University of California San Francisco

Dr. Matthew Lin
Matthew
Lin
MD

Professor of Surgery
Interim Vice Chair for Education
Division of General Surgery
Director, UCSF Surgery Clerkship Program

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Address

513 Parnassus Avenue, HSW, #1609
San Francisco, CA 94143
United States

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 415-476-0972

    Biography

    Dr. Matthew Y.C. Lin is a gastrointestinal and acute care surgeon who specializes in minimally invasive surgery of the upper digestive tract. Dr. Lin treats conditions of the bile ducts, esophagus, gallbladder, intestines and stomach. 

    Dr. Lin received his medical degree at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, followed by a general surgery residency at Harbor – UCLA Medical Center. He then completed a fellowship in minimally invasive and bariatric surgery at UCSF. He subsequently joined the Department of Surgery faculty as a member of the Division of General Surgery, Section of Gastrointestinal Surgery.

    During his career, Dr. Lin has been keenly focused on medical and surgical education. He has earned certificates from the UCSF Teaching Scholars Program (TSP) and the UCSF Training in Clinical Research (TICR) Program. 

    In 2017, Dr. Lin was appointed Associate Director of the Surgery Clerkship at the UCSF School of Medicine. UCSF has consistently ranked among the top progrrams for surgical education of medical students by US News and World Report. Dr. Lin also serves as Surgery Clerkship Site Director at UCSF Parnassus and as PISCES Surgery Liaison for third year medical students, overseeing the surgical curriculum and pairing students with surgery preceptors. 

    In 2019, Dr. Lin was inducted into the prestigious Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators. 

    In addition to medical and surgical education, Dr. Lin's research interests include advanced foregut endoscopy, rescue therapies for weight regain, complex hernia repairs, acute care surgery, bariatric surgery, and robotic surgery.

    Dr. Lin serves on the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Emergent Technology Committee and the American Hernia Society Membership Committee, and is a member of the American College of Surgeons and Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons. He has also published numerous peer-reviewed articles in his fields of interest.

    Education

    Institution Degree Dept or School End Date
    University of California Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training 2017
    University of California Los Angeles M.D. School of Medicine 2005

    Board Certifications

    American Board of Surgery, General Surgery

    Clinical Expertise

    Achalasia
    Barrett's Esophagus
    Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
    Gallstones (Cholelithiasis)
    Gastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumors
    Inguinal Hernia
    Small Intestine Cancer
    Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)
    Stomach (Gastric) Cancer

    Research Interests

    Medical and Surgical education
    Long-term outcomes for Heller myotomy 
    Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy for Pre-transplant Candidates
    Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass for Morbidly Obese Undergoing Lung Transplantation
    Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy (LSG) in Morbidly Obese Patients  Awaiting Liver Transplantation and in Post-Transplant setting

     

    Publications

    MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 31
    1. Bursting the Hidden Curriculum Bubble: A Surgical Near-Peer Mentorship Pilot Program for URM Medical Students.
      Hernandez S, Nnamani Silva ON, Conroy P, Weiser L, Thompson A, Mohamedaly S, Coe TM, Alseidi A, Campbell AR, Sosa JA, Gosnell J, Lin MYC, Roman SA| | PubMed
    2. Instilling Resiliency in Surgical Education: The Benefits of Longitudinal Medical Student Learning.
      Abel MK, Collins C, Lancaster EM, Poncelet A, Lin MYC, Bongiovanni T, Wick EC| | PubMed
    3. Paying it forward: A pilot program for near-peer support for medical students during the surgery clerkship.
      Weiser L, Nnamani Silva ON, Thompson A, Hernandez S, Kelly YM, Kim EH, Campbell AR, Sosa JA, Gosnell J, Alseidi A, Lin MYC, Roman SA| | PubMed
    4. "There Is a Lot of Change Afoot": A Qualitative Study of Faculty Adaptation to Elimination of Tiered Grades With Increased Emphasis on Feedback in Core Clerkships.
      McDonald JA, Lai CJ, Lin MYC, O'Sullivan PS, Hauer KE| | PubMed
    5. Where Do We Go From Here? Assessing Medical Students' Surgery Clerkship Preparedness During COVID-19.
      Nnamani Silva ON, Hernandez S, Kim AS, Campbell AR, Kim EH, Alseidi A, Wick EC, Sosa JA, Gosnell J, Lin MYC, Roman SA| | PubMed
    6. Students are watching: They see how surgical residents and attendings deal with difficult situations.
      Nnamani Silva ON, Campbell AR, Roman SA, Sosa JA, Lin MYC, O'Sullivan PS| | PubMed
    7. The Students Have Spoken: Results from a Preclinical Surgical Curriculum Pilot.
      Ogonna N. Nnamani, Sophia E. Hernandez, Julie Ann Sosa, Matthew Y. Lin, Andre R. Campbell, Edward H. Kim, Sanziana A. Roman| | UCSF Research Profile
    8. Near-Peer Learning During the Surgical Clerkship: A Way to Facilitate Learning After a 15-Month Preclinical Curriculum.
      Hernandez S, Nnamani Silva ON, Lin MYC, Kim EH, Sosa JA, Campbell AR, O'Sullivan PS, Roman SA| | PubMed
    9. Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy in an Academic General Surgical Program: Implications for Acute Care Surgeons.
      Ross JT, Liang NE, Lebares CC, Carter JT, Harris HW, Cello JP, Rogers SJ, Lin MYC| | PubMed
    10. Surgery Clerkship Curriculum Changes at an Academic Institution during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
      Nnamani Silva ON, Hernandez S, Kim EH, Kim AS, Gosnell J, Roman SA, Lin MYC| | PubMed