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Dr Chris Lim

MBBS (Melb) FRACP
Chris Lim has interests in PCI (percutaneous coronary intervention), angioplasty and stenting.
Practices:
Northern Private Hospital
Address:
Level 2, Suite 8
12 Osburn Place
Epping VIC 3076
Call:
03 9112 3969
Fax:
03 9112 3962
Services:
Cardiology
Dr Chris Lim

Profile

Chris Lim has trained in all aspects of cardiology with an interest in PCI (percutaneous coronary intervention), angioplasty and stenting. He completed his training in Melbourne and then completed a further three-year post-graduate training fellowship in Oxford, United Kingdom.

Chris is one of the Melbourne pioneers of radial artery access procedures - using the wrist artery instead of the femoral artery in the groin - which offers superior patient comfort and procedure safety.

He has an ongoing interest in research and has authored multiple publications in international peer-reviewed journals, stemming from his interests in periprocedural myocardial injury and the latest interventional techniques. Chris is also active in teaching and educating junior cardiologists, as part of his tertiary teaching hospital appointments, and Supervisor for the Cardiology Resident training programme at Epworth Eastern Hospital.

Interests

• Radial artery access for superior patient comfort and safety
• OCT (Optical Coherence Tomography) to assess underlying disease process and severity
• Pressure Wire Study for FFR (Fractional Flow Reserve) to determine the functional significance of coronary stenoses, thus avoiding unnecessary angioplasty and stents