Joseph Lim, MD
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About
Research
Overview
I would be pleased to work with trainees and scientists who are interested in studying health outcomes in patients with chronic liver disease, with particular attention to chronic hepatitis B and C infections, fatty liver disease, liver cirrhosis and complications of portal hypertension, and hepatocellular carcinoma. I am an investigator in several national or international multicenter cohort studies evaluating health outcomes focused on hepatitis B and hepatitis C therapy, and a VA cohort study evaluating liver disease outcomes in patients with or without HIV coinfection.
Medical Research Interests
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular; Clinical Trial; Delivery of Health Care; Fatty Liver; Health Services Research; Hepatitis B; Hepatitis C; Hepatitis D; Liver Cirrhosis; Liver Neoplasms; Quality of Health Care
Public Health Interests
Hepatitis
Publications
2025
No Differences in Risk of Cirrhosis or Hepatocellular Carcinoma among Treatment Naïve Chronic Hepatitis B Patients by Baseline Hepatitis B Viral Load: A Propensity Score Weighted Analysis
Yang Z, Cheung R, Jou J, Lim J, Wong R. No Differences in Risk of Cirrhosis or Hepatocellular Carcinoma among Treatment Naïve Chronic Hepatitis B Patients by Baseline Hepatitis B Viral Load: A Propensity Score Weighted Analysis. Journal Of Clinical And Experimental Hepatology 2025, 102540. DOI: 10.1016/j.jceh.2025.102540.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic hepatitis BRisk of cirrhosisChronic hepatitis B patientsHepatitis B virusBaseline HBV DNAHBV DNAHepatocellular carcinomaNational cohortHepatitis B virus DNA >Naive chronic hepatitis B patientsBaseline hepatitis B virusHepatitis B viral loadChronic hepatitis B virusRisk of hepatocellular carcinomaHigh HBV DNAPropensity score weighting analysisTreatment naive patientsNon-Asian patientsHepatitis B patientsCohort of U.S. veteransIncidence of cirrhosisScore-weighted analysisLong-term riskCHB patientsB patients
2024
Hepatotoxicity Score: A New Method to Adjust for Use of Potentially Hepatotoxic Medications by Chronic Liver Disease Status
Re V, Newcomb C, Carbonari D, Mezochow A, Hennessy S, Rentsch C, Park L, Tate J, Bräu N, Bhattacharya D, Lim J, Mezzacappa C, Njei B, Roy J, Taddei T, Justice A, Torgersen J. Hepatotoxicity Score: A New Method to Adjust for Use of Potentially Hepatotoxic Medications by Chronic Liver Disease Status. Pharmacoepidemiology And Drug Safety 2024, 33: e70069. PMID: 39662972, PMCID: PMC11634562, DOI: 10.1002/pds.70069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProton pump inhibitor initiationHazard ratioVeterans Health AdministrationSevere acute liver injuryProton pump inhibitorsChronic liver diseaseAcute liver injuryRates of hospitalizationSafety of medicationsPPI initiativesHealth AdministrationLiver disease statusMedication exposurePharmacoepidemiological studiesMedicationConfoundingScoresReports of hepatotoxicityDisease statusHepatotoxic medicationsDrug exposurePump inhibitorsHepatotoxic drugsOutpatient initiationHepatic safetyRisk Score for Hepatocellular Cancer in Adults Without Viral Hepatitis or Cirrhosis
Ilagan-Ying Y, Gordon K, Tate J, Lim J, Torgersen J, Re V, Justice A, Taddei T. Risk Score for Hepatocellular Cancer in Adults Without Viral Hepatitis or Cirrhosis. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2443608. PMID: 39504020, PMCID: PMC11541635, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.43608.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClassification of DiseasesBody mass indexRisk scoreNinth Revision and International Statistical Classification of DiseasesMass indexAlcohol useInternational Statistical Classification of DiseasesStatistical Classification of DiseasesElectronic health recordsNon-Hispanic blacksInternational Classification of DiseasesNon-Hispanic whitesClinical Modification diagnosisHepatocellular carcinoma risk scoreRisk of hepatocellular carcinomaCox proportional hazards regression modelsValidation sampleHigh-risk individualsProportional hazards regression modelsHCC risk factorsFIB-4Multivariate risk scoreHepatocellular carcinomaHazards regression modelsViral hepatitisHepatitis Delta Virus Testing, Prevalence, and Liver-Related Outcomes Among US Veterans With Chronic Hepatitis B
Wong R, Yang Z, Jou J, John B, Lim J, Cheung R. Hepatitis Delta Virus Testing, Prevalence, and Liver-Related Outcomes Among US Veterans With Chronic Hepatitis B. Gastro Hep Advances 2024, 4: 100575. PMID: 39906477, PMCID: PMC11791144, DOI: 10.1016/j.gastha.2024.10.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic hepatitis B patientsChronic hepatitis BLiver-related outcomesHepatic decompensationHepatitis delta virusCohort of U.S. veteransNational cohortU.S. veteransRisk of cirrhosisIncidence of cirrhosisPositive patientsHDV infectionHepatitis BEvaluate incidenceHepatocellular carcinomaCirrhosisPatientsDecompensationVirus testingPropensity scoreHepatitisDelta virusNelson-Aalen methodDiagnosisOutcomesOutcomes of a 1‐Year Pilot Study Implementing Universal Hepatitis Delta Virus Testing Among Veterans With Chronic Hepatitis B
Wong R, Liao M, Chen Y, Kwan M, Lee J, Jou J, Lim J, Cheung R. Outcomes of a 1‐Year Pilot Study Implementing Universal Hepatitis Delta Virus Testing Among Veterans With Chronic Hepatitis B. Journal Of Viral Hepatitis 2024, 31: 768-770. PMID: 39101377, DOI: 10.1111/jvh.13992.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic hepatitis BAnti-HDVRNA testingHepatitis delta virusVeterans Affairs Health SystemUniversal testing approachAnti-HDV-positive patientsPilot studyChronic hepatitis B patientsProspective cohort studyHDV-RNA testsAnti-HDV antibodiesConsecutive CHB patientsRisk-based testingHealth systemDetectable HDV RNAChi-square testUS veteransDrug use historyCohort studyCirrhosis statusCHB patientsConsecutive adultsNo significant differenceAb positivitySevere Acute Liver Injury After Hepatotoxic Medication Initiation in Real-World Data
Torgersen J, Mezochow A, Newcomb C, Carbonari D, Hennessy S, Rentsch C, Park L, Tate J, Bräu N, Bhattacharya D, Lim J, Mezzacappa C, Njei B, Roy J, Taddei T, Justice A, Re V. Severe Acute Liver Injury After Hepatotoxic Medication Initiation in Real-World Data. JAMA Internal Medicine 2024, 184: 943-952. PMID: 38913369, PMCID: PMC11197444, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.1836.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIncidence rateUS Department of Veterans AffairsMedication initiationDepartment of Veterans AffairsInitiation of medicationVeterans AffairsMain OutcomesPotential of medicationsOutpatient settingDischarge diagnosisCohort studyDay of admissionCase reportReal World DataReport countsMedicationMedical cohortSevere acute liver injuryUS DepartmentFollow-upAcute liver injuryHospitalCohortHepatotoxic medicationsIncidenceAssociation of Baseline Hepatitis B Virus DNA and On-Treatment Risk of Cirrhosis and Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Yang Z, Cheung R, Jou J, Lim J, Lim Y, Wong R. Association of Baseline Hepatitis B Virus DNA and On-Treatment Risk of Cirrhosis and Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Gastroenterology Research 2024, 17: 109-115. PMID: 38993547, PMCID: PMC11236339, DOI: 10.14740/gr1735.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBaseline HBV DNARisk of hepatocellular carcinomaChronic hepatitis BRisk of cirrhosisNon-cirrhotic chronic hepatitis BHepatitis B virus DNAHBV DNAHepatocellular carcinomaHepatitis B virusCHB patientsPropensity score weightingAntiviral therapyAssociated with higher risk of hepatocellular carcinomaHigh risk of hepatocellular carcinomaNon-cirrhotic CHB patientsCohort of CHB patientsLevels of hepatitis B virusContinuous antiviral therapyHigh HBV DNANon-Asian cohortModerate levelsAssociated with higher riskScore weightingB virus DNACox proportional hazards modelsIdentification of hepatic steatosis among persons with and without HIV using natural language processing
Torgersen J, Skanderson M, Kidwai-Khan F, Carbonari D, Tate J, Park L, Bhattacharya D, Lim J, Taddei T, Justice A, Re V. Identification of hepatic steatosis among persons with and without HIV using natural language processing. Hepatology Communications 2024, 8: e0468. PMID: 38896066, PMCID: PMC11186806, DOI: 10.1097/hc9.0000000000000468.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImaging ReportingSteatotic liver diseaseHIV statusHepatic steatosisPrevalence of metabolic comorbiditiesImaging studiesVeterans Aging Cohort StudyCompare patient characteristicsPositive predictive valueAlcohol use disorderAging Cohort StudyIdentification of hepatic steatosisHIV infectionHepatitis BMetabolic comorbiditiesNatural language processing algorithmsRadiological studiesCohort studyPatient characteristicsClinical reviewLiver diseaseHIVPredictive valueUse disorderClinical image reportsFRI-389 Hepatitis delta virus infection is associated with significantly greater incidence of cirrhosis and hepatic decompensation in U.S. veterans with chronic hepatitis B
Wong R, Yang Z, Jou J, John B, Lim J, Cheung R. FRI-389 Hepatitis delta virus infection is associated with significantly greater incidence of cirrhosis and hepatic decompensation in U.S. veterans with chronic hepatitis B. Journal Of Hepatology 2024, 80: s771. DOI: 10.1016/s0168-8278(24)02152-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEditorial: Redefining liver health—Personalised approach to assessment of serum ALT in clinical practice
Njei B, Lim J. Editorial: Redefining liver health—Personalised approach to assessment of serum ALT in clinical practice. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2024, 60: 83-84. PMID: 38643498, DOI: 10.1111/apt.17951.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
Clinical Trials
Current Trials
A Phase 3 Study Evaluating Long-term Efficacy and Safety of Lanifibranor in Adult Patients With (NASH) and Fibrosis 2 (F2)/Fibrosis 3 (F3) Stage of Liver Fibrosis (NATiV3)
HIC ID2000030905RolePrincipal InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date02/28/2024Recruiting ParticipantsGenderBothAge18+ yearsMetabolic Interventions to Resolve Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) With Fibrosis (MIRNA) (MIRNA)
HIC ID2000027577RolePrincipal InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date11/01/2022Recruiting ParticipantsGenderBothAge18 years - 75 years
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
Clinical Care
Overview
Joseph Lim, MD, is a hepatologist and gastroenterologist who specializes in treating liver diseases. He focuses on conditions such as chronic hepatitis B and C infections, fatty liver disease, liver cirrhosis, and liver cancer.
As a professor of medicine at Yale School of Medicine, Dr. Lim is working to improve health outcomes for patients with chronic liver diseases. His work includes participating in national and international studies on hepatitis B and C therapies and evaluating liver disease outcomes in patients with or without HIV coinfection.
Dr. Lim received his medical training from Northwestern University and completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at Yale New Haven Hospital. He further specialized with a fellowship in gastroenterology and hepatology at Stanford University Medical Center.
Clinical Specialties
Gastroenterology; Hepatology
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- November 08, 2024
Liver Cancer Screening: A New Tool for Improved Detection
- August 03, 2024
Addressing Behavioral Health in Patients With End-stage Liver Disease
- February 28, 2023
Dr. Joseph K. Lim Named Editor-in-Chief of Clinical Liver Disease
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Department of Medicine (Digestive Diseases), P.O. Box 208019
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