Day Awards in 2018. Prior to this, in 2012, he received the Commendation Medal (Military) at the National Day Awards.
Professor Aymeric Lim also practices as a Senior Consultant at the NUH Department of Hand & Reconstructive Microsurgery, and is a Professor with the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine Department of Orthopaedic Surgery.
With almost 30 years of experience, Professor Lim is an internationally recognised hand and reconstructive microsurgeon, subspecialising in peripheral nerve surgery, brachial plexus, stroke and thoracic outlet syndrome. He has published extensively in these areas. His research on the intra‐muscular innervation of the muscles of the forearm has led to new clinical work in the field of tendon and nerve transfers.
For his outstanding achievements in the advancement of hand and reconstructive microsurgery, peripheral nerve surgery and his contributions to shaping the safety culture of healthcare services, in 2019, Professor Lim was awarded the Singapore Ministry of Health’s National Medical Excellence Awards - Outstanding Clinician Award.
A strong advocate of humanitarian work, Professor Lim has led medical missions to places like Taiwan, Afghanistan, Cambodia, Zambia and Bandar Aceh in Indonesia.
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