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Anne Lin, MD

UCLA Physician Anne Lin, MD specializes in Colon & Rectal Surgery.
Specialty
Colon & Rectal Surgery
Gender
Female
Language Spoken
English, Mandarin, Taiwanese
Hospital Affiliation
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica
State License Number
A117077
Contact
(310) 794-7788 Information and referral
Fax Number
(310) 794-1039 Attn: Colorectal Surgery Program
PRACTICE LOCATION
General Surgery Clinic
200 UCLA Medical Plaza, Suite 214
Los Angeles, CA 90095
MEDICAL BOARD CERTIFICATION
Colon & Rectal Surgery, American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2008
Surgery, American Board of Surgery, 2006
EDUCATION
Fellowship
Colon & Rectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2006 - 2007
Residency
Surgery, Rhode Island Hospital, 2001 - 2005
Internship
Surgery, Rhode Island Hospital, 2000 - 2001
Medical Degree
MD, Tufts University School of Medicine, 2000
CLINICAL INTEREST
Anal Fissure, Anal Fistula, Anal Sphincter Reconstruction, Colon Cancer, Colon Polyps, Colon Tumor (Benign), Colorectal (colon, rectum and anus), Crohn's Disease, Diverticulitis, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Gastrointestinal Surgery, Genetics, Hemorrhoid External, Hemorrhoid Internal, Hereditary Non-polyposis Colon Cancer, Ileoanal Pull Through, Ilial-Pouch Anal Anastamosis, Incontinence, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Laparoscopic Surgery, Lynch Syndrome, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Pelvic Floor Disorders, Proctocolectomy (Ileal pull through), Rectal Cancer, Rectal Prolapse, Rectal Tumor (Benign), Rectovaginal Fistula, Ulcerative Colitis
AFFILIATION
Department Affiliation
Physician, Colorectal Cancer Treatment Program, Colorectal Surgery
MORE INFORMATION
Research Interest
Colorectal Cancer, Inherited Gastrointestinal Cancer Syndromes (Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Hereditary Non-polyposis Colon Cancer), Early-onset Colorectal Cancer
Additional Information

Dr. Anne Lin attended Medical School at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, MA. She completed her General Surgery Residency at Brown University in Providence, RI. Following the completion of her surgical residency she pursued further training in Endorectal Ultrasound Imaging and colorectal cancer research at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Cancer in New York, followed by a fellowship in Colon and Rectal Surgery at Cleveland Clinic Florida in Weston. She was on staff as an Assistant Professor of Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis from 2007 to 2011 where she was the director of the Inherited Colorectal Cancer Registry before joining the UCLA Department of Surgery.

Dr. Lin’s research interests include patients with inherited colon cancer syndromes including Familial Adenomatous Polyposis and Hereditary Non-polyposis Colon Cancer (Lynch Syndrome), as well as patients with early-onset colorectal cancer. She is actively involved with the Inherited Colorectal Cancer Registry at UCLA.

Academic/Teaching Appointments

  • Assistant Professor, Colon and Rectal Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine

Memberships

  • American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
  • American College of Surgeons
  • Collaborative Group of the Americas Inherited Colorectal Cancer
Links
http://www.colorectalsurgery.ucla.edu
Awards & Recognition
  • Pilot Studies Research Grant Award, Department of Clinical Research, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2006
Publications
  1. Dharmarajan S, Schuai D, Fajardo E, Birnbaum E, Hunt S, Mutch M, Fleshman J, Lin A. Neoadjuvant Therapy for Stage III Rectal Cancer Negates the Effect of Enlarged Lateral Pelvic Lymph Nodes. J Gastrointest Surg. Epub 2011 May 2.
  2. Lin AY, Wong WD, Temple L, Shia J, Minsky B, Guillem J, Paty P, Weiser M. Predictive Clinicopathologic Factors for Limited Response of T3 Rectal Cancer to Combined Modality Therapy. Int J Colorectal Dis. 23(3):243-9. Epub 2007 Nov 29.
  3. Lin AY, Weiser M, Klimstra D, Tang L, Al-Ahmadie H, Paty P, Wong WD, Gerald W, Shia J. Differential Expression of Alpha-Methylacyl-coA Racemase in Colorectal Carcinoma Bears Clinical and Pathological Significance. Hum Pathol 38(6):850-6;2007. Epub 2007 April 18.
  4. Lin AY, Szmydynger-Chodobska J, Rahman MP, Mayer B, Monfils PR, Johanson CE, Lim YP, Corsetti S,Chodobski A. Immunohistochemical Localization of Nitric Oxide Synthase in Rat Choroid Artery Stromal Vessels, Choroid Plexus Epithelial Cells. Cell and Tissue Research 285:411-8; 1996.
  5. Szmydynger-Chodobska J, Monfils PR, Lin AY, Rahman MP, Johanson CE, Chodobski A. NADPHdiaphorase Histochemistry of Rat Choroid Plexus Blood Vessels and Epithelium. Neuroscience Letters 208:179-82; 1996.

Books

  1. Lin AY, Schrag D, Wong WD. Adjuvant and Neoadjuvant Therapy for Colorectal Carcinoma. In: Bland KI, Büchler MW, Csendes A, Garden OJ, Sarr MG, Wong J (eds). General Surgery: Principles and International Practice. Guildford, UK: Springer-Verlag London Ltd. 2008.
  2. Nogueras J, Lin A. Fecal incontinence: Surgical Management. In: Sands L, Sands D. Ambulatory Colorectal Surgery, Taylor & Francis, Inc., December 2008.
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