Melissa S. Lim
Distinguished in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Distinguished in Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Overview

Dr. Lim is a board-certified pulmonary and sleep specialist and sees office and hospitalized patients with pulmonary, critical care, and sleep disorders. She is originally from Akron, Ohio and attended the Ohio State University College of Medicine. She completed her residency at Boston City Hospital (now Boston Medical Center)/Boston University, and fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Johns Hopkins and the University of California, San Francisco. She started her private practice, Redwood Pulmonary Medical Associates, in 2001, originally and still located within Sequoia Hospital in Redwood City, CA.  In 2015, Redwood Pulmonary took over the Sequoia Hospital Sleep Disorders Center, now the Sequoia Sleep Center at Redwood Pulmonary. The sleep center offers both laboratory and home sleep apnea testing and provides full consultative services and ongoing care for patients with sleep disorders. Her practice also oversees an innovative, comprehensive sleep program for residents of San Mateo County who have Health Plan of San Mateo health insurance.In 2012 Dr. Lim created a mobile app for patients with sleep disorders called MobileSleepDoc Pro. After several updates it is now Somnology MobileDoc, available on both iOS and Android platforms. She is the Chief Medical Officer and co-founder of Somnology, Inc., whose goal is to reduce the individual and global burden of sleep disorders using mobile technologies.She and her family reside in San Francisco, California.Dr. Lim is committed to providing compassionate, thorough care to her patients in a collaborative manner. She enjoys the root of doctoring, which comes from the Latin docere, to teach. Her patients and their families are encouraged to ask questions and learn about their diseases in order to make the best informed decisions for themselves. She herself is a lifelong learner and thoroughly enjoys learning from her patients and colleagues.

Dr. Lim is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Her top areas of expertise are Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Drowsiness, Excessive Daytime Sleepiness, and Lung Metastases.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 4 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
Ohio State University
Residency
Boston City Hospital
Specialties
Pulmonary Medicine
Sleep Medicine
Licenses
Specialist in CA
Board Certifications
Internal Medicine (Sub: Pulmonary Disease)
Internal Medicine
Fellowships
Johns Hopkins Hospital
University of CA, San Franciso
Hospital Affiliations
Sequoia Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Filipino
Spanish
Gender
Female

Insurance

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Accepted insurance plans:

Aetna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Anthem
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Blue Shield of California
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
  • PPO
Change Healthcare
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Cigna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
Health Care Services Corporation
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
  • PPO
Health Net

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Health Plan of San Mateo
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
Humana
  • HMO
  • INDEMNITY
  • POS
  • PPO
Independent Health
  • EPO
  • POS
  • PPO
Managed Medicaid
  • OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID
Medicaid
  • OTHER MEDICAID
  • STATE MEDICAID
SCAN Health Plan
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
UnitedHealthcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Walgreens
  • MEDICARE DISCOUNT CARD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • OTHER MEDICARE
Wellcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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Locations

Redwood Pulmonary Medical
Redwood City, CA 94062

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


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