Dr. Lim has guided the medical community of South Korea through epidemiological investigation as a professor at Dongguk University, and a prolific author of preventive medicine.
GYEONGJU, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, September 08, 2017 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Marquis Who's Who, the world's premier publisher of biographical profiles, is proud to name Hyun-Sul Lim a Lifetime Achiever. An accomplished listee, Dr. Lim celebrates many years' experience in his professional network, and has been noted for achievements, leadership qualities, and the credentials and successes he has accrued in his field. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Dr. Lim has guided the medical community of South Korea through epidemiological investigation as a professor at Dongguk University, and a prolific author of preventive medicine. From 1999 to 2000, he was invited as a visiting scientist at the Environmental Epidemiology Services at the Department of Veterans Affairs in Washington. Dr. Lim is also the former dean of the school of medicine at Dongguk University.
In 1952, Dr. Lim was born to Ik-Doo Lim and Suk-In Oh in Iksan-si, Jeonbuk-do in the Republic of Korea. He received an MD from Seoul National University in 1978, and was licensed by the Korea Ministry of Health and Welfare. He earned an MPH from his alma mater, and from 1983 to 1986, he served with the Korean Army to the rank of major while earning a PhD. Dr. Lim was welcomed by Dongguk University in 1990 as an assistant professor with the college of medicine, where he works as a full professor today.
Over the course of his medical career, Dr. Lim has served with the Korea Minister of Health & Welfare in the Reform Mass Screening group, and with the Prevention of Zoonoses group at Korea Communicable Disease Control and Prevention in Seoul. These public health commissions were formed in response to emerging infectious diseases around the world in an effort to stop infection with preventive social medicine. Dr. Lim has written about these subjects in his books, "Environmental Epidemiology," "From Glassfiber Wastes to Avian Influenza," and "Preventative Medicine and Public Health."
In 2003, the Korean government presented him with the Government Service Merit Medal in acknowledgement of his efforts. For continued service in preventive medicine, Dr. Lim was selected for inclusion in numerous volumes of Who's Who in America, Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare, Who's Who in Science and Engineering, Who's Who in the World, and two volumes of Who's Who in Asia in 2007 and 2012.
Additionally, Dr. Lim has dedicated his time to the Korean Association of Agricultural Medicine and Community Health as a former vice president and president. He is affiliated with the Korean Society of Epidemiology as a president, the American Public Health Association as a member, the Korean Society of Preventive Medicine as a president, the Korean Society of Zoonoses as a vice president, and the National Academy of Medicine in Korea as a member. He has two children.
In recognition of outstanding contributions to his profession and the Marquis Who's Who community, Dr. Lim has been featured on the Marquis Who's Who Lifetime Achievers website. Please visit www.ltachievers.com for more information about this honor.
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