Alexander Lin, MD
Alexander Lin, MD
Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology at the Veteran's Administration Medical Center and the Pennsylvania Hospital
Department: Radiation Oncology
Contact information
University of Pennsylvania
Department of Radiation Oncology
3400 Civic Center Blvd
TRC 2 West
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Department of Radiation Oncology
3400 Civic Center Blvd
TRC 2 West
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-662-3198
Fax: 215-349-5445
Fax: 215-349-5445
Email:
alexander.lin@uphs.upenn.edu
alexander.lin@uphs.upenn.edu
Education:
B.A. (Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry)
Yale University, 1998.
M.D. (Medicine)
University of Michigan Medical School, 2002.
Permanent linkB.A. (Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry)
Yale University, 1998.
M.D. (Medicine)
University of Michigan Medical School, 2002.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Head and Neck CancerDescription of Research Expertise
Head and Neck CancerSelected Publications
Swisher-McClure S, Mitra N, Lin A, Ahn P, Wan F, O'Malley B, Weinstein G, Bekelman J: Risk of Fatal Cerebrovascular Accidents after External Beam Radiation Therapy for Early Stage Glottic Larynx Cancer Head and Neck April 2013 (epub ahead of print).Bauman J, Langer C, Quon H, Algazy K, Lin A, Desai A, Mutale F, Weiss J.: Induction chemotherapy with cetuximab, carboplatin and paclitaxel for the treatment of locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 2013.
Lin A and Hahn SM: Hypoxia Imaging Markers and Applications for Radiation Treatment Planning. Seminars in Nuclear Medicine 42: 343-352, September 2012
Lin A, Swisher-McClure S, Bonner-Millar L, Kirk M, Yeager C, Kassaee A, Teo BK, Hahn SM : Proton therapy for head and neck cancer: current applications and future directions. Transl Cancer Res 1(4): 255-263, December 2012.
S. Grover, J. Lukens, S. Sharma, J. Bauman, F.A. Masroor, M. Alonso- Basanta, R.B. Cohen, A. Desai, K. Algazy, and A. Lin: A Single Institution Experience With Induction Chemotherapy (ICT) Followed by Chemoradiation (CRT) Versus CRT for Definitive Treatment of Locally Advanced Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck (LA-SCCHN). International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics 84(3): S526-S527, November 2012.
J.J. Lukens, A. Lin, S. Grover, E.M. McMenamin, G.S. Weinstein, B.W. O'Malley, H. Quon: Late Consequential Surgical Bed Soft-tissue Necrosis in Advanced Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinomas (OP-SCC) Treated With Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS) and Postoperative Radiation (PORT). International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics 84(3): S62, November 2012.
S.D. Swisher-McClure, C. Chang, K. Teo, A. Lin: Postoperative Radiation Therapy (RT) for Salivary Gland Carcinoma: A Comparison of Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) and Proton Treatment Techniques. International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics 84(3): S838, November 2012.
C. Lee, K. Hunter, K. Vineberg, A. Eisbruch, K. Teo, M. Kirk, A. Lin: Non-intensity Modulated Proton Versus Intensity Modulated Photon Planning for Complex Head-and-Neck Tumors. International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics 84(3): S490, November 2012.
F. Rey, A. Hanlon, E. McMenamin, P. Ahn, M. Alonso-Basanta, R. Cohen, G. Weinstein, B. O'Malley, A. Lin: Weight Loss During Head and Neck Radiation: Risk Factors and Implications on Treatment Outcome. International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics 84(3): S528, November 2012.
S.D. Swisher-McClure, N. Mitra, A. Lin, F. Wan, J. Bekelman: Risk of Fatal Cerebrovascular Accidents (CVA) in Patients Treated with Radiation Therapy (RT) or Surgery for Early Stage Glottic Larynx Cancer. International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics 84(3): S61, November 2012.