Krista Lim-Hing, MD, Appointed Director Of South Shore’s Neurosciences ICU

Press release from the Southside Hospital:

November 13 2020

Krista Lim-Hing, MD, has been appointed director of the Linda and John Bohlsen Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at South Shore University Hospital (SSUH). Over the past year, Dr. Lim-Hing has served as a neurointensivist at SSUH and at North Shore University Hospital, as well as a telehealth medical intensivist at Northwell Health’s eICU.

“We are fortunate to have Dr. Lim-Hing oversee South Shore University Hospital’s state-of-the-art neurosurgical ICU, as we continue to provide the highest level of care for patients with complicated conditions such as stroke, neurotrauma, brain tumors, seizures and brain bleeds,” said David Chalif, MD, the hospital’s chair, department of neurosurgery. “Dr. Lim-Hing’s subspecialty training in neurocritical care and board-certification in psychiatry and neurology, will serve as an asset to our neurosurgical ICU team.”

Earning her medical degree from the Medical College of Georgia Regents University, Dr. Lim-Hing completed her post-doctoral training, including an internship in internal medicine and a neurology residency at Thomas Jefferson University, as well as a fellowship in neurocritical care at the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland. Her clinical expertise includes subarachnoid and intracerebral hemorrhage, acute stroke, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, epilepticus, post-cardiac arrest and neuroethics.

Dr. Lim-Hing is a member of the American Academy of Neurology, the Neurocritical Care Society, the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the National Neurotrauma Society. She has co-authored numerous articles and book chapters in peer-reviewed journals including the Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Frontiers in Neurology and Neurocritical Care. Dr. Lim-Hing has been an invited guest speaker at 20 lecture series and grand rounds, presenting on a wide variety of neurocritical care topics.

“Under Dr. Lim-Hing’s leadership, the neurocritical care team at South Shore University Hospital will serve Suffolk County by advancing the care of all patients with neurological emergencies,” said Richard Temes, MD, director, Northwell Health’s Center for Neurocritical Care. “Dr. Lim-Hing is committed to our goal for international recognition in the treatment of brain and spinal cord injury through the promotion of collaborative clinical care, innovative research, and community outreach and education.”

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To further advance the quality, state-of-the-art care provided at SSUH, Linda and John Bohlsen donated $5 million this past September to create the Linda and John Bohlsen Neurosciences Center, which offers 24/7 availability for patient consultations, transfers and full neurosurgical and neuroendovascular care.

Recently updated with new operating room equipment including the state-of the-art Zeiss microscope and Brainlab navigation system, the center is uniquely qualified to treat ruptured and unruptured brain aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations and complex brain tumors with advanced microsurgery.

Included within the center is the new Linda and John Bohlsen Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit (ICU), which is managed by neurointensivist physicians who are fellowship-trained in neurocritical care. With specialized equipment and intensive bedside care tailored to the unique needs of the neuroscience patient, neuroscience ICUs have been associated with shorter lengths of stay and better outcomes in comparison to general ICUs. These additional services at SSUH provide a higher level of care for patients with complicated conditions such as stroke, neurotrauma, brain tumors, seizures and brain bleeds.

Dr. Chalif leads SSUH’s department of neurosurgery. He's a renowned neurosurgeon who came to the hospital last year from North Shore University Hospital with 34 years of neurosurgical experience. Under his leadership, SSUH’s general neurosurgery program evolved into a comprehensive center treating the most complex neurosurgical and endovascular conditions.

Working closely with Dr. Chalif, neurosurgeon Justin Thomas, MD, serves as the department’s vice chair and has practiced exclusively at SSUH for the past seven years. To further build SSUH’s neurosurgery program, Dr. Chalif has spearheaded the recruitment of Dr. Lim-Hing, as well as:

• Skull base neurosurgeon Georgios Klironomos, MD, PhD
• Endovascular neurologist Ina Terón Molina, MD
• Neurointensivist Tagir Sabirov, MD

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