
Lionel S Lim MD MPH, MBA
Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Site Director, Graduate Medical Education
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VA Bedford Healthcare System200 Spring RoadBedford, MA 01730
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Summary
- Dr. Lionel Lim is a geriatric specialist based in Bedford, MA, with subspecialties in hospice and palliative medicine. He completed his medical education at the University of Sydney School of Medicine, followed by residency and fellowship training at institutions including New York Downtown Hospital and Mayo Clinic. Dr. Lim also holds an MPH in Epidemiology and an MBA in Healthcare Management.
Education & Training
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Residency, Public Health and General Preventive Medicine, 2002 - 2004
University of Minnesota, School of Public HealthMS, Epidemiology, 2002 - 2003
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Fellowship, Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine), 2001 - 2002
New York Downtown HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1998 - 2001
University of Sydney Faculty of MedicineClass of 1996
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 2015 - 2026
CT State Medical License 2007 - 2016
TN State Medical License 2004 - 2008
MN State Medical License 2001 - 2004
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Geriatric Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Hospice and Palliative Medicine
American Board of Preventive Medicine Public Health & General Preventive Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011, 2013-2014, 2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification athenaClinicals, athenahealth, Inc., 2011, 2013-2014, 2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification athenaClinicals, athenahealth, Inc., 2011, 2013-2014, 2017
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- In patients with incident dementia, median time to nursing home admission was 2.3 y and median survival was 4.8 y.Lionel Lim,
Annals of Internal Medicine. 2025-05-01 - 4 citationsIn high-risk adults aged 50 to 80 y, USPSTF recommends annual lung cancer screening with LDCT (moderate certainty).Lionel S. Lim
Annals of Internal Medicine. 2021-08-01 - In older adults without CVD, treating 100 persons with statins for 2.5 y prevents 1 MACE.Lionel S. Lim
Annals of Internal Medicine. 2021-04-06
Journal Articles
- Screening adults for depression in primary care: A position statement of the American College of Preventive Medicine.Nimalasuriya K, Compton MT, Guillory VJ, Prevention Practice Committee of the American College of Preventive Medicine (Abraham-Katz RB, Bergeisen G, Kann E, Lim L, McF..., Journal of Family Practice
- General health checks in adults do not reduce all-cause, cardiovascular, or cancer mortality.Lim LS, Ann Intern Med
- Loop diuretic use is associated with increased rates of hip bone loss in older men: the MROS study.Lim LS, Fink HA, Kuskowski MA, Taylor BC, Schousboe JT, Ensrud KE, Archives of Internal Medicine
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Building a Curriculum of Patient Centered Care.Dorothea Wild, Lionel Lim, Planetree Annual Conference, Nashville, Tennessee
- Graduate Training in Lifestyle Medicine: An Inside Perspective. Lifestyle Medicine: Tools for Promoting Healthy Change.Lim L, Harvard Medical School Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Boston, Massachusetts
- Loop diuretic use is associated with increased rates of hip bone loss in older men.L.S. Lim, H.A. Fink, M.A. Kuskowski, J. Schousboe, K.E. Ensrud, American Society for Bone and Mineral Research Annual Meeting
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Fellow
- Member
External Links
- Atrius Healthhttp://AtriusHealth.org
- Linked Inhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/drlim
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