Dr. Pei-Wen Lim
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About Dr. Pei-Wen Lim
Pei-Wen Lim, MD, MS-HPEd, is a board-certified surgeon at Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, Arizona, specializing in cutting-edge minimally invasive and robotic surgery of the foregut, bariatric and gastrointestinal diseases. In addition to her clinical practice, she has experience in surgical teaching and speaks English, Cantonese and Mandarin fluently.
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Professional Background
- Hospital Affiliation: Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ
- Past Experience: Assistant Professor of Surgery at Boston University / Boston Medical Center; co-lead of the robotic foregut and bariatric surgery program at VA Medical Center in Boston.
- Specialty Procedures performed: Gastric Bypass, Sleeve Gastrectomy, Nissen fundoplication, hiatal and paraesophageal hernia repair, abdominal wall reconstruction, cholecystectomy, laparoscopy/robotic surgery.
- Board Certified: American Board of Surgery (General Surgery 2017); Certifying Examiner, American Board of Surgery (2024 – Present)
- Fellowship Advanced Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery, University of Massachusetts (2018)
- MS: Health Professional Education at Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions (2020)
- Medical Degree: Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University (2012)
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Innovations and Contributions
- The study, published in the medical journal Jama Surgery 2024, noted that bariatric surgery lowers people's risk of cancer over a long period of time.
- Committee Member, SAGES Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery & Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery programs; Member, Society of Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT) Communications Committee
- American Board of Surgery Surgery Qualifying Examination Examination Consultant
Dr. Lim is committed to patient safety and surgical education, and provides individual and multidisciplinary surgical care to patients at Mayo Clinic Arizona.
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Dr. Pei-Wen Lim
Pei-Wen Lim has been practicing medicine since 2012, giving them over 13 years of clinical experience. They currently serve as Bariatric Surgeon and have built a focused career in bariatric surgeon, mayo clinic.
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Pei-Wen Lim has been practicing medicine since 2012, giving them over 13 years of clinical experience. They currently serve as Bariatric Surgeon and have built a focused career in bariatric surgeon, mayo clinic.
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