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Dr Lim Yaozong Benji
Cardiologist
Specialty
Cardiology
Languages
English, Mandarin
Gender
Male
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Singlife, Prudential^
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Experience
Dr Benji Lim is an interventional cardiologist at Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital, Singapore.
He is experienced in coronary angiography and angioplasty. His clinical interests include the prevention and management of coronary artery disease and its risk factors, such as diabetes, hypertension and hypercholesterolaemia.
Prior to joining private practice, Dr Lim was a senior consultant cardiologist at Changi General Hospital and visiting consultant at the National Heart Centre Singapore.
He graduated from Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, completed his membership of the Royal College of Physicians, UK, and did his advanced specialist training in cardiology. He then underwent a fellowship in interventional cardiology at Inselspital, University Hospital of Bern, Switzerland. He has performed more than 5,000 coronary procedures and more than 2,000 angioplasties as the primary operator.
Besides his clinical work, Dr Lim served as associate programme director of the SingHealth cardiology senior residency programme, 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. He is a regular speaker at regional and international conferences.
Dr Lim has received multiple awards including the SingHealth Quality Service awards.
Associated treatments
- Coronary angiography
- Coronary balloon angioplasty including coronary stenting
- Treadmill stress ECG
- Coronary atherectomy / rotablation
- Echocardiography
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)
Research & publications
Bulluck, H., Chong, J. H., Bryant, J., Annathurai, A., Chai, P., Chan, M., Chawla, A., Chin, C. Y., Chung, Y., Gao, F., Ho, H. H., Ho, A. F. W., Hoe, J., Imran, S. S., Lee, C., Lim, B., Lim, S. T., Lim, S. H., Liew, B. W., . . . Hui, S. C. (2024). 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, 150(2), 91–101.
Tern, P. J. W., Keh, Y. S., Lau, Y. H., Wong, J. J., Ho, W. H. H., Jion, M. B. I., Chin, C. Y., Lim, B., Ho, K. W., Liew, B. W., Tan, J. W. C., Koh, T. H., & Yeo, K. K. (2024). RotaTripsy Risk and Rewards: Findings from a Registry of Patients Undergoing Combined Rotational Atherectomy and Intravascular Lithotripsy. Journal of Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology, 3.
Lim, B., Lim, B., Hamzah, F., Lim, A. T., Ng, C. S., Tan, B., & Tong, K. L. (2023). Comparison of four electrocardiographic criteria for the detection of cardiac abnormalities in Singapore athletes. Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore, 52(5), 230–238.
Shen, X., Koh, M. S. H., Lim, B. Y., Demo-Os, M., Chien, J. M. F., Santosa, A., & Taha, A. A. (2021). Acute pericarditis and cardiac tamponade after COVID-19 vaccination. Singapore Medical Journal, 65(Suppl 1), S20–S23
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.
