David Lin, MD (he, him)

Cardiology

4.9 with 264 ratings

Sees patients age 18 and up

Speaks English and Chinese - Mandarin

David Lin, MD (he, him)

Cardiology

4.9 with 264 ratings

Sees patients age 18 and up

Speaks English and Chinese - Mandarin

Director, Remote and Ambulatory Monitoring, Cardiovascular Medicine
Associate Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine) at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Lin is a Penn Medicine physician.

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Meet Dr. Lin

Recognized by America's Top Doctors 2015 - 2023

Recognized by Best Doctors in America 2009 - 2012, 2015 - 2023

Recognized in Philadelphia magazine's annual Top Docs issues from 2018 - 2023

Ablation for AV Node
Ablation of Arrhythmogenic Focus
Anomalous Atrioventricular Excitation
Arrhythmia (Irregular Heartbeat)
Arrhythmias During Pregnancy
Arrhythmias in Adults with Congenital Heart Diseases
Atrial Fibrillation (AFib)
Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
Atrial Fibrillation Cryoablation
Atrial Fibrillation Radiofrequency Ablation
Atrial Flutter
Atrial Tachycardia
Atrioventricular Block
Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia
Atrioventricular Reentrant Tachycardia
Bradycardia (Slow Heart Rate)
Brugada Syndrome
Cardiac Ablation (Catheter Ablation)
Cardiac Arrest
Cardiac Channelopathies
Cardiac Conduction Defects
Cardiac Contractility Modulation
Cardiac Device Infection
Cardiac Device Malfunction
Cardiac Devices
Cardiac Implantable Device Replacement
Cardiac Mapping
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
Cardioversion
Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
Complete Atrioventricular Block
Complex Arrhythmia
Conduction Defects
Defibrillator Malfunction
Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG)
Familial Arrhythmias
First Degree Heart Block
Heart Arrhythmias Therapy
Holter Monitor
Imaging of Pacemakers and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs)
Implantable Cardiac Devices
Implantable Cardiac Monitor Procedure
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Placement (ICD Placement)
Intracardiac Catheter Ablation
Left Bundle Branch Block
Long QT Syndrome
Loop Recorder
Lown-Ganong-Levine Syndrome
Neuromodulation Device Therapy
Pacemaker
Pacemaker Infection
Pacemaker Malfunction
Pacemaker Placement
Palpitations
Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia
Paroxysmal Tachycardia
Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
Pre-Excitation Syndrome
Premature Atrial Contraction
Premature Beats
Premature Ventricular Contractions (PVCs)
Presyncope
Pulmonary Vein Isolation
Remote Cardiac Device Monitoring
Replacement of Defibrillator
Resynchronization Therapy
Right Bundle Branch Block
Short QT Syndrome
Sick Sinus Syndrome
Sinoatrial Node Dysfunction
Sinus Node Dysfunction
Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT)
Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) Ablation
Syncope
Tachycardia (Fast Heart Rate)
Tachycardia-Bradycardia Syndrome
Transvenous Lead Extraction
Trifascicular Block
Type 1 Second-Degree Heart Block
Type 2 Second-Degree Heart Block
Vasovagal Syncope
Ventricular Arrhythmia
Ventricular Fibrillation
Ventricular Tachycardia (V-tach)
Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
Watchman Device Implant
Wearable Defibrillator
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome (WPW)

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Programs and Centers

Penn Medicine's programs and centers combine doctors from many disciplines to coordinate care from start to finish. Dr. Lin is part of these programs:

Penn Cardiac Arrhythmia Program

Board Certification

Cardiovascular Disease, 2001
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, 2004

Education and Training

Medical School: New York Medical College
Residency: North Shore University Hospital
Fellowship: North Shore University Hospital; Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Primary Location

Penn Heart and Vascular Center

Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
East Pavilion, 2nd Floor
3400 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104

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Penn Heart and Vascular Center Radnor

Penn Medicine Radnor
Floor 1, Suite 110 South
145 King of Prussia Road
Radnor, PA 19087

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Penn Medicine Hospital Privileges

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: On the medical staff, but does not have privileges to treat patients in the hospital.

Overall Ratings

out of 5 ; Ratings;

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Aetna US Healthcare
Amerihealth Caritas
Amerihealth Caritas Medicare
Centivo Health Plan
Cigna
Cigna HealthSpring
Clover Health Plan
Devon Health Services (Americare)
Gateway Health Plan
Geisinger Health Plan
Geisinger Medicaid
Global Medical Management
HealthAmerica / HealthAssurance, a Coventry Plan
HealthPartners
HealthPartners Medicare
HealthSmart
Highmark Blue Shield
Homestead Smart Health Plans/Claim Watcher
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
Humana / Choicecare

Humana / Medicare
Imagine Health 360
Independence Blue Cross (Keystone East)
Keystone First
Keystone First Medicare
Multiplan
NJ Medicaid
NJ Qualcare
Oscar Health Plan of PA
Oxford Health Plan
PA Health and Wellness (Centene) Medicare
PA Medicaid
PA Medicare
Provider Partners Health Plan
Rail Road Medicare / Palmetto GBA
Tricare
United Healthcare
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan
US Family Health Plan
Veterans Choice Program

Description of Research Expertise

mechanisms of idiopathic ventricular tachycardia
mechanisms and triggers for atrial fibrillation
inappropriate sinus tachycardia
remote device monitoring

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Academic Contact Information

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Penn Cardiac Care
1 Convention Avenue-2nd floor City Side
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: 215-662-6810
Patient appointments: 800-789-7366

American College of Cardiology, National
American Heart Association, National
Heart Rhythm Society, National
Heart Rhythm Society, National
Heart Rhythm Society, National
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