North West Private Hospital
Part of Ramsay Health Care

North West Private Hospital specialist Aaron Lim

Dr Aaron Lim

BPharm, MBBS(Hons), FRACS

Dr Aaron Lim is a general surgeon with subspecialty interests in bariatric (weight loss), hernia and reflux surgery. He is also a certified endoscopist and provides the Spatz3 adjustable intragastrical weight loss balloon program with North West Private Hospital currently being the only facility in Brisbane trained to offer this service.

He grew up and trained in Queensland having first completed a Bachelor of Pharmacy in 2008 before graduating from his medical degree (Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery) in 2013 with honours both at the University of Queensland.

Having had a passion for general surgery since medical school, Dr Lim was accepted into specialist training as soon as eligible in his third year as a junior doctor. He completed his training in General Surgery in 2020 having spent 4 years in various hospitals across Queensland.

In 2021 he completed further sub-specialist training in oesophagogastric and bariatric surgery at the Gold Coast University and Pindara Private Hospitals.

Dr Lim is dedicated to his craft of surgery and believes that the key to being a good surgeon involves not only the technical ability but requires collaboration, teamwork, communication with an emphasis on patient centered care. 

Bariatric surgery
Gastric (weight loss) balloons
Gallbladder surgery
Anti-reflux and hiatal hernia surgery
Abdominal wall and groin hernia surgery
Endoscopic Pilonidal Sinus Surgery
Excision of skin lesions
Colonoscopy and gastroscopy