Dr. Lin is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon with additional fellowship training and certification in hand, wrist, and upper extremity surgery. He has been practicing with Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists since 1993.

After completing his bachelor of science in chemical engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Dr. Lin went on to receive his medical degree at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago. Upon finishing medical school, he enrolled at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, where he underwent a general surgery internship and an orthopaedic surgery residency. Following his residency program, Dr. Lin completed the Mary S. Stern hand surgery fellowship at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in Cincinnati, Ohio.