Dr Lim Melanie

MBBS (Spore), MMed (Paed), MRCPCH (UK)

Associate Consultant

Specialty: Haematology-Oncology

Clinical Appointments

Associate Consultant Haematology/Oncology Service KK Women's and Children's Hospital

Profile

Dr Melanie Lim is a Paediatrician in the department of Paediatric Haematology & Oncology at KK Women & Children’s Hospital, Singapore. She graduated from Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, and was subsequently awarded Membership to the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (UK) and Master of Medicine, Paediatrics (Singapore).

During her time in SingHealth Pediatric Residency, she served as Chief Resident from 2020-2021, and was selected for the highly prestigious Singapore Chief Residents’ Program in 2022. She is actively involved in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education, and was awarded the Inspiring Resident Educator Award in 2022.

Education

MMed Paediatric Medicine (Spore)
MRCPCH (UK)
MBBS (Spore)

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

Associate Consultant, Paediatric Haematology/Oncology Service, Department of Paediatric Subspecialities, 2024 – present
Member, Paediatric Oncology Group (Singapore), 2024 – present
Member, Singapore Chief Resident’s Program, 2022
Member, SingHealth Residents’ Committee, 2018

Awards

Inspiring Resident Educator Award, SingHealth Residency Excel Awards (2022)
Best Poster Presentation Award, Paediatric Academic Clinical Program Research Week, KKH (2022)
KK Women & Children’s Hospital Patient Safety Award (2019)
Best House Officer Award, KK Women & Children’s Hospital (2017)
NUS Medical Society Colours Award for Outstanding Leadership & Service to the Community (2012, 2015)

Research Interests

Publications and Research Trials

Solitary pulmonary nodule in an early adolescent. Melanie LIM, Loh A.H.P., Gareth J.P., Ong L.Y., Thomas B.. BMJ Case Rep. 2023;16(9):e256081
Impact of a longitudinal student-initiated home visit programme on Interprofessional Education. Leung, Y. C., Ng, K. Y., Yow, K. S., Ngiam, N. H., Yeo, D. G., Tey, A. J.-Y., Melanie LIM, Tang, A. K., Chew, B. H., Tham, C., Yeo, J. Q., Lau, T. C., Wong, S. F., Koh, G. C.-H., Wong, C. H. The Asia Pacific Scholar, 2022; 7(4), 1–21.