Waverley Private Hospital
Part of Ramsay Health Care

Waverley Private Hospital specialist James Lim

Mr James Lim

MBBS, FRACS, CSSANZ member

James has an interest in minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery and has experience in treating a wide range of colorectal conditions.

Waverley Private Hospital would like to introduce you to Mr James Lim, a general surgeon with an interest in colorectal surgery.

James attended Caulfield Grammar School where he was a recipient of the Monash Prize and was a CGS Scholar. He graduated with Honours from Monash University and was awarded the Nairn Medal in Pathology.

He subsequently completed general surgical training at Monash Health and developed a keen interest in colorectal surgery, working closely with Professor Bruce Waxman and co-authoring a surgical textbook chapter with Professor Bruce Waxman.

James obtained Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 2010 and subsequently undertook a Colorectal Research Fellowship at The Royal Melbourne Hospital, focussing on sacral nerve stimulation for faecal incontinence and 3D endoanal ultrasound.

He undertook a further two years of training with the Colorectal Surgical Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSSANZ) in high-volume colorectal units at Westmead Hospital (NSW) and Box Hill Hospital (VIC) – specialising in laparoscopic colorectal surgery for colorectal cancer, diverticular disease, inflammatory bowel disease and rectal prolapse.

James performs 3D endoanal ultrasound, anal manometry, colonoscopy and has experience in a spectrum of common to complex anorectal procedures such as anal sphincter repair and perineal reconstruction.

3D endoanal ultrasound; Anal manometry; Colonoscopy; Experience in a spectrum of common to complex anorectal procedures such as anal sphincter repair and perineal reconstruction ;