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Sian Yik Lim, MD

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Sian Yik Lim

Biography

Dr Lim is a rheumatologist at Hawaii Pacific Health and an assistant clinical professor at the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine in Honolulu, HI. He completed my rheumatology fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital and was a research fellow at Harvard Medical School. He has a strong research interest in the epidemiology of osteoporosis, hip fractures, and gout. He is interested in medical writing in general and has worked with students to publish case reports and literature review articles. He was the editor of a book titled, 'Pharmacological Interventions for Osteoporosis' and has authored seven book chapters (osteoporosis, medical education). He enjoys working with students. He believes in participating in research to understand and improve what we do in medicine and our community. 

Research Interests

  1. Osteoporosis, hip fractures, and gout

  2. Case reports

Projects

  • Gout in Pacific Islanders and Asian populations in Hawaii

  • Hip fractures and mortality in Hawaii

  • Lim, S. Y., Lu, N., Oza, A., Fisher, M., Rai, S. K., Menendez, M. E., & Choi, H. K. (2016). Trends in Gout and Rheumatoid Arthritis Hospitalizations in the United States, 1993-2011. JAMA, 315(21), 2345-2347. doi: 10.1001/jama.2016.3517

  • Chang, C., Siu, A. M., Kimata, C., Sawada, H., Mak, V.P, Lim, S.Y. (2024). Gout in Native Hawaiian Patients in Hawai’i: Clinical Characteristics and Disparities.  Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) Online ahead of print. doi: 10.1002/acr.25289

  • Saha, B., Young, K., Kahili-Heede, M., & Lim, S. Y. (2021). Septic arthritis of native joints due to Mycobacterium avium complex: A systematic review of case reports. Semin Arthritis Rheum, 51(4), 813-818. doi: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2021.05.012

  • Saha, B., Young, K., Kahili-Heede, M., & Lim, S. Y. (2021). Septic Arthritis of the Right Wrist Due to Mycobacterium avium Complex in an Immunocompetent Patient. Cureus, 13(8), e17129. doi: 10.7759/cureus.17129

  • Nguyen, E. T., Posas-Mendoza, T., Siu, A. M., Ahn, H. J., Choi, S. Y., & Lim, S. Y. (2018). Low rates of osteoporosis treatment after hospitalization for hip fracture in Hawaii. Osteoporos Int, 29(8), 1827-1832. doi: 10.1016/j.afos.2021.08.002

Link to the complete list of publications:

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