Dr Lim Tien Wei Jimmy Gordon

Dr Jimmy Lim is a cardiologist at Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital, Singapore.

With over 10 years of experience, Dr Lim provides specialised care in the management and treatment of cardiac catheterisation, coronary angioplasty, stenting and early detection of coronary artery disease, hypertension and diabetes mellitus and their role in heart disease.

Dr Lim did his postgraduate training at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, USA, where he did further training in interventional cardiology, preventative cardiology and cardiac rehabilitation.

Upon his training, Dr Lim returned to Singapore and became the former director of the invasive cardiac laboratory at Tan Tock Seng Hospital from 2004 till 2007. During his time there, he was the highest volume operator in Singapore for primary angioplasty (the use of balloon and stents for treating patients with acute heart attacks).

Dr Lim is also a visiting consultant to National University Hospital where he performs coronary angiography and angioplasty.

He has written numerous papers on hypertension and the importance of exercise in the prevention of coronary disease.