Fabian C.L. LIM
PhD, FACSM, SFHEA
Dr Fabian Lim
is a faculty member and Director of the Graduate Diploma in Sports Medicine
Programme at Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University,
Singapore. He also holds a Visiting Distinguished Professorship at the College
of Health Sciences, VinUniversity, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Dr Lim received
his Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Exercise Science from the
University of Oregon and his PhD degree in Exercise Physiology from the
University of Queensland. He also has an
MBA degree from the University of Surrey.
Dr Lim is a
recipient of the Defence Science Scholarship and the Nanyang Education Award
and was also recognized as gTop 2% Scientisth for Clinical Medicine and Sport
Sciences in 2025. Dr Lim is a Fellow of
the American College of Sports Medicine and a Senior Fellow of Advanced Higher
Education, UK. Dr Lim is also the inaugural President of the Asian College of
Exercise and Sports Sciences, which he established, together with colleagues
from seven Asian countries/territories. He serves as the Associate Editor for
Advances in Physiology Education, American Physiological Society.
Dr Lim has published
widely in scientific journals and books chapters, covering a variety of topics,
including obesity, nutrition, ageing health and chronic disease, exercise
immunology, hydration, physiology status monitor, and thermoregulation. He is recognized internationally for introducing
the Dual Pathway Model of Heat Stroke, which has shifted the paradigm of this
ancient illness.