He was the recipient of the 2018 Nikkei Asia Prize in Science, Technology and Environment.
He is the director of the Vinmec Research Institute of Stem Cell and Gene Technology.
Liem performed the first laparoscopic surgery on a child in Asia.
[2] In 2018 he received the Nikkei Asia Prize in Science, Technology and Environment for his work in reducing Vietnam’s child mortality rate.
[3][4] As of 2018 he was the director of the Vinmec Research Institute of Stem Cell and Gene Technology.