Alexander Lin, MD
Radiation Oncology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Radiation Oncology Perelman-Concourse Level
Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Vice Chair, Faculty Affairs, Radiation Oncology
  • Morton M. Kligerman Professor

Education and training

  • Medical School: University of Michigan
  • Residency: University of Michigan Medical Center

What my patients think about me

Average Rating

228 reviews

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

November 2025
he's nice
November 2025
very good visit
October 2025
he is so kind and excellent in his field
October 2025
very thorough yet warm and friendly. remembered me personally

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Chester County Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Lin is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Deng J, Murphy BA, Andersen LP, McMenamin E, Lukens JN, Cohn JC, Rajasekaran K, Quinn RJ, Spinelli BA, Lin A Feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a lymphedema and fibrosis self-management program for head and neck cancer survivors: a pilot randomized controlled trial , Oral Oncology, 168: 2025 (online ahead of print),Article 107556


Frank SJ, Busse PM, Lee JJ, Rosenthal DI, Hernandez M, Swanson DM, Garden AS, Gunn GB, Patel SH, Snider JW, Ma DJ, Molitoris JK, Lee NY, Parvathaneni U, McDonald MW, Kalman NS, Lin A, Mohammed N, Henson C, Hyde C, Bajaj GK, Katz SR, Dagan R, Morrison WH, Reddy JP, Fuller CD, Shah SJ, Phan J, Chronowski GM, Mayo L, Sturgis EM, Ferrarotto R, Zhu XR, Zhang X, Wang L, Hutcheson KA, El-Naggar AK, Moreno AC, Lee A, Spiotto MT, Gross ND, Lai SY, Liao JJ, Jonathan Paly J, Liao Z, and Foote RL on behalf of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Clinical Trial Consortium Phase III Trial of Proton versus Photon Radiotherapy for Oropharyngeal Cancer , Lancet: 2025 (accepted 9/25/25)


Verginadis II, Citrin DE, Ky B, Feigenberg SJ, Georgakilas AG, Hill-Kayser CE, Koumenis C, Maity A, Bradley JD, Lin A Radiation-induced toxicities: mechanisms, management, and future directions. , Lancet, 405(10475): 2025,338-352


Margalit DM, Anker CJ, Aristophanous M, Awan M, Bajaj GK, Bradfield L, Califano J, Caudell JJ, Chapman CH, Garden AS, Harari PM, Helms A, Lin A, Maghami E, Mehra R, Parker L, Shnayder Y, Spencer S, Swiecicki PL, Tsai JC, Sher DJ Radiation Therapy for HPV-Positive Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: An ASTRO Clinical Practice Guideline , Practical Radiation Oncology, 14(5): 2024,398-425


Kim K, Kim MM, Skoufos G, Diffenderfer ES, Motlagh SAO, Kokkorakis M, Koliaki I, Morcos G, Shoniyozov K, Griffin J, Hatzigeorgiou AG, Metz JM, Lin A, Feigenberg SJ, Cengel KA, Ky B, Koumenis C, Verginadis II FLASH proton radiotherapy mitigates inflammatory and fibrotic pathways and preserves cardiac function in a preclinical mouse model of radiation-induced heart disease , International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics, 119(4): 2024,1234-1247


Chowdhury P, Velalopoulou A, Verginadis II, Morcos G, Loo PE, Kim MM, Motlagh SAO, Shoniyozov K, Diffenderfer ES, Ocampo EA, Putt M, Assenmacher C-A, Radaelli E, Lu J, Qin L, Liu H, Leli NM, Girdhani S, Denef N, Vander Stappen F, Cengel KA, Busch TM, Metz JM, Dong L, Lin A, Koumenis C Proton FLASH Radiotherapy Ameliorates Radiation-induced Salivary Gland Dysfunction and Oral Mucositis and Increases Survival in a Mouse Model of Head and Neck Cancer , Mol Cancer Ther, 23(6): 2024,877-889


Lim J, Helgeson ES, Lalla RV, Sollecito TP, Treister NS, Schmidt BL, Patton LL, Lin A, Milas Z, Brennan MT Factors associated with oral hygiene compliance in patients treated with radiation therapy for head and neck cancer , J Am Dent Assoc, 155(4): 2024,319-328


Sollecito TP, Helgeson ES, Lalla RV, Treister NS, Schmidt BL, Patton LL, Lin A, Brennan MT Reduced mouth opening in patients with head and neck cancer treated with radiation therapy: an analysis of the Clinical Registry of Dental Outcomes in Head and Neck Cancer Patients (OraRad) , Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology, 137(3): 2024,264-273


Dastgheyb SS, Dreyfuss AD, LaRiviere MJ, Mohiuddin JJ, Baumann BC, Shabason J, Lustig RA, Dorsey JF, Lin A, Grady SM, O'Malley BW, Lee JYK, Newman JG, Schuster JM, Alonso-Basanta M A Prospective Phase I/II Clinical Trial of High-Dose Proton Therapy for Chordomas and Chondrosarcomas , Advances in radiation oncology, 9(5): 2024,101456


Patel AM, Haleem A, Choudhry HS, Maxwell R, Lukens JN, Lin A, Brody RM, Brant JA, Carey RM Choice of Adjuvant Radiotherapy Facility in Major Salivary Gland Cancer , Laryngoscope, 00: 2024,1-13