Professor Dr. Lim, MBBS MD FRACP FASc, is a Neurologist and Professor at the University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where he runs a busy clinical practice specializing in Parkinson’s and related disorders.
Dr. Lim has also published extensively within the areas of Parkinson’s disease and related disorders, in major scientific journals including Lancet Neurology, JAMA Neurology, Neurology, Nature Genetics, Nature Reviews Neurology, Movement Disorders, etc. He has been an active member of the International Parkinson & Movement Disorder Society (MDS), being closely involved in multiple task forces and committees, e.g., on Parkinson’s disease classification. He is currently Chair of the MDS Asian-Oceanian Section (AOS).
He is a versatile and sought-after speaker and has delivered numerous Plenary Lectures, including at MDS Congresses (Toronto 2011, Dublin 2012, Nice 2019, Philadelphia/Virtual 2020, Copenhagen 2023) and at the World Parkinson’s Congress (Kyoto 2019). He has represented the MDS as Visiting Professor and Ambassador in many underserved countries throughout the AOS.
Dr. Lim’s main research interests are in the following areas: (i) PD (particularly genetics and genotype-phenotype correlations; evidence-based medicine/clinical trials; non-motor features including gastrointestinal aspects; comorbidities; patient-centred care; and rating scales/disease staging); (ii) Parkinson-plus syndromes and other miscellaneous/”orphan” movement disorders, including progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP).
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Research Profiles
Neurotorium Contributions
Genetic insights in Parkinson’s – Article
The microbiome-gut-brain axis in Parkinson’s disease – Article