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Dr Lim Yaozong Benji
Cardiologist
Specialty
Cardiology
Languages
English, Mandarin
Gender
Male
Insurance Panel
Income, Prudential^, Singlife
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Experience
Dr Benji Lim is an interventional cardiologist practising at Mount Elizabeth Hospital and Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital, Singapore.
He is experienced in coronary angiography and angioplasty and has performed over 5,000 coronary procedures and over 2,000 angioplasties as the primary operator. His clinical interests include the prevention and management of coronary artery disease and its risk factors, such as diabetes, hypertension, and hypercholesterolaemia.
He graduated from Trinity College Dublin, Ireland in 2007, completed his membership of the Royal College of Physicians (UK) in 2012, and Advanced Specialist Training in cardiology in 2015. In 2017, he underwent a fellowship in interventional cardiology at Inselspital, University of Bern, Switzerland. Prior to joining Novena Heart Centre, he was a senior consultant cardiologist at Changi General Hospital and visiting consultant at the National Heart Centre Singapore.
Dr Lim served as associate programme director of the SingHealth Cardiology Senior Residency Programme (2018-2024) and held academic appointments such as clinical assistant professor at SingHealth Duke-NUS and senior clinical lecturer at the National University of Singapore. His research has been published in international journals such as Circulation and the Journal of the Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology, and he is a regular speaker at regional and international conferences.
He has received multiple awards for his contributions to education and patient care, including the SingHealth Quality Service Gold Award (2022) and Silver Award (2025), and the SingHealth Residency Outstanding Faculty Award (2020).
Associated treatments
- Coronary atherectomy / rotablation
- Coronary angiography
- Echocardiography
- Coronary balloon angioplasty including coronary stenting
- Treadmill stress ECG
Awards and honours
- 2025
Singapore Health Quality Service Silver Award - 2025
Changi General Hospital OneCGHCares Award - 2023
Ministry of Health Singapore Covid-19 Resilience Medal - 2022
Singapore Health Quality Service Gold Award - 2020
SingHealth Residency Outstanding Faculty Award - 2019
Changi General Hospital WOW! Great Job Award - 2017
Health Manpower Development Plan Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Award (Inselspital, University of Bern, Switzerland) - 2016
Eastern Health Alliance Young Educator Award - 2014
Eastern Health Alliance Silver Star Award
Fellowship and accreditation
- Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, and Bachelor of Obstetrics (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland)
- Member of the Royal College of Physicians, UK (MRCP)
- Fellow of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore (FAMS)
- Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC)
- Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology (FESC)
Research & publications
Bulluck H, Chong JH, Bryant J, Annathurai A, Chai P, Chan M, Chawla A, Chin CY, Chung YC, Gao F, Ho HH, Ho AFW, Hoe J, Imran SS, Lee CH, Lim B, Lim ST, Lim SH, Liew BW, Lim PZY, Ong MEH, Paradies V, Pung XM, Tay JCK, Teo L, Ting BP, Wong A, Wong E, Watson T, Chan MY, Yeo KK, Tan JWC, Hausenloy DJ. Effect of cangrelor on infarct size in ST-segment–elevation myocardial infarction treated by primary percutaneous coronary intervention: a randomized controlled trial (The PITRI Trial). Circulation. 2024;150:91–101.
Tern PJW, Keh YS, Lau YH, Wong JJ, Ho WHH, Jion MBI, Chin CY, Lim B, Ho KW, Liew BW, Tan JWC, Koh TH, Yeo KK. RotaTripsy risk and rewards: findings from a registry of patients undergoing combined rotational atherectomy and intravascular lithotripsy. J Asian Pac Soc Cardiol. 2024;3:e04.
Lim B, Hamzah F, Lim AT, Ng CS, Tan B, Tong KL. Comparison of four electrocardiographic criteria for the detection of cardiac abnormalities in southeast Asian athletes. Ann Acad Med Singapore 2023;52:230-8.
Shen X, Koh MSH, Lim BY, Demo-os M, Chien JMF, Santosa A, Taha AA. Acute pericarditis and cardiac tamponade after Covid-19 vaccination. Singapore Med J 2021 Nov.
Benji Lim, Sheldon Lee, Siang Chew Chai. Vaping Induced Cardiac Complications - A Smokescreen Coming to Engulf the Heart? Int J Clin Cardiol 2020, 7:202.
Xinzhe James Cai, Thuan Ngee Tan, Siang Chew Chai, Charlene Jin Yee Liew, Boon Wah Matthew Liew, Benji Yaozong Lim. “Catch Me If You Can” – Recurrent ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Due to Aortic Thrombus. J Am Coll Cardiol Case Rep. 2020;2:1974-8.
Liew BWM, Lee SGS, Lim YZB (2019). Management of Recurrent Acute Thrombotic Occlusion of a Giant Coronary Artery Aneurysm Presenting with Recurrent Inferior ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Int J Clin Cardiol 6:143.
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Clinic
Novena Heart Centre
3 Mount Elizabeth #12-18
Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre
SG 228510
Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre
SG 228510
6312 7569
Novena Heart Centre
6 Napier Road #04-03
Gleneagles Medical Centre
SG 258499
Gleneagles Medical Centre
SG 258499
Novena Heart Centre
38 Irrawaddy Road #07-58
Mount Elizabeth Novena Specialist Centre
SG 329563
Mount Elizabeth Novena Specialist Centre
SG 329563
6397 2051
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