Mr Justin Lim

I have been a doctor since 1995 and have specialised in Trauma & Orthopaedics since 2000. I specialise in hip and knee surgery and am a member of the British Hip Society (BHS) and the British Association of Surgeons of the Knee (BASK). I entered medical school at the age of 17 and graduated 5 years later from the University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff in 1995. I completed a basic surgical rotation in South Wales and then worked in Manchester and Birmingham. Following this I was appointed as a specialist registrar to the renowned Oswestry/Stoke rotation for my higher surgical training in my chosen field of orthopaedic surgery. During this period I also completed an additional postgraduate Masters degree in Orthopaedic Engineering, a senior fellowship in Hip and Knee Surgery in Oswestry and an international fellowship in Singapore. In 2006, I was appointed as a consultant at the Royal Stoke University Hospital, University Hospital North Midlands NHS Trust. In that time I have gained an excellent reputation amongst patients as well as my fellow surgeons. I have been nominated to and held roles within the department including Clinical Lead for Hip and Knee Surgery 2009-2014, Clinical Lead for Enhanced Recovery 2012-2014, Clinical Lead for Elective Orthopaedics 2012- 2014 and led the department until completion of my term as Clinical Director for Orthopaedics, Trauma and Major Trauma 2014-2017.  I have also been in private practice since 2007 and consult at the Nuffield Health hospital in Newcastle-under-Lyme.

Where surgery is necessary, I have a particular interest in minimising blood loss in surgery, use of computerised templating and surgical planning to improve accuracy of implantation of joint replacements, use of ceramic and advanced polyethylene bearing materials for joint replacements and Enhanced Recovery Techniques for pain control and early mobilisation.