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Lionel Lim, MD, Geriatrics, Bedford, MA

Lionel S Lim MD MPH, MBA

Hospice and Palliative Medicine


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  • VA Bedford Healthcare System200 Spring RoadBedford, MA 01730

  • Phone+1 781-687-4525

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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)
    Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Residency, Public Health and General Preventive Medicine, 2002 - 2004
  • University of Minnesota, School of Public Health
    University of Minnesota, School of Public HealthMS, Epidemiology, 2002 - 2003
  • Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)
    Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Fellowship, Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine), 2001 - 2002
  • New York Downtown Hospital
    New York Downtown HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1998 - 2001
  • University of Sydney Faculty of Medicine
    University of Sydney Faculty of MedicineClass of 1996

Certifications & Licensure

  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2015 - 2026
  • CT State Medical License
    CT State Medical License 2007 - 2016
  • TN State Medical License
    TN State Medical License 2004 - 2008
  • MN State Medical License
    MN State Medical License 2001 - 2004
  • Internal Medicine
    American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • Geriatric Medicine
    American Board of Internal Medicine Geriatric Medicine
  • Hospice and Palliative Medicine
    American Board of Internal Medicine Hospice and Palliative Medicine
  • Public Health & General Preventive 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

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

Lectures

  • Teaching Evidence-based Clinical Decision Making and Lifestyle Medicine to Medical Students & Residents. 
    Orlando, Florida

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