Prof Eric Lim

Professor Eric Lim is a Consultant Thoracic Surgeon and Professor of Thoracic Surgery at the National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London. He consults and sees private patients at Harley Street Clinic and King Edward VII's Hospital Sister Agnes in London. Professor Lim completed his undergraduate medical degree at the University of Sheffield Medical School in 1996. He later completed his specialist training in Heart and Lung Surgery at Papworth Hospital, Cambridge and the Royal Brompton Hospital in London. He also completed medical research in Cambridge and was awarded a Doctorate of Medicine for his work. He also holds a Master of Science degree in Medical Statistics funded by a UK Medical Research Council Scholarship. Professor Lim has specific expertise in cancer of the lung and chest. He also has clinical expertise in minimally invasive surgery for the treatment and management of lung cancer, chest cancer, pneumothorax and pleural effusion as well as expertise in complex conservation surgery for advanced lung cancer. He is a keen researcher with active interests in both clinical and translational research. He holds positions of Chief Investigator on several UK wide trials, including MARS 2 and VIOLET as well as Head of the Biomedical Research Unit Cancer Consortia. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed papers and has two award-winning textbooks and 6 book chapters. Professor Lim also has a history of contributing to guidelines of the British Thoracic Society, Society of Cardiothoracic Surgery, European Society of Medical Oncology and the European Neuroendocrine Tumours Management of Bronchopulmonary Carcinoids. He is currently the Chair of the UK Thoracic Surgery Research Collaborative.

"Evidence-based care tailored to each patient — taking the time to explain options and shared decisions."

1. 2008–2014
   MD · Medicine and Surgery

   Universitat de Barcelona

2. 2014–2018
   Residency · Cardiothoracic Surgery

   Universidad Complutense de Madrid

3. 2018–2019
   Fellowship · Subspecialty training

   Karolinska Stockholm, SE

1. 2018-09–2019-08
   Junior consultant

   Universitat de Barcelona Teaching Hospital — Cardiothoracic Surgery

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Selected publications

1. European registry analysis of Cardiothoracic Surgery outcomes

   Prof Eric Lim, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2025

   DOI: 10.2281/euroclin.2025.0 · cited by 149

2. Outcomes of Cardiothoracic Surgery in adults — a multi-centre cohort

   Prof Eric Lim, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2024

   DOI: 10.1757/euroclin.2024.1 · cited by 23

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