Dr. Betty B. Lim MD
Hospice and Palliative Care Specialist | Hospice and Palliative Medicine
1 Gustave L Levy Pl #1070 New York NY, 10029About
Betty B. Lim, MD, specializes in geriatric medicine and palliative medicine. Dr. Lim's expertise includes the care of older adults in hospital-based, inpatient, outpatient, home-based, and short- and ...
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Geriatric Medicine
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- 2006
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- Medical Director American Geriatrics Society American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine American Medical Dir
Fellowships
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY , Geriatric Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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