SLUCare Cardiologist to Receive American Heart Association Award

01/30/2019

SLUCare cardiologist Michael Lim, M.D., has been selected as the 2019 recipient of the American Heart Association’s Hugh D. McCulloch Award in recognition of his significant contributions to furthering the association’s mission.

Lim will receive the award on Saturday, Feb. 23, at the association’s Heart Ball at the Chase Park Plaza.

“We are excited to honor Michael with the Hugh McCulloch award this year. As a past president of our local Board of Directors, he took an active role in educating the public on their own risk of heart disease as well as the warning signs of heart attack,” Jennifer Jaeger, executive director of the American Heart Association (AHA) St. Louis, said.

Every year, St. Louis’s chapter of the American Heart Association honors local leaders who help the region’s residents build healthier lives, free from cardiovascular disease and stroke.

The Hugh D. McCulloch Award is bestowed on an individual who symbolizes the integrity and values of the AHA in the fields of cardiology and/or neurology.

A SLUCare physician, Lim’s medical specialty is interventional cardiology as he directs SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital’s cardiac catheterization lab. He is also director of the Division of Cardiology at Saint Louis University School of Medicine. He is recognized as one of the region’s leaders in the treatment of STEMI (ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction), the most dangerous form of heart attack.

In his clinical role, Lim has led new treatments including radial artery catheterization and the MitraClip. He has made the list of the St. Louis area’s “Best Doctors” for several years.

About SLUCare Physician Group

SLUCare Physician Group is the academic medical practice of Saint Louis University, with more than 500 health care providers and 1,200 staff members in hospitals and medical offices throughout the St. Louis region. SLUCare physicians are among the most highly trained in their fields — more than 50 specialties in all — and are national and international experts, renowned for research and innovations in medicine. For more information, visit www.slucare.com.

About Saint Louis University School of Medicine

Established in 1836, Saint Louis University School of Medicine has the distinction of awarding the first medical degree west of the Mississippi River. The school educates physicians and biomedical scientists, conducts medical research, and provides health care on a local, national and international level. Research at the school seeks new cures and treatments in five key areas: cancer, liver disease, heart/lung disease, aging and brain disease, and infectious diseases.