Ines C. Lin - Faculty Biosketch

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

Office: 215-662-7300
Fax: 215-615-0474

Email:
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.

Post-Graduate Training
Research Fellow, Division of Plastic Surgery, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 2003-2004.
Intern, General Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2004-2005.
Resident, General Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2005-2007.
Resident, Plastic Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2007-2010.
Fellow, Hand Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 2010-2011.

Certifications
The American Board of Plastic Surgery, 2012.
The American Board of Plastic Surgery - Certificate in the Subspecialty of Surgery of the Hand, 2013.

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Selected Publications

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.

Voytik M, Khan S, Piwnica-Worms W, Greenblatt R, Joseph J, Lee J, McShea K, Broach R, Lin IC.: Anterolateral Thigh Versus Parascapular Fasciocutaneous Free Flap Donor Site Morbidity: A Systematic Review. J Reconstr Microsurg Aug 2026.

Rizzo M, Lin I, Murray P, Sotereanos D, Stern P.: Humility: The Essential Virtue Enhancing Patient Care, Education, Research, and Innovation. J Bone Joint Surg Am 108: 1149-1152, Aug 2026.

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.

Lin SK, Deitermann AM, Hunter ER, Wang SY, Valdes Morales KL, Lubeck M, Miller CJ, Etzkorn JR, Sobanko JF, Higgins HW 2nd, Walker JL, Zhang J, Cannady SB, Rajasekaran K, Brody RM, Kovach SJ 3rd, Chang B, Lin IC, Fischer JP, Lukens JN, Cohen JV, Mitchell TC, Amaravadi RK, Mehta S, Briceño CA, McMurray SL.: Mohs-facilitated excision: A case series of a multidisciplinary approach to reduce local recurrence of advanced keratinocyte carcinomas. J Am Acad Dermatol Apr 2026.

Kapoor D, Shaikh U, 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.: Response to Xu et al., "Letter to Editor '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 Apr 2026.

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.

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.

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.

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.