Associate Professor Lim Wee Shiong

Associate Professor Lim Wee Shiong
Lead Scientist
MBBS, MRCP (UK), MMed (Internal Medicine), MHPEd, AGSF, FAMS

Concurrent Appointments:

• Director, Institute of Geriatrics and Active Ageing, Tan Tock Seng Hospital

• Senior Consultant, Department of Geriatric Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital

• Associate Professor (Clinical Practice), Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University

• Adjunct Associate Professor, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore

Associate Professor Lim’s comprehensive track record of scholarly work as a “Geriatrician-Educator-Researcher” includes nearly 250 peer-reviewed publications; Associate Editor of Journal of Frailty and Aging; involvement in international and national workgroups in sarcopenia and frailty (AWGS, AWGC, APGN, GLIS, and WHO peer review group for Sarcopenia Package); and research and teaching awards in Geriatric Medicine and Health Professions Education.

His research work spans the areas of sarcopenia and related disorders; multi-dimensional frailty; healthy ageing and intrinsic capacity; dementia and cognitive disorders; caregiving; and evidence-based medicine in the older person. He is among the top 2% most cited researchers within his field in 2023 and 2024 (Web of Science).