Somnang Lim is a doctor who worked with Lisa "Duffy" Duffin in Cambodia. He traveled to Holby in 2006 to observe emergency medicine in the United Kingdom.
Biography[]
Somnang was born in Cambodia. His father was a doctor who was forced to work in a rice field when the Khmer Rouge took over the country in 1975. At some point, when a guard overheard a woman begging Somnang's father to treat her son's swollen abdomen, he was abducted and murdered; his death inspired Somnang and his sister to enter the medical profession. (CAS: "Different Worlds - Part Two")
In the 2000s, Somnang began working with Lisa Duffin and Mike Hornsey. In September 2006, Somnang travelled to Holby, England to observe British emergency medicine in Holby City Hospital's emergency department. He shadowed registrar Maggie Coldwell and was amazed by the service the National Health Service offered in abundance, but the cultural barrier led to Somnang provoking the ire of consultant Harry Harper. (CAS: "Different Worlds - Part One") However, after Somnang found footage of a 'happy slapping' that revealed an injury a young girl had sustained that was missed, he managed to earn Harry's respect. After Maggie berated Somnang for suggesting that poverty did not exist in the UK, she apologised, and the two shared a passionate kiss. (CAS: "Different Worlds - Part Two")
Behind the scenes[]
Bounsy Luang Phinith portrayed Somnang in two episodes of Casualty in 2006.