Ines C. Lin, MD
Plastic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
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About me

  • Associate Professor of Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
  • Associate Professor of Surgery in Orthopaedic Surgery

Ines Lin, MD is board-certified in both plastic surgery and hand surgery. Her unique practice collaborates disciplines of orthopedic surgery and plastic surgery, while coordinating care with other surgeons, physicians and hand therapists. 

Dr. Lin is an expert at bony and soft-tissue disorders of the hand, wrist, and arm with extensive experience in the management of hand injuries, including fractures. Her areas of clinical focus include hand, wrist and forearm surgery, skin cancer of the face and body, and Mohs reconstructions.

Education and training

  • Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
  • Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Fellowship: Mayo Clinic

What my patients think about me

Average Rating

605 reviews

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November 2025
she was thorough
November 2025
skilled
October 2025
wonderful wonderful doctor and a really lovely and kind human being.
October 2025
she's knowledgeable, patient, answered every question.

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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.
Dr. Lin is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

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: 2026 (in press)

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 (NY): 2025 (Epub)

Terry PH, Toyoda Y, Lin IC Response to commentary on "Skin cancer of the hand: Current management and new horizons" , Journal of Hand Surgery, 50(10): 2025,1161-1164

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): 2025,157-164

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): 2025,293-298

Terry PH, Toyoda Y, Lin IC Skin cancer of the hand: Current management and new horizons , Journal of Hand Surgery, 50(6): 2025,732-740

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): 2025,1072-1079

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): 2025,S390-S394

Kim M, Lin IC, Hui-Chou HG The impact of leadership in gender diversity of annual meeting speakers in the American Society for Surgery of the Hand , Journal of Hand Surgery Global Online, 7(4): 2025,100616

Kim M, Lin IC, Hui-Chou HG The impact of leadership in gender diversity of annual meeting speakers in the American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) , Poster presentation at the 2025 American Association of Hand Surgery Annual Meeting, Waikoloa Village, HI: 2025