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Moe R. Lim, MD

Assistant Professor

Board-Eligible, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Department of Orthopaedics
CB #7055, Bioinformatics Building
UNC School of Medicine
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7055
Appointments: 919.962.6637

Contact person: Jason Rhyne
(jrhyne@med.unc.edu)
919.843.6172

Education:

BA (highest honors): Harvard College
MD: Harvard Medical School
Residency: Hospital for Special Surgery, Cornell University
Fellowship: Spine surgery, Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson University

Honors, Awards, and Recognitions (selected):

Harvard University: Summa cum laude; Phi Beta Kappa; John Harvard Scholarship; Barry M. Goldwater National Science Scholarship; Ford Research Grants
Harvard Medical School: HMS National Scholarship; Hartford Foundation/American Federation for Aging Research Geriatric Scholars Grant
Hospital for Special Surgery: Circle of Excellence
Thomas Jefferson University: Commendation Letter of the Executive Committee of the Medical Staff and Administration
Best Basic Science paper, DePuy Spine Fellowship Meeting, 2005
Member, North American Spine Society, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, North Carolina Spine Society

Clinical Interests:

Cervical spine
Spine trauma
Minimally invasive spinal surgery
Non-fusion motion-sparing alternatives

Research Interests:

Patient preferences and outcomes in cervical spine surgery
Novel surgical techniques and non-fusion alternatives in cervical spine surgery

Academic Appointments:

2005-present	Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics; UNC School of Medicine
1994-1996	Teaching Fellow; Harvard University

Selected Publications:

Lim MR, Lee JY, Hilibrand AS. Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Your Orthopaedic Connection. http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=128&topcategory=Spine.
Lee JY, Lim MR, Albert TJ. Dysphagia after anterior cervical spine surgery: Pathophysiology, incidence, and prevention. Cervical Spine Research Society, 2005. http://www.csrs.org/outcomes/
Lim MR, Loder RT, Lyman S, et al. Measurement Error of Lumbar Total Disc Replacement Range-of-Motion. Spine 31(10):E291-E297, 2006.
Vaccaro AR, Lim MR, Hurlbert RJ, et al. Surgical Decision Making for Unstable Thoracolumbar Spine Injuries: Results of a Consensus Panel Review by the Spine Trauma Study Group. J Spinal Disord Tech 2006 Feb;19(1):1-10.
Lim MR, Girardi FP, Yoon SC, et al. Accuracy of computerized frameless stereotactic image-guided pedicle screw placement into previously fused lumbar spines. Spine 30:1793-1798, 2005.
Lim MR, Lee JY, Vaccaro AR. Cervical total disc replacement: Indications and experience. In: Kim DH, Cammisa FP, Fessler RG (eds). Dynamic Reconstruction of the Spine. Thieme, New York, NY, 2006.
Lee JY, Lim MR, Albert TJ. Inadequate decompression following anterior cervical surgery: Surgical treatment options. Curr Opin Orthop 16:189-93, 2005.
Lim MR, Girardi FP, Zhang K, et al. Measurement of total disc replacement radiographic range-of-motion: A comparison of two techniques. J Spinal Disord Tech 18:252-6, 2005.
Huang RC, Lim M, Girardi FP, Cammisa FP. The prevalence of contraindications to total disc replacement in a cohort of lumbar surgical patients. Spine 29:2538-2541, 2004.
Lim MR, Welch WC, Lee JY, et al. Posterior non-fusion devices. In: Anderson DG, Vaccaro AR (eds). Decision Making in Spinal Care. Thieme, New York, NY.
Huang RC, Girardi FP, Lim MR, et al. Advantages and Disadvantages of Nonfusion Technology in Spine Surgery. Orthop Clin North Am 36:263-9, 2005.
Lim MR, Lee JY, Albert TJ. Facet replacements. In: Kim DH, Cammisa FP, Fessler RG (eds). Dynamic Reconstruction of the Spine. Thieme, New York, NY, 2006.
Lim MR, Lee JY, Young P, Hilibrand AS. Unilateral hemi-laminotomy for bilateral decompression (Lumbar sub-laminoplasty). In: Bono, CM, Vaccaro AR (eds). Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery. Marcel-Dekker, New York, NY, 2006.
Lim M, Green DW, Billinghurst JE, et al. Scheuermann’s kyphosis: Safe and effective surgical treatment using multi-segmental instrumentation. Spine 29:1789-94, 2004.
Lim MR, Yoon SC, Green DW. Symptomatic spondylolysis: Diagnosis and treatment. Curr Opin Pediatr 16(1):37-46, 2004.
Lim MR, Rybak L, Albert TJ. Imaging studies for acute and chronic neck pain. In: Fischgrund JS (editor). Neck Pain: AAOS Monograph Series. 1st ed. Rosemont, Illinois: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 11-25, 2004.
Lim M, Wazeka A, Boachie-Adjei O. Ventilator weaning following a staged anterior and posterior spine fusion in a ventilator-dependent patient with severe congenital scoliosis: A case report. Spine 28:E256-59, 2003.
Lim MR, Ranawat A, Pearle A, et al. Hospital for Special Surgery: Resident Handbook of Orthopaedic Surgery. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA. Work in progress.
Lee JY, Lim MR, Albert TJ (eds). Challenges in Cervical Spine Surgery. Thieme, New York, NY. Work in progress.

For more recent publications, please see the Pubmed Listing.

Revised June 2006