Robert Cheong Lim

Background

Lim, Robert Cheong was born on August 27, 1933 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Robert Cheong and Helen (Ho) Lim.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, University of California, Berkeley, 1956; Doctor of Medicine University of California, San Francisco, 1960.

Career

Intern, University of California, San Francisco, 1960-1961; assistant resident in surgery, University of California, 1963-1964; assistant resident in surgery, Veterans Administration Hospital., San Francisco, 1961-1963; chief resident, Veterans Administration Hospital., 1964-1965; National Institutes of Health fellow in vascular surgery, Veterans Administration Hospital., 1965-1966; practice medicine specializing in general trauma and vascular surgery, San Francisco assistant professor, University of California, San Francisco, 1968-1974; associate professor, University of California, 1974-1978; professor, University of California, since 1978. Member staffs University of California Hospitals, San Francisco General Hospital.

Achievements

• Robert Cheong Lim has been listed as a noteworthy Surgeon, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American College of Surgeons (governor), American Burn Association, American Association Surgery of Trauma (vice president 1996), American Surgical Association, American Trauma Society, International Cardiovascular Society, California Medical Association, Association Academy Surgery, Howard C. Naffziger Surgical Society (president 1995), Pacific Coast Surgical Association, Pan Pacific Surgical Association, San Francisco Surgical Society (past president), Society University Surgeons, Society Vascular Surgery, Western Surgical Association, Western Vascular Society, Alpha OmegaAlpha.

Connections

Married Carolee Yee, August 23, 1959. Children: Gregory Matthew, Jonathan Robert.

Father:

Robert Cheong Lim

Mother:

Helen (Ho) Lim

Spouse:

Carolee Yee

child:

Jonathan Robert Lim

child:

Gregory Matthew Lim