Dr Darryl Lim

General Surgeon

Specialty

General Surgery

Languages

English, Hainanese, Hokkien, Mandarin

Gender

Male

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Key achievements

Has performed more than 3,000 endovascular interventional procedures to date
Headed the vascular surgery unit at Changi General Hospital

Experience

Dr Darryl Lim is a vascular and endovascular surgeon at Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital, Singapore.

He is proficient in all aspects of endovascular surgery. He treats various conditions and has particular interests in the areas of advanced revascularisation techniques for peripheral arterial disease, venous and varicose vein surgery, haemodialysis access procedures, aortic aneurysm stenting/repair, and diabetic foot wound care.

Prior to joining private practice, Dr Lim was the senior consultant and director of the vascular unit at Changi General Hospital, and a service chief at the SingHealth-Duke NUS vascular centre.

He graduated from the National University of Singapore and completed his general surgery training with SingHealth. He holds several qualifications, including a fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, UK and a master’s in surgery. Dr Lim’s expertise in complex endovascular interventions was refined during his time at Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Germany. Additionally, he is accredited as a certified wound specialist physician by the American Board of Wound Management.

Dr Lim has performed more than 3,000 interventional procedures to date.

He has a commitment to training emerging interventionalists and enhancing the capabilities of vascular units in Southeast Asia. He is regularly invited to conduct live case workshops at regional units and to speak at international conferences.

Research & publications

Lim, D., et al. (2022). The retrograde Basilic approach for Balloon-Assisted maturation of brachiocephalic arteriovenous fistulas. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, 33(8), 913–918.

Lim, D., et al. (2020). The direct extravascular calcium interruption arterial procedure technique for heavily calcified vessels. Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques, 6(3), 369–373.

Lim, D., et al. (2017). Midterm outcomes from a pilot study of percutaneous deep vein arterialization for the treatment of No-Option critical limb ischemia. Journal of Endovascular Therapy, 24(5), 619–626.

Lim, D., et al. (2021). Outcomes of the paclitaxel-eluting Eluvia stent for long femoropopliteal lesions in Asian patients with predominantly chronic limb-threatening ischemia. Vascular Medicine, 26(3), 267–272.

Lim, D., et al. (2017). Novel use of the ClariVein® Catheter for Pharmacomechanical Thrombolysis of Thrombosed Hemodialysis Grafts: A Case Series. Journal of Vascular Access, 18(6), 508–514.

Lim, D., Samarakoon, L., Ho, D. C. Y., Tan, Y. K., & Kum, S. (2021). Infected femoral pseudoaneurysms in intravenous drug abusers: a decade of experience from a Singapore tertiary centre. Singapore Medical Journal, 62(3), 135–138.

Lim, D., Ho, D., Samarakoon, L., Kai, T., & Kum, S. (2019). Novel use of CaptureX device and reliant balloon for inferior vena cava tumor thrombectomy: A case Report and Review of literature. Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 53(4), 351–354.

Lim, D., et al. (2020). Novel technique of percutaneous bypass in a brachiocephalic arteriovenous fistula with cephalic arch occlusion: A case report. Journal of Vascular Access.