Dr. Tracey Lim Li-Wen is a consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist at The Tow Yung Clinic. She completed her undergraduate training at the National University of Singapore in 1994 and obtained her membership from the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists in 2001 followed by her Master of Medicine in Obstetrics & Gynaecology (Singapore) in 2002. Dr. Tracey Lim was admitted as a Fellow to the Academy of Medicine Singapore in 2005 and will be admitted to the Fellowship of the Royal College of O&G in September 2015.
Dr. Lim has been practicing as a doctor since 1995 and has worked as a Medical Officer in General Surgery at Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Maternal & Child Health at the Polyclinics as well as Neonatology and Anaesthesia at KK Women’s & Children’s Hospital. These rotations were chosen in view of her interest in Obstetrics & Gynaecology. Her Obstetric and Gynaecology training was at KK Women’s & Children’s Hospital from 1995 to 2005.
Dr. Lim’s main practice is in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Her special interests are in abnormal Pap Smears, Colposcopy and Pre-invasive Disease of Genital Tract. She was the Vice-President of the Society for Colposcopy & Cervical Pathology of Singapore (SCCPS) from 2008-2010 and held three terms as the President of the Society for Colposcopy & Cervical Pathology of Singapore (SCCPS) from 2010 to 2013.
She actively promotes cervical screening and cervical cancer prevention. As President of the Society for Colposcopy & Cervical Pathology of Singapore (SCCPS), she was one of the pioneer doctors actively involved in the development of the Power Over Cervical Cancer (POCC) website which aims to increase public awareness of cervical cancer by engaging people online using interactive platforms and activities.
Dr. Tracey Lim is also involved in post-graduate education and has participated in the Annual Colposcopy Course and Annual MRCOG revision courses.
Dr. Tracey Lim is a registered practitioner with the Singapore Medical Council and General Medical Council (UK). She has been a member of the O&G Society since 2001 and Society for Colposcopy & Cervical Pathology of Singapore (SCCPS) since 2004. She was also a member of the Perinatal Society 2001 – 2004.
Dr. Lim’s main practice is in Obstetrics and Gynaecology but her special interest is in abnormal Pap Smears, Colposcopy and Preinvasive Disease of Genital Tract. She was the Vice-President of the Society for Colposcopy & Cervical Pathology of Singapore (SCCPS) from 2008-2010 and held three terms as the President of the Society for Colposcopy & Cervical Pathology of Singapore (SCCPS) from 2010 to 2013. She actively promotes public awareness with cervical screening and cervical cancer prevention.
Poster and Free Communication Presentations
- The Asian Congress of Urology on “Iatrogenic Ureteric Injuries” in 1996
- “Uterine Papillary Serous Carcinoma – A 5 year review” at the Kandang Kerbau Hospital 1st Annual Scientific Meeting in 1997 best poster award
- “Stillbirth Protocol”,
- “Pregnancy outcome following inadvertent exposure to GnRh agonists” at the Kandung Kerbau Hospital Annual Scientific Meeting in 2003;
- Nasofrontal masses in the fetus at the International Society of Ultrasound in O&G (Singapore) in 2004
- “Reducing higher order births from ART” at KK Women’s & Children’s Hospital the Clinical Quality Symposium in 2004
- “Trends of ART at Kandung Kerbau Hospital from 1989-2002”at the SingHealth Scientific Meeting in 2004.
She has 7 publications in referred journals ranging from the Singapore Medical Journal to the Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore.
Dr. Tracey Lim was on the committee for the Kandung Kerbau Hospital Annual Scientific Meeting of 2003. She was also on the committee for the 9th, 12th & 17th Annual Colposcopy Courses held in Singapore in 2004, 2007 & 2010 respectively. She was on the Teaching Faculty for the 11th, 13th & 18th Annual Colposcopy Courses. Dr. Lim is also involved in the Annual MRCOG Revision Course held at Kandang Kerbau Women’s & Children’s Hospital.
Presentations & Articles
- The Obstetric Critical Care Symposium at KK Women’s & Children’s Hospital in 2001
- Asian Multimedia Educational Programme on Childhood Development “The First Three Years” in 2002
- “Care in pregnancy” Magazine Article in 2002
- “Care in Pregnancy” Patient Information Pamphlet for KK Women’s & Children’s Hospital in 2002
- Article on “Old Wives Tales” for The Sunday Times in 2002
- “FAQs in pregnancy” for Young Parents in 2002
- “Vaccinations in the Pre-conception Period” Patient Information Pamphlet in 2003
- “Labour & Delivery” Patient Information Pamphlet for KK Women’s & Children’s Hospital in 2003
- “Natural Birth” for Today’s Parents in 2003
- Public Forum on “Pregnancy Matters” at KK Women’s & Children’s Hospital in 2003 & 2004
- Antenatal Outreach on “Prenatal Care” to the Masjid Darussalam in 2004
- “Sex in pregnancy and Food tips” for the Chinese Newspaper Lian He Wanbao in 2004
- “Care in pregnancy” for Young Parents in 2004
- “Endometriosis” for Her World Magazine in 2004
- “Reducing Errors in PAP Smears” to Family Physicians in 2004
- “Maximizing your Fertility Potential” at the Reproductive Medicine Forum in 2004
- “HPV beyond the cervix” – speaker at Mount Alvernia Hospital CME in October 2012
- Public Forum on “Pregnancy Matters” at Mt Elizabeth Hospital in July 2014
Professional Honours & Awards
1997 KK Hospital Annual Scientific Meeting – Best Post Award
2005 Excellent Service Award (EXSA) – Silver
2005 Certificate of Appreciation from Singapore Cord Blood Bank for Public Cord Blood Banking
Inspired by her father Dr. Lim Lean Huat (Past President, College of Family Physician; Fellow of the College of Family Physician; Fellow of the Academy of Medicine Singapore) who himself was involved in delivering babies, Dr. Tracey Lim is today an experienced Obstetrician & Gynaecologist. She practices by the maxim “patients come first”. In addition to her career, Dr. Tracey Lim has 3 teenage sons and enjoys the performing arts and running as a hobby.
