Dr. Foong-yen Lim M.D.
Surgeon (Pediatric) | Pediatric Surgery
3333 Burnet Ave Ml 2023 Cincinnati OH, 45229About
Dr. Foong-yen Lim practices Pediatric Surgery in Cincinnati, OH. Dr. Lim treats children who have an illness, injury, or disease that requires surgery. Some of the surgical problems seen by pediatric surgeons are often quite different from those commonly seen by adult or general surgeons. Dr. Limdiagnoses, treats, and manages childrens surgical needs such as abnormalities of the groin in childhood and, surgical repair of birth defects, surgical care of tumors, transplantation operations, and endoscopic procedures.
Education and Training
Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine 1997
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS- Pediatric Surgery
Provider Details
Treatments
- Birth Defects
- Pain
- Hernia
- Cellulitis
- Umbilical Hernia
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