University of California San Francisco

Lin, Joseph
Joseph Lin, MD

Chief Resident (PGY-5)
General Surgery 

Biography

Joseph Lin received MD and MPH degrees at Johns Hopkins University before joining the UCSF General Surgery Residency Program. He completed a clinical fellowship in Hospice and Palliative Medicine and a research fellowship in Surgical Education at UCSF. His interests include surgical palliative care, surgical education, and colorectal surgery.

Education

Institution Degree Dept or School End Date
Johns Hopkins University MD MPH 06/2016

Clinical Interests

General Surgery
Surgical Oncology
Transplant Surgery
Palliative Medicine

Book Chapters

Lin J, Bydon M, Macki M, Bydon A. “Stereotactic radiosurgery for primary osseous spinal tumors.” Handbook of Radiosurgery in CNS Disease. Lim, Hsu, Rigamonti, Kleinberg. Demos Medical Publishing. New York, NY: 183-193. 2013.
Lin J, Bydon M, Papadimitriou K, Bydon A. “Spinal Extramedullary Ependymoma Resection.” Frontiers in Neurosurgery, Volume 2: Video Atlas of Spine Surgical Techniques. Landriel and Vecchi. Bentham Science Publishers. Sharjah, UAE: 410-5. 2016.
Bydon M, Macki M, Lin J, Weingart J. “Spinal Schwannoma Resection.” Frontiers in Neurosurgery, Volume 2: Video Atlas of Spine Surgical Techniques. Landriel and Vecchi. Bentham Science Publishers. Sharjah, UAE: 416-21. 2016.

“The Patient-Centered Surgery Experience.” American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress 2014, San Francisco, Medical Student Program.
Lin JA, King E, Craig-Shapiro R, Wickliffe C, Massie A, Segev D. “Early hospital readmission after kidney transplantation: socioeconomic and post-discharge environment factors.” American Transplant Congress 2015, Poster of Distinction. Translational Science 2015. Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Department of Surgery Research Poster Session 2015. Manuscript in preparation.
Bydon M, Xu R, Papadimitriou K, Macki M, Lin J, Sciubba D, Wolinsky JP, Witham T, Gokaslan Z, Bydon A. “Safety and efficacy of an ultrasonic bone curette in reduction of intraoperative durotomies: outcomes in 337 patients.” Johns Hopkins Bayview Research Symposium 2012.
Tana MM, McCoy D, Patel R, Lin JA, Ohliger MA. “Computed Tomography Texture Analysis Quantitatively Distinguishes Alcoholic Hepatitis Patients from Controls.” UCSF Liver Center Annual Symposium 2018. 
Mahuron K, Lin JA, Tsai K, Algazi A, Rosenblum M, Alvarado M. “Partially Exhausted T Lymphocyte Directed Neoadjuvant Treatment in Operable Stage III Melanoma.” Society of Surgical Oncology 2018.

In the News

Research Team Led by Dr. Joseph Lin Awarded Education Innovations Funding Grant
May, 15, 2020 | UCSF Department of Surgery

Research Interests

Integrating principles of palliative care into surgical practice to improve the care of surgical patients and the education of surgical trainees

Publications

MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 25
  1. "It Gives Me Peace of Mind So I Can Focus on Healing": Views on Advance Care Planning for Older Surgical Patients.
    Colley A, Broering J, Lee K, Lin JA, Pierce L, Finlayson E, Sudore RL, Wick EC| | View in PubMed
  2. Clinician Review of Advanced Care Planning for Older Surgical Patients Requiring Intensive Care.
    Lin JA, Colley A, Pierce L, Finlayson E, Sudore RL, Wick EC| | View in PubMed
  3. Disparities in advance care planning rates persist among emergency general surgery patients: Current state and recommendations for improvement.
    Johnson CL, Colley A, Pierce L, Lin JA, Bongiovanni T, Roman S, Sudore RL, Wick E| | View in PubMed
  4. Missed Opportunities and Health Disparities for Advance Care Planning Before Elective Surgery in Older Adults.
    Colley A, Lin JA, Pierce L, Finlayson E, Sudore RL, Wick E| | View in PubMed
  5. How Can We Improve Surgical Care of Patients Who Are Homeless?
    Abel MK, Lin JA, Wick EC| | View in PubMed
  6. Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening and Surveillance in Homeless Patients: A Case Report and Policy Recommendations.
    Schwartz HEM, Abel MK, Lin JA, Decker HC, Kushel MB, Wick EC| | View in PubMed
  7. Characteristics and Procedures Among Adults Discharged to Hospice After Gastrointestinal Tract Surgery in California.
    Greenberg AL, Lin JA, Colley A, Finlayson E, Bongiovanni T, Wick EC| | View in PubMed
  8. Utilization and Delivery of Specialty Palliative Care in the ICU: Insights from the Palliative Care Quality Network.
    Chapman AC, Lin JA, Cobert J, Marks A, Lin J, O'Riordan DL, Pantilat SZ| | View in PubMed
  9. Enhancing robotic efficiency through the eyes of robotic surgeons: sub-analysis of the expertise in perception during robotic surgery (ExPeRtS) study.
    Green CA, Lin JA, Huang E, O'Sullivan P, Higgins RM| | View in PubMed
  10. Surgical Care of Patients Experiencing Homelessness: A Scoping Review Using a Phases of Care Conceptual Framework.
    Abel MK, Schwartz H, Lin JA, Decker HC, Wu CL, Grant MC, Kushel M, Wick EC| | View in PubMed
  11. Invited Commentary: Back to Basics in Colectomy Quality Improvement: Refocusing on the Patient.
    Lin JA, Wick EC| | View in PubMed
  12. Assessing the role of robotic proctectomy in obese patients: a contemporary NSQIP analysis.
    Glencer AC, Lin JA, Trang K, Greenberg A, Kirkwood KS, Adam MA, Sarin A| | View in PubMed
  13. ASO Visual Abstract: Determining Hospital Volume Threshold for the Safety of Minimally Invasive Pancreaticoduodenectomy: A Contemporary Cutpoint Analysis.
    Conroy PC, Calthorpe L, Lin JA, Mohamedaly S, Kim A, Hirose K, Nakakura E, Corvera C, Sosa JA, Sarin A, Kirkwood KS, Alseidi A, Adam MA| | View in PubMed
  14. Determining Hospital Volume Threshold for Safety of Minimally Invasive Pancreaticoduodenectomy: A Contemporary Cutpoint Analysis.
    Conroy PC, Calthorpe L, Lin JA, Mohamedaly S, Kim A, Hirose K, Nakakura E, Corvera C, Sosa JA, Sarin A, Kirkwood KS, Alseidi A, Adam MA| | View in PubMed
  15. The surgical resident experience in serious illness communication: A qualitative needs assessment with proposed solutions.
    Lin JA, Im CJ, O'Sullivan P, Kirkwood KS, Cook AC| | View in PubMed
  16. Estimation of Surgical Resident Duty Hours and Workload in Real Time Using Electronic Health Record Data.
    Lin JA, Pierce L, Murray SG, Soleimani H, Wick EC, Sosa JA, Hirose K| | View in PubMed
  17. Trends in Palliative Care Consultations in Critically Ill Patient Populations, 2013-2019.
    Cobert J, Cook AC, Lin JA, O'Riordan DL, Pantilat SZ| | View in PubMed
  18. Pandemic Recovery: Persistent Disparities in Access to Elective Surgical Procedures.
    Lin JA, Braun HJ, Schwab ME, Pierce L, Sosa JA, Wick EC| | View in PubMed
  19. Surgical, Interventional, and Medical Palliation of Portal Hypertension.
    Lin JA, Gardner JM, Kolli KP, Cook AC| | View in PubMed
  20. Impact of near-peer teaching rounds on student satisfaction in the basic surgical clerkship.
    Lin JA, Farrow N, Lindeman BM, Lidor AO| | View in PubMed
  21. A novel, validated risk score to predict surgical site infection after pancreaticoduodenectomy.
    Poruk KE, Lin JA, Cooper MA, He J, Makary MA, Hirose K, Cameron JL, Pawlik TM, Wolfgang CL, Eckhauser F, Weiss MJ| | View in PubMed
  22. Continuity of Private Health Insurance Coverage After Traumatic Brain Injury.
    Lin JA, Canner JK, Schneider EB| | View in PubMed
  23. Time to Surgery and Outcomes in Cauda Equina Syndrome: An Analysis of 45 Cases.
    Bydon M, Lin JA, De la Garza-Ramos R, Macki M, Kosztowski T, Sciubba DM, Wolinsky JP, Witham TF, Gokaslan ZL, Bydon A| | View in PubMed
  24. Moving from data collection to application: a systematic literature review of surgical capacity assessments and their applications.
    Carlson LC, Lin JA, Ameh EA, Mulwafu W, Donkor P, Derbew M, Rodas E, Mkandawire NC, Dhanaraj M, Yangni-Angate H, Sani R, Labib M, Barbero R, Clarke D, Smith MD, Sherman L, Mutyaba FA, Alexander P, Hadley LG, VanRooyen MJ, Kushner AL| | View in PubMed
  25. The role of spinal fusion in the treatment of cervical synovial cysts: a series of 17 cases and meta-analysis.
    Bydon M, Lin JA, de la Garza-Ramos R, Sciubba DM, Wolinsky JP, Witham TF, Gokaslan ZL, Bydon A| | View in PubMed