Lionel Lim MBBS, MPH
Assistant Professor, Geriatrics
72 E. Concord Street | (617) 638-8383lslim@bu.edu
Sections
Geriatrics
Biography
Lionel Lim, MBBS, MPH is a medical educator and geriatrician. Lionel is currently Site Director for Internal Medicine and Geriatrics at the VA Bedford Healthcare System in Bedford, MA. Lionel’s areas of professional interest include postgraduate medical resident and fellow training in geriatrics, postacute care management and palliative care.
Education
Medicine, MBBS, University of Sydney
MPH, University of Minnesota
Publications
Lim L. In patients with incident dementia, median time to nursing home admission was 2.3 y and median survival was 4.8 y. Ann Intern Med. 2025 May; 178(5):JC59. PMID: 40324182.
Published on 8/3/2021Lim LS. In high-risk adults aged 50 to 80 y, USPSTF recommends annual lung cancer screening with LDCT (moderate certainty). Ann Intern Med. 2021 Aug; 174(8):JC86. PMID: 34339228.
Published on 4/6/2021Lim LS. In older adults without CVD, treating 100 persons with statins for 2.5 y prevents 1 MACE. Ann Intern Med. 2021 Apr; 174(4):JC39. PMID: 33819067.
Published on 9/2/2016Madaus SM, Lim LS. Teaching Pain Management in Interprofessional Medical Education: A Review of Three Portal of Geriatric Online Education Modules. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2016 10; 64(10):2122-2125. PMID: 27590678.
Published on 8/8/2016Nawaz H, Petraro PV, Via C, Ullah S, Lim L, Wild D, Kennedy M, Phillips EM. Lifestyle medicine curriculum for a preventive medicine residency program: implementation and outcomes. Med Educ Online. 2016; 21:29339. PMID: 27507540.
Published on 6/16/2015Lim LS. ACP Journal Club. Review: In patients with dementia who live in care homes, some nondrug interventions reduce agitation. Ann Intern Med. 2015 Jun 16; 162(12):JC3. PMID: 26075780.
Published on 3/18/2014Lim LS, Sperling B. Review: adding a1-blockers to 5a-reductase inhibitors improves lower urinary tract symptoms in men. Ann Intern Med. 2014 Mar 18; 160(6):JC2. PMID: 24638180.
Published on 7/1/2013Mahmood S, Lim L, Akram Y, Alford-Morales S, Sherin K. Screening for sudden cardiac death before participation in high school and collegiate sports: American College of Preventive Medicine position statement on preventive practice. Am J Prev Med. 2013 Jul; 45(1):130-133. PMID: 23790999.
Published on 1/15/2013Lim LS. ACP Journal Club. Review: General health checks in adults do not reduce all-cause, cardiovascular, or cancer mortality. Ann Intern Med. 2013 Jan 15; 158(2):JC2. PMID: 23318336.
Published on 5/29/2012Lim LS, Kandavelou K, Khan N. Palliative care teaching in medical residency: a review of two POGO-e teaching products. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2012 Jun; 60(6):1141-4. PMID: 22642506.