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Ines C. Lin, MD
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Active Surgeon, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
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Attending Surgeon, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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Program Director, Hand Surgery Fellowship , Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania
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Department: Surgery
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Division of Plastic Surgery
32 Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
2d Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
22 14th Floor, South Pavilion
3e 3400 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
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32 Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
2d Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
22 14th Floor, South Pavilion
3e 3400 Civic Center Boulevard
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Office: 215-662-7300
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Education:
21 7 BA 16 (Economics) c
2c Stanford University, 1999.
21 7 BS 20 (Biological Sciences) c
2c Stanford University, 1999.
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46 University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2004.
21 9 MSEd 1e (Medical Education) c
50 University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, 2018.
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dc Mauch JT, Gudex LM, Humbyrd CJ, Lin IC, Vercler CJ.: Current Ethics of Hand Transplants in Non-Immunocompromised Children. J Hand Surg Am Apr 2026.
145 Makhoul AT, Morales CZ, Card EB, Goldshore MA, Morris JB, Levin LS, Wink JD, Fischer JP, Lin IC, Kovach SJ 3rd.: Surgical Management of Xylazine-Associated Wounds: A Retrospective Review and Algorithmic Approach. Ann Plast Surg 96: S359-S364, Jan 2026.
11c Makhoul AT, Morales CZ, Card EB, Goldshore MA, Morris JB, Levin LS, Wink JD, Fischer JP, Lin IC, Kovach SJ 3rd.: Free Flap Reconstruction of Xylazine-Associated Wounds: A Retrospective Review. Microsurgery 2026.
13f Zhuang T, Bohr M, Disser N, Ojea Quintana J, Liu E, Sobel AD, Bozentka D, Lin IC, Lee HH.: Artificial Intelligence Can Inform Prediction of American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status Classification in Hand Surgery. Hand (N Y) Oct 2025.
2c4 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. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 93(1): 157-164, July 2025 Notes: Epub Mar. 11, 2025.
170 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. Journal of Hand Surgery Asian Pacific Volume 30(3): 293-298, June 2025 Notes: Epub Apr. 16, 2025.
ef Terry PH, Toyoda Y, Lin IC: Skin cancer of the hand: Current management and new horizons. Journal of Hand Surgery 50(6): 732-740, June 2025 Notes: Epub Mar. 29, 2025.
1f2 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. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 92(5): 1072-1079, May 2025 Notes: Epub Jan. 21, 2025.
164 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. Annals of Plastic Surgery 94(4S Suppl 2): S390-S394, Apr. 1 2025.
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Selected Publications
16d Atia AN, Erdmann D, Lin IC, Levin LS, O'Neill K, O'Kelly N, Redett R, Huelsboemer L, Pomahac B: Soft tissue transplantation. Sabiston Textbook of Surgery: The Biological Basis of Modern Surgical Practice, 22nd Edition. Tyler DS (eds.). Philadelphia: Elsevier, 2026 (in press) Notes: Chap. 59.dc Mauch JT, Gudex LM, Humbyrd CJ, Lin IC, Vercler CJ.: Current Ethics of Hand Transplants in Non-Immunocompromised Children. J Hand Surg Am Apr 2026.
145 Makhoul AT, Morales CZ, Card EB, Goldshore MA, Morris JB, Levin LS, Wink JD, Fischer JP, Lin IC, Kovach SJ 3rd.: Surgical Management of Xylazine-Associated Wounds: A Retrospective Review and Algorithmic Approach. Ann Plast Surg 96: S359-S364, Jan 2026.
11c Makhoul AT, Morales CZ, Card EB, Goldshore MA, Morris JB, Levin LS, Wink JD, Fischer JP, Lin IC, Kovach SJ 3rd.: Free Flap Reconstruction of Xylazine-Associated Wounds: A Retrospective Review. Microsurgery 2026.
13f Zhuang T, Bohr M, Disser N, Ojea Quintana J, Liu E, Sobel AD, Bozentka D, Lin IC, Lee HH.: Artificial Intelligence Can Inform Prediction of American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status Classification in Hand Surgery. Hand (N Y) Oct 2025.
2c4 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. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 93(1): 157-164, July 2025 Notes: Epub Mar. 11, 2025.
170 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. Journal of Hand Surgery Asian Pacific Volume 30(3): 293-298, June 2025 Notes: Epub Apr. 16, 2025.
ef Terry PH, Toyoda Y, Lin IC: Skin cancer of the hand: Current management and new horizons. Journal of Hand Surgery 50(6): 732-740, June 2025 Notes: Epub Mar. 29, 2025.
1f2 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. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 92(5): 1072-1079, May 2025 Notes: Epub Jan. 21, 2025.
164 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. Annals of Plastic Surgery 94(4S Suppl 2): S390-S394, Apr. 1 2025.
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