Michael K Lim MD FRCS
@mikelim75
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Colorectal surgeon @YorkTeachingNHS | MCC member @ACPGBI | CG4 Research lead @yorkresearch | Video Editorial Advisory Board @ColorectalDis
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Joined February 2017
1/2: Innovative idea by @drrichardsyoung to help extract #COVIDー19 virus during laparoscopic surgery. #CovidSurg. Connect teabag smoke evacuator tubing and the handswitch diathermy handset to evacuate pneumo through antiviral filter.
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1/10 The long-awaited REAL RCT is here! Robotic vs laparoscopic for mid/low rectal cancer (n=1171, 11 hospitals). Published in @JAMA_current 2025. With insights for leaders like @GarciaOlmoD & @mleonare. DOI: 10.1001/jama.2025.8123
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Tribute to Professor Neil Smart At #ACPGBI2025 we celebrated Neil's life, legacy & dedication to his patients & colorectal surgery Thank you to all who shared their memories💙 ➡️ https://t.co/69lMvMRLTD
@SaySoMedical @jdcamcolorectal @kjadams_surg
#Colorectal #CelebrationOfLife
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#DCRJournal Video Vignette | Robotic ventral rectopexy utilizing tensor fascia lata graft - https://t.co/IftRZQF0T2
@SeanLangenfeld @TAMISYoda @Schadi_CRS @Doc_Brown44 @slsteinmd1 @MarkSoliman @rahila_essani @JohnRTMonsonMD
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Many congrats @Neil_J_Smart and well deserved. Will always remember our short but productive conversation on the phone about @ColorectalDis
Privileged to present Prof @Neil_J_Smart with the Geoff Oates medal today on behalf of @ACPGBI - our highest honour for contributions to coloproctology. Neil is a husband, father, friend, surgeon, academic, Editor in Chief @ColorectalDis & mentor to many-posted at Neil’s request
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Privileged to present Prof @Neil_J_Smart with the Geoff Oates medal today on behalf of @ACPGBI - our highest honour for contributions to coloproctology. Neil is a husband, father, friend, surgeon, academic, Editor in Chief @ColorectalDis & mentor to many-posted at Neil’s request
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Thank you to Dr. Thomas Aufenberger for teaching us tips on using Fasciotens for open abdomen at York
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#DCRJournal Visual Abstract | Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy Alone for Patients With Locally Advanced and Resectable Metastatic Colorectal Cancer of dMMR/MSI-H Status: https://t.co/fm3WoVBvD2
@TAMISYoda @Schadi_CRS @slsteinmd1 @JohnRTMonsonMD @juliomayol @MaloneyNell @Averywalker21
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🚨RECOMMENDED READ🚨 All you need to know about primary ventral and incisional hernias, including detailed open and mini invasive surgical approaches and great illustrations!! ➡️ https://t.co/BHxaMs0H9I Dont miss this great comprehensive review by @DrHenriksen, @HeatherBougard,
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Outcomes of watch and wait after short-course radiotherapy in an international multicentre watch-and-wait cohort ➡️ https://t.co/rRA5znWMEm The aim of the present study was to report on the feasibility of organ preservation in patients treated with SCRT without chemotherapy and
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Absolutely delighted to have opened our Research Clinic Room today. Supported by @YSHospCharity, @YSTeachingNHS, and R&I, this has been a truly collaborative project which will enable us further to being research to our patients in Scarborough and surrounding areas. #Research
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Our Cawr Cadaveric course first day at YAWU. @ChintapatlaYork covering surgically relevant anatomy for CAWR @BritishHernia @eurohernias
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The repeat FIT (RFIT) study: Does repeating faecal immunochemical tests provide reassurance and improve colorectal cancer detection? - open access @ColorectalDis
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Aim Faecal immunochemical tests (FIT) are highly sensitive for colorectal cancer (CRC) detection. Little evidence exists regarding repeat FIT. The repeat FIT (RFIT) study aimed to determine whether...
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🏔️ A new milestone has been reached! 🔵 Out now in @TheLancet Transmet Trial 💥 Liver Transplantation + chemotherapy superior to chemo alone in permanently unresectable CRLM 📈 5-year overall survival 56·6% vs. 12.6% A new era has begun?! 🧐 https://t.co/aZ41e8jDVK
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…2/3 York surgeon @mikelim75 will use an Elsie May Sykes grant to continue research into the role of sodium channels in bowel cancer and possible ways of leveraging our research knowledge to date to develop drug treatments. @YSTeachingNHS @HullYorkMed
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We're thrilled to announce that Hull York Medical School has been ranked 5th for Medicine in the 2025 Guardian University Guide rankings! Read the full story: https://t.co/QLpZ0UWm1X
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Excellent as always from @Rungichungi - very humbled to have shared an office with such a sage man for 5 years…..
@lliheus @RCSEd @Rungichungi @me4_so @Dukes_Club Thank you Ken for this excellent piece on the complexities surgeons / doctors need to navigate daily together with patients. 🙏🏼
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In his blog, guest surgeon Ken Walker from @RCSEd reflects on the ‘shame response’ that can occur after surgical complications, and how he walks the difficult path with his patients. @Rungichungi @me4_so @Dukes_Club
https://t.co/uArUOMwdvK
surgeonsarehumantoo.wordpress.com
When does surgical care get toughest for the patient, the surgeon, and the team, and when does it matter the most? When does it become really ‘next level’? In my experience it’s when we…
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Come and join our dynamic and growing Upper GI Unit. Consultant UGI Surgical job - Complex biliary work (TC CBDE), Bariatrics (in house T3WMP), AWR (MDT, Prehab, Joint OT with Plastic Surgery), Reflux, Achalasia. Great team. Great place to live and work.
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Ever wondered why cancer is called "cancer"? 🤔 Discover the fascinating history and evidence behind the name in this free-to-access commentary from Dr. Konstantine Panegyres of @UniMelb. https://t.co/QhnojaS0Y6
@OncoAlert
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1 / Do you also hate the current format of conference posters? So much great content buried behind bad design. Here are 4 design strategies to help improve the poster for accessibility and engagement. (Thread below, Video here: https://t.co/95LvLRixEi)
#MedEd #FOAMed
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