Daniel Lim
Trauma Critical Care ACS Attending Surgeon
Harrisburg,PA
Summary
Trauma, Surgical Critical Care, and ACS Attending with Surgical Critical Care certification delivering operative and non-operative care for injured and critically ill patients across trauma, burns, acute care surgery, and general surgery settings. Integrates endotracheal intubation, chest tube insertion, tracheostomy, and wound debridement with rapid assessment and procedural decision-making. Supports complex inpatient care through thorough consultation, treatment planning, and escalation when surgical intervention is required.
Overview
2
2
Languages
17
17
Certifications
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Trauma, Surgical Critical Care, and ACS Attending
Banner Health
06.2025 - Current
- Manage [number] trauma patients per shift while prioritizing rapid evaluation, stabilization, and surgical escalation.
- Perform trauma surgery and damage control procedures for time-sensitive injuries across inpatient and emergency settings.
- Lead surgical critical care management for unstable patients, adjusting treatment plans around hemodynamics and post-operative needs.
- Guide acute care surgery coverage, including operative planning, perioperative management, and general surgery decision support.
- Review morbidity and mortality cases to identify opportunities for surgical quality improvement and safer care pathways.
- Provide burn surgery coverage when needed, supporting complex wound care and recovery planning.
Trauma, Surgical Critical Care, and ACS Attending
UPMC Altoona
09.2023 - Current
- Manage [number] trauma and critical care consults per week across acute surgical coverage.
- Coordinate trauma, burn, and general surgery management plans with multidisciplinary teams.
- Perform surgical critical care oversight and perioperative management for complex admissions.
- Lead damage control surgery decisions for unstable trauma patients requiring immediate intervention.
- Review morbidity and mortality cases to strengthen surgical quality improvement practices.
- Apply board certification standards while representing American College of Surgeons, American Osteopathic Association, American College of Osteopathic Surgeon, and Pennsylvania Osteopathic Medical Association membership.
General Surgery, ACS Attending
UPMC Northwest
08.2024 - Current
- Direct operative planning for general surgery, trauma, and damage control cases with attention to critical care workflow management.
- Coordinate surgical quality improvement efforts and morbidity and mortality review to strengthen care standards and case review.
- Provide attending coverage for burn surgery and surgical critical care consults while supporting hospital-wide general surgery coverage.
General Surgery, ACS Attending
UPMC Somerset
05.2025 - Current
- Evaluate emergency and elective surgical patients, guiding operative planning from admission through procedure.
- Lead damage control surgery decisions and critical care workflow management for unstable surgical patients.
- Conduct morbidity and mortality review and surgical quality improvement to strengthen operative decision-making.
General Surgery, ACS Attending Locum
UPMC Cole
04.2026 - Current
- Provide general surgery and ACS attending coverage for operative planning, inpatient decision-making, and procedural follow-up.
- Apply board certification standards to guide surgical judgment, documentation, and morbidity and mortality review discussions.
- Support surgical quality improvement and critical care workflow management to maintain consistent coverage in a locum setting.
Trauma, Surgical Critical Care, Burns and ACS Attending
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Hospital
09.2020 - 09.2026
- Provided trauma, surgical critical care, burn, and acute care surgery coverage across emergency and inpatient settings.
- Directed operative planning and perioperative management for complex surgical patients requiring critical care coordination.
- Participated in morbidity and mortality review and surgical quality improvement to strengthen team performance and patient care.
Trauma, Surgical Critical Care, Burns and ACS Attending Locum
John F Kennedy Memorial Hospital
12.2020 - 01.2021
- Directed trauma, surgical critical care, burns, and acute care surgery coverage for locum tenens service.
- Managed ventilatory support for COVID+ surge patients, adjusting treatment plans as acuity changed.
- Covered general surgery needs as a locum attending while maintaining continuity across emergent cases.
1-year fellowship in Trauma/Critical Care Surgery
University of California Irvine Medical Center
06.2019 - 08.2020
- Develop operative plans for trauma, burn, and damage control cases using surgical critical care judgment.
- Review morbidity and mortality cases to identify process gaps and support surgical quality improvement.
- Coordinate perioperative management with multidisciplinary teams to support timely decisions and safe transitions.
Advantage Woundcare
06.2019 - 08.2020
- Conducted thorough wound assessments to identify care needs and recommend appropriate treatment.
- Provided wound and ostomy consultations with clear guidance tailored to each patient's condition.
- Recommended treatment plans for wounds and ostomies based on assessment findings and patient needs.
General Surgery Residency
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Pinnacle Health
06.2014 - 06.2019
- Performed endotracheal intubation, chest tube insertion, tracheostomy placement, and gastrostomy tube placement.
- Executed thoracotomy, rib plating, thoracoscopic, and bowel resection procedures during residency training.
- Handled appendectomy, cholecystectomy, hernia repair, ostomy creation, and wound debridement cases.
- Supported upper and lower endoscopic evaluations, skin grafting, and bowel anastomosis procedures.
- Expanded trauma experience through additional electives at Shock Trauma in Baltimore, Maryland.
Education
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine - undefined
Touro University California
Vallejo, CA06-2014
Post Baccalaureate program - undefined
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA06-2010
Bachelor of Science - Exercise Physiology, Economics
University of California Davis
Davis, CA06-2008
Skills
- American College of Surgeons member
- American Osteopathic Association member
- American College of Osteopathic Surgeon member
- Pennsylvania Osteopathic Medical Association member
- Board certification
- Trauma surgery
- Acute care surgery
- Burn surgery
- Surgical critical care
- General surgery
- Gastrostomy tube placement
- Damage control surgery
- Critical care workflow management
- Operative planning
- Surgical quality improvement
- Perioperative management
- Morbidity and mortality review
Affiliations
- American College of Surgeons – member
- American Osteopathic Association – member
- American College of Osteopathic Surgeon – member
- Pennsylvania Osteopathic Medical Association – member
Certification
Advanced Trauma Life Support for Healthcare Providers, ATLS instructor certified
Interests
Reading, surgical mission trips, traveling, playing basketball, and outdoor activities such as kayaking and hiking
HONORS & AWARDS
Outstanding Service Medal – Awarded by Mayor of Ormoc, Philippines Jan 2017, Sigma Sigma Phi Honor Society Aug 2011 – Jun 2014
COMMUNITY SERVICE
- World Surgical Foundation Mission Trip, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, 2017-09, Working with local medical staff to provide surgery to underserved population
- World Surgical Foundation Mission Trip, Ormoc, Philippines, 2017-01, Specialized in open cholecystectomies, thyroidectomies, and hernia repairs
- Student Run Free Health Clinic, Vallejo, CA, 2010-08, 2012-05, Free health clinic organized by faculty and students from Touro University, Dedicated over 100 hours of clinical service to the underserved community by providing history and physicals, reviewing medication profiles with therapeutic adjustments if necessary, and provided health screenings for blood pressure, blood glucose, and BMI control
RESEARCH & CONFERENCES
- Lim, Daniel. A 5-year retrospective Study: Management of Asymptomatic Meckel’s Diverticulum at Community Program. Pinnacle Health System Medical Education day, Original Research, Radisson Conference Center. Harrisburg, PA. Apr 2017
- Lim, Daniel. Case Report: Ruptured Mycotic Pseudoaneurysm Post-stenting in Ileo-Femoral Region. Pinnacle Health System Medical Education day, Original Research, Radisson Conference Center. Harrisburg, PA. Apr 2016
- Lim, Daniel. Rare and Unusual Presentation of a Gastric Perforation in the Setting of a Large Diaphragmatic Hernia. Case report and literature review. J Surg Case Reports. 2018
- Lim, Daniel. Intralobar Pulmonary Sequestration associated with Bochdalek Hernia: First Reported Case in an Adult Male and Literature Review. J Surg Case Reports. 2018
- Lim, Daniel. From the Philippines to Honduras: Why Mission Trips should be an Integral Part of Today’s General Surgery Resident Programs. Central PA Medicine. 2018
Timeline
General Surgery, ACS Attending Locum
UPMC Cole
04.2026 - Current
Trauma, Surgical Critical Care, and ACS Attending
Banner Health
06.2025 - Current
General Surgery, ACS Attending
UPMC Somerset
05.2025 - Current
General Surgery, ACS Attending
UPMC Northwest
08.2024 - Current
Trauma, Surgical Critical Care, and ACS Attending
UPMC Altoona
09.2023 - Current
Trauma, Surgical Critical Care, Burns and ACS Attending Locum
John F Kennedy Memorial Hospital
12.2020 - 01.2021
Trauma, Surgical Critical Care, Burns and ACS Attending
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Hospital
09.2020 - 09.2026
1-year fellowship in Trauma/Critical Care Surgery
University of California Irvine Medical Center
06.2019 - 08.2020
Advantage Woundcare
06.2019 - 08.2020
General Surgery Residency
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Pinnacle Health
06.2014 - 06.2019
Bachelor of Science - Exercise Physiology, Economics
University of California Davis
Post Baccalaureate program - undefined
San Francisco State University
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine - undefined
Touro University California