Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Dr. Lim is a Professor of Medicine and Associate Director in the Division of Rheumatology at Emory University School of Medicine and a Professor of Epidemiology at the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University. He is also the Chief of Rheumatology for Grady Health Systems, the only safety net hospital in Atlanta, where he founded and directs the Grady Lupus Clinic. His primary clinical interest is in the improvement in the diagnosis and management of lupus, particularly as it relates to racial health disparities.
His research interests are in the epidemiology, outcomes, and contributions of social determinants of health in lupus disparities. Dr. Lim is a Principal Investigator for the Georgia Lupus Registry (GLR), one of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)- funded population-based lupus registries from which he helped create the Georgians Organized Against Lupus (GOAL) research cohort.
Dr. Lim was awarded the Distinguished Service Award and Clinical Investigator Fellowship Award by the American College of Rheumatology and has held multiple volunteer positions, including Chair of the Collaborative Initiatives Committee, Chair of the clinical study section for the Rheumatology Research Foundation grants, the ACR Board of Directors, and the ARP Executive Committee. He is currently a Deputy Editor of Arthritis Care & Research.
Monday, October 27, 2025
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Central Time
Disclosure(s): Accordant: Consultant (Ongoing); Bristol-Myers Squibb(BMS): Consultant (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Gilead: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); GlaxoSmithKlein(GSK): Consultant (Ongoing); Novartis: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Roche: Consultant (Ongoing); UCB: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)
