Dr. Samuel J. Lin, MD, FACS, is a double board-certified plastic surgeon, certified by both the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the American Board of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery. He is an Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School and an attending plastic surgeon at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary in Boston. He serves as Director of Aesthetic Surgery at BIDMC, Chief of Plastic Surgery at BID-Needham Hospital, Program Director of the BIDMC–Harvard Plastic Surgery Residency, and Co-Director of the Harvard Aesthetic and Reconstructive Plastic Surgery Fellowship. He earned his MD from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (1998), completed residencies at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, and a microvascular reconstructive surgery fellowship at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
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Dr. Samuel Lin is a double board certified Plastic Surgeon and Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School who practices in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Lin received his Bachelor's degree in Biomedical Engineering at Northwestern University and was enrolled in the Honors Program for Medical Education at Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois. He then completed a five-year-residency in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery followed by a three-year-residency in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. This was followed by a one-year fellowship appointment in Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery at the world-renowned University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. Throughout the course of his training, Dr. Lin gained state-of-the-art skills in a multitude of reconstructive and cosmetic procedures with his background in Head and Neck Surgery providing him with additional expertise in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. He has also been named a Top Influencer in #PlasticSurgery.
Dr. Lin is board certified by both the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the American Board of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. For all physicians who train in the United States, the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) is the gold standard for physician certification in the United States and has only 24-member boards. Dr. Lin is board certified by two ABMS boards. He is Program Director of the BIDMC-Harvard Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery residency, and Co-Director of the Harvard Aesthetic and Reconstructive Plastic Surgery Fellowship at BIDMC. He serves as an Associate Editor on the Editorial board for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the main journal for plastic surgery. Dr. Lin, his team, and his collaborators regularly publish scientific papers in the literature to further knowledge about plastic surgery and other topics. Dr. Lin is an active Board Member of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure and Bright Pink Foundations. Dr. Lin is active in both basic science and clinical research with a focus on face/neck/nose surgery (rhinoplasty), breast surgery (reduction, lift and reconstruction), and body contouring. He collaborates with engineers, scientists, and other plastic surgeons at other institutions within the New England area, nationally, and internationally. He is the editor of several medical textbooks including Aesthetic Atlas of the Head and Neck, Atlas of Body Contouring, and Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Pearls of Wisdom and Pearls of Wisdom Second and Third Editions. He was recently awarded the American Association of Plastic Surgeons (AAPS) Academic Scholar Award. Dr. Lin is committed to mentoring both medical students, residents, and fellows (national and international) who rotate in the Division of Plastic Surgery at BIDMC. For his efforts, Dr. Lin was awarded the recipient of a "Mentoring Award," by Harvard Medical School through a special nomination process which is sent out to all Harvard faculty members, house officers, fellows and students. He has been a Boston "Top Doc" for several years in plastic surgery.
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Lin Plastic Surgery
110 Francis Street, Lowry Suite 5A
Boston, MA 02215
Dr. Lin is a double board-certified plastic surgeon, certified by both the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the American Board of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery. His clinical focus includes facial cosmetic and nasal surgery, breast surgery (both cosmetic and reconstructive), and body contouring after weight loss.
Dr. Lin practices in Boston, Massachusetts. His Harvard/BIDMC office is located at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Avenue, SCG 03, Boston, MA 02215, reachable at (617) 632-7827. His private practice, Boston Plastic Surgery / Lin Plastic Surgery, can be reached at (617) 632-7369. He also holds privileges at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and is Chief of Plastic Surgery at BID-Needham Hospital.
Dr. Lin offers consultations for patients seeking facial cosmetic surgery, functional or aesthetic nasal surgery, breast augmentation, lift, reduction, or reconstruction (including after breast cancer), body contouring (especially after significant weight loss), and complex reconstructive needs of the head, neck, and body. Patients are advised to consult Dr. Lin directly regarding their individual goals.
Documented procedures include rhinoplasty (functional and aesthetic, primary and revision), facelift, necklift, eyelid surgery, breast augmentation, breast reduction, breast lift, breast reconstruction (including DIEP flap microvascular reconstruction), abdominoplasty (tummy tuck), liposuction, post-weight-loss body contouring, and head and neck reconstructive surgery.
Dr. Lin holds a BS in Biomedical Engineering from Northwestern University, an MD from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (Honors Program in Medical Education, 1998), a five-year residency in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery and a three-year residency in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, and a one-year fellowship in Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. According to his Wikipedia entry, he also completed an MBA at the MIT Sloan School of Management. He is an Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School, Program Director of the BIDMC–Harvard Plastic Surgery Residency, and Co-Director of the Harvard Aesthetic and Reconstructive Plastic Surgery Fellowship.
Appointments may be requested through the official practice website at https://www.linplasticsurgery.com/, by phoning the private practice at (617) 632-7369, or by contacting the BIDMC office at (617) 632-7827.
Dr. Lin is affiliated with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital–Needham (where he serves as Chief of Plastic Surgery), and the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, all in the Boston, Massachusetts area.
According to his practice site and Haute Beauty profile, Dr. Lin has received the American Association of Plastic Surgeons (AAPS) Academic Scholar Award and a Mentoring Award from Harvard Medical School, and has been named a Boston "Top Doc" in plastic surgery for several years. He has also been recognized as a Top Influencer in plastic surgery on social media and serves as an Associate Editor of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the field's flagship journal.
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