AlanArnold TanLimMD, FACS, FAAP

Aesthetic/Cosmetic Plastic Surgery, Pediatric Craniofacial Plastic Surgery, Plastic & Reconstructive Microsurgery, Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery, UMass Chan Medical School; Associate Professor of Surgery, Tufts University School of Medicine

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Office
41 Mall Rd
Lahey Clinic
Burlington, MA 01805
Phone+1 781-744-8583

Fax+1 781-744-1052

Summary

Dr. Alan Lim is a plastic surgeon in Burlington, MA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Beverly Hospital, Winchester Hospital, and Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington. He received his medical degree from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and has been in practice 26 years. He specializes in aesthetic/cosmetic plastic surgery, pediatric craniofacial plastic surgery, plastic & reconstructive microsurgery, and facial plastic and reconstructive surgery and is experienced in cleft lip, facial plastic and reconstructive surgery, cosmetic surgery, breast reconstruction, and breast surgery.

Education & Training

UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Craniofacial Surgery, 2008 - 2009
Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Plastic Surgery - Integrated, 2001 - 2004
Naval Medical Center (Portsmouth)Residency, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 1995 - 1999
Naval Medical Center (Portsmouth)Internship, Surgery, 1991 - 1992
University of Pittsburgh School of MedicineClass of 1991

Certifications & Licensure

VA State Medical License 1993 - 2026
CA State Medical License 2008 - 2025
MA State Medical License 2012 - 2025
American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Otolaryngology
American Board of Plastic Surgery Plastic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

America's Best Plastic Surgeons 2024 - Top 25 in Rhinoplasty Newsweek Magazine, 2024
Top Doctors 2024 Northshore Magazine, 2017-2024
Boston's Top Doctors Plastic Surgery - January, 2024 Boston Magazine, 2016-2024
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Fellow (FAAP) American Academy of Pediatrics
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

41 citations
Autologous fat transplantation in the craniofacial patient: the UCLA experience.
Alan A. Lim, Kenneth L. Fan, Karam A. Allam, Derrick C. Wan, Christina J. Tabit
The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. 2012-07-01
8 citations
Constructing the philtral column in the secondary cleft lip deformity: utilizing the palmaris longus graft.
Alan A. Lim, Karam A. Allam, Rashmi Taneja, Henry K. Kawamoto
Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2012-10-01
9 citations
Effects of dimethylthiourea, melatonin, and hyperbaric oxygen therapy on the survival of reimplanted rabbit auricular composite grafts.
Alan A. Tan Lim, Maryann P. Wall, John H. Greinwald
Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery. 1999-09-01

Professional Memberships

External Links

Lahey Clinichttps://physicians.lahey.org/details/2283
Boston Magazinehttps://www.bostonmagazine.com/health/2023/01/24/top-doctors-boston-mass-area/
Newsweek Magazinehttps://www.newsweek.com/americas-best-plastic-surgeons-2021/rhinoplasty