The Team
Dr Karen Lim
BAppSc, BSc (Hon I), MBBS, DCH, FRACP
Dr Karen Lim is a Specialist Paediatrician. She provides specialist newborn and paediatrics care at Mater Mother's Private Hospital. She also provides newborn follow up and consults in general paediatrics, developmental and behavioural concerns at her Mater Private Clinic.
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Karen has a first-class honours degree in Microbiology from The University of Queensland and decided to pursue a career in Medicine. Her keen passion in Paediatrics developed during her time as a medical student learning from her mentor Dr Bruce Lewis from The Wesley Hospital.
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Karen was awarded Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) in 2012 from Bond University and received her Fellowship in General Paediatrics from the Royal Australasian College of Physicians in 2021.
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Karen undertook her neonatology training at the Mater Mothers’ Hospital caring for unwell, premature babies, and babies with surgical and cardiac abnormalities. She completed her paediatrics training at Queensland Children Hospital (QCH) and Ipswich Hospital. Karen also spent six months working at Mount Isa Hospital where she cared for indigenous children and provided outreach paediatrics care to rural and remote population. Karen has experience in neonatal and paediatrics intensive care (NICU and PICU) for babies and older children. She has also worked in the child protection department at both QCH and Ipswich hospital where she worked with vulnerable children with developmental and behaviour concerns.
Karen has special interest in newborn medicine and behavioural & developmental paediatrics such Attention Deficient Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). She is a member of the Neurodevelopmental and Behavioural Paediatrics Society of Australasia. She believes in family centred care and recognise that management plans need to be tailored for different families with varying circumstances.
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Karen is bilingual in English and Mandarin. She enjoys working with families from various cultural and linguistic background. She is also proficient in Hokkien and understands Cantonese.
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Karen is a mum to a teenager daughter and 3 cats. When she is not at work, she enjoys playing with her cats and water painting. You can catch some of her art work in her consulting room.
Dr Andrew Lee
BSc, MBBS, DCH, FRACP
Dr. Andrew Lee is a Specialist Paediatrician with expertise in caring for patients of all ages, from newborns to teenagers. He is known for his attentive listening and dedication to incorporating his patients’ and families’ goals into their care plans, ensuring a collaborative approach to long-term health.
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Andrew has a strong interest in neonatology and general paediatrics. Whether he’s supporting newborns at the Mater Mothers Hospital or providing follow-up care in the clinic, he is committed to helping children navigate important milestones with expert care and compassion.
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With many years of experience in paediatric medicine across Southeast Queensland and a role as a senior neonatal registrar at the Mater Mothers Hospital NICU, Andrew brings a wealth of knowledge to his practice. He is also passionate about teaching and contributes to the medical field by interviewing prospective UQ medical students and assessing final-year paediatric students as an examiner.
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Andrew is bilingual in English and Mandarin. When he’s not saving the world one kid at a time, you might catch Andrew on the golf course trying to avoid sand traps or at the chessboard plotting his next move. At home, his toddler daughter keeps him on his toes—though they both agree that gardening is a plantastic way to relax.