Ines C. Lin, MD

Associate Professor of Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Active Surgeon, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
Active Surgeon, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Active Surgeon, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Attending Surgeon, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Program Director, Hand Surgery Fellowship , Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania
Department: Surgery
Contact information
Division of Plastic Surgery
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
14th Floor, South Pavilion
3400 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
14th Floor, South Pavilion
3400 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-662-7300
Fax: 215-615-0474
Fax: 215-615-0474
Email:
ines.lin@uphs.upenn.edu
ines.lin@uphs.upenn.edu
Education:
BS (Biological Sciences)
Stanford University, 1999.
BA (Economics)
Stanford University, 1999.
MD
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2004.
MSEd (Medical Education)
University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, 2018.
Permanent linkBS (Biological Sciences)
Stanford University, 1999.
BA (Economics)
Stanford University, 1999.
MD
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2004.
MSEd (Medical Education)
University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, 2018.
Selected Publications
Zhuang T, Berns E, Hale E, Lin I, Sobel AD.: Secondary Procedures after Closed Reduction Percutaneous Pinning versus Open Reduction Internal Fixation of Phalanx Fractures: A Large Database Analysis. J Hand Surg Asian Pac Vol Apr 2025.Saikali LM, Herrera CD, Chen AT, Rossi L, Conlon T, Plana NM, Lin IC, Swanson JW, Goldshore M, Morris JB, Guerra CE, Morales CZ.: The Center for Surgical Health (CSH): A Surgical Equity Intervention in Plastic Surgery. Ann Plast Surg 94: S390-S394, Apr 2025.
Terry PH, Toyoda Y, Lin IC.: Skin Cancer of the Hand: Current Management and New Horizons. J Hand Surg Am Mar 2025.
Frankel D, Valdes-Morales K, Trifoi MD, Lin SK, Deitermann AM, Banala M, Zhang E, Easo N, Lubeck M, Haynes D, Lewis D, Nugent ST, Etzkorn JR, Jariwala NN, Zhang J, Walker JL, Higgins HW 2nd, Sobanko JF, Giordano CN, Daneshpajouhnejad P, Modi M, Lin IC, Chang B, Wink J, Karakousis G, Miura J, Miller CJ.: Mohs micrographic surgery reduces the risk of reconstruction with positive margins, repeat surgeries, and time to definitive reconstruction compared to conventional excision of hand and foot melanomas: A retrospective cohort study. J Am Acad Dermatol Mar 2025.
Minji Kim, Ines C. Lin, Helen G. Hui-Chou: The Impact of Leadership in Gender Diversity of Annual Meeting Speakers in the American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH). Poster at the 2025 American Association of Hand Surgery Annual Meeting Jan 2025.
Valdes Morales KL, Frankel D, Trifoi MD, Lin SK, Deitermann AM, Lubeck M, Sobanko JF, Higgins HW 2nd, Giordano CN, Walker JL, Zhang J, Lewis DJ, Chang B, Wink JD, Lin IC, Kovach SJ 3rd, Etzkorn JR, Miller CJ.: Nail Unit Melanoma Treated with Mohs Micrographic Surgery: Technique, Local Recurrence Rate, and Surgical Outcomes. J Am Acad Dermatol Jan 2025.
Guest R, Kapadia K, Ledbetter K, Martinez C, Lin IC.: The Intersection of a Life Partner and Professional Wellness for the Plastic Surgeon. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 13: e6438, Jan 2025.
Stone BK, Kung TA, Abbed T, Lin I, Rao V.: Mentorship in Plastic Surgery: A Systematic Review of the Current Literature and Elucidation of Recurring Themes. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 13: e6444, Jan 2025.
Thompson Zhuang, Ellis Berns, Erin Hale, Ines C Lin, Andrew D Sobel: To Pin or to Fix? Secondary Procedures After Closed Reduction Percutaneous Pinning versus Open Reduction Internal Fixation of Phalanx Fractures. Poster at the 2025 American Association of Hand Surgery Annual Meeting Jan 2025.
Yoshiko Toyoda, Peyton H Terry, Mehdi Lemdani, Jennifer X Hong, Andrew D Sobel, Jason Wink, Ines C Lin: Perioperative factors in determining length of inpatient stay in digit replantation and revascularization. Poster at the 2025 American Association of Hand Surgery Annual Meeting Jan 2025.