Ines C. Lin, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery, Plastic Surgery

4.9 with 317 ratings

Sees patients age 4 and up

Ines C. Lin, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery, Plastic Surgery

4.9 with 317 ratings

Sees patients age 4 and up

Associate Professor of Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Dr. Lin is a Penn Medicine physician.

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Meet Dr. Lin

Recognized by America's Top Doctors for 2017

Recognized by Main Line Today's Top Doctor's 2016 issue

Recognized in Philadelphia magazine's annual Top Docs issues for 2017 - 2021

Abnormalities of the Hands
Amputation of Finger
Amputation of Thumb
Animal Bite of the Hand
Anterior Interosseous Compression Neuropathy
Arteriovenous Malformations (AVM)
Arthritis of Fingers
Arthrodesis of Wrist
Arthroplasty Wrist
Arthroscopy of Wrist
Avascular Necrosis of Scaphoid
Avascular Necrosis of the Fingers
Avascular Necrosis of the Hand
Avascular Necrosis of the Lunate
Avascular Necrosis of the Wrist
Basal Joint Arthritis
Basal Joint Arthritis Surgery
Benign Neoplasm of Skin
Benign Tumor Removal of the Hand
Boutonniere Deformity
Brachial Plexus Exploration and Repair
Brachial Plexus Injury
Broken Finger (Finger Fracture)
Burn Reconstruction
Bursectomy of Hand
Cancerous Tumor Removal of the Hand
Carpal Sequestrectomy
Carpal Tunnel Release
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Claw Hand
Cmc Thumb Arthroplasty
Colles Fracture
Compromised Skin Grafts
Compromised Tissue Flaps
Cubital Tunnel Surgery
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
Cyst Removal
De Quervain's Tenosynovitis
De Quervain's Tenosynovitis Surgery
Degenerative Joint Disease of the Hand
Developmental and Congenital Hand Deformities
Developmental Hand Deformities
Digital Mucous Cysts
Digital Nerve Repair
Dislocated Thumb
Dislocation of Wrist
Distal Radial Fracture
Dog Bite of Hand
Dupuytren's Contracture
Ectrodactyly
Extensor Tendon Laceration
Extensor Tendon Repair
Fasciotomy of Hand
Felon
Finger Abscess
Finger Deformity
Finger Injection
Finger Injury
Finger Pain
Finger Reattachment
Finger Sprain
Flaps Surgery
Flexor Tendon Repair
Forearm Fracture
Forearm Injury
Frostbite
Gamekeeper's Thumb
Ganglion Cyst
Ganglion Cyst Removal (Ganglionectomy)
Giant Cell Tumor of Tendon Sheath of Hand
Glomangioma
Glomus Tumor
Hand Arthritis
Hand Deformities
Hand Fracture
Hand Fracture Surgery
Hand Infection
Hand Injury
Hand Mass
Hand Pain
Hand Reconstructive Surgery
Hand Steroid Injection
Hand Tendon Injury
Hand Tendon Repair
Hand Tendon Transfer
Hand Tendonitis
Hand Transplant
Hand Wound
Hemangiomas
High Pressure Injection Injury of Hand
Human Bite of the Hand
Hypothenar Hammer Syndrome
Joint Surgery of Hand
Joint Surgery of the Wrist
Lesion of Ulnar Nerve
Lipoma
Lunate Fracture
Madelung Deformity
Mallet Finger
Malunion Fracture of the Hand
Malunion Fracture of the Wrist
Median Neuropathy
Melanoma On Finger
Melanoma On Hand
Metacarpal Sequestrectomy
Metacarpophalangeal Fusion
Microsurgery
Microsurgery of the Hand
Microsurgical Replantation of the Hand
Microvascular Epiphyseal Plate Transplantation
Minimally Invasive Surgery of the Hand
Minimally Invasive Surgery of the Wrist
Mp Joint Arthritis
Nail Bed Surgery
Nail Injuries
Nerve Reconstruction
Non-Displaced Fracture of Radius
Non-Displaced Fracture of Ulna
Nonunion Fracture of the Hand
Oligodactyly - Hand
Oncologic Reconstruction
Osteoarthritis of Fingers
Osteoarthritis of the Hand
Osteonecrosis of the Hand
Palmar Fasciitis
Peripheral Nerve Disorders
Pollicization
Polydactyly
Polydactyly Foot
Polysyndactyly
Proximal Ulnar Fracture
Radial Club Hand
Radial Fracture
Radial Nerve Neuropathy
Reconstruction of Thumb
Release Scar Contracture
Repair Mallet Finger
Repair Trigger Thumb
Replantation of Extremities
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
Scaphoid Fracture
Scar Hypertrophy
Scar Revision
Skin Cancer Surgery
Skin Graft
Stress Fracture of the Radius
Swan Neck Deformity
Symbrachydactyly
Syndactyly
Syndactyly Repair
Synovectomy of Wrist
Tendinitis of the Hand
Tendinitis of the Wrist
Tendon Pulley Reconstruction
Tendon Repair
Tenosynovitis
Tenosynovitis of Hand
Thumb Fracture
Thumb Hypoplasia
Thumb Reattachment
Toe Transfer
Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex Injury
Trigger Finger
Trigger Finger Release
Trigger Thumb
Ulna Fracture
Ulnar Claw
Ulnar Club Hand
Ulnar Nerve Decompression
Ulnar Nerve Injury
Ulnar Nerve Subluxation
Ulnar Nerve Surgery
Ulnocarpal Abutment Syndrome
Volkmann's Ischemic Contracture
Wartenberg's Syndrome
Wound Complications
Wrist Arthritis
Wrist Fracture
Wrist Fracture Surgery
Wrist Fusion
Wrist Injury
Wrist Instability
Wrist Pain
Wrist Reconstructive Surgery
Wrist Surgery

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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:

Board Certification

Plastic Surgery - Surgery of the Hand, 2013
Plastic Surgery, 2012

Education and Training

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

Primary Location

Penn Plastic Surgery Perelman

Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
South Pavilion, 1st Floor
3400 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104

A facility of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

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Penn Musculoskeletal Center - University City, 7th Floor

Penn Medicine University City
7th Floor
3737 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

A facility of Penn Presbyterian Medical Center

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Penn Plastic Surgery Pennsylvania Hospital

Pennsylvania Hospital
1 Cathcart
800 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107

A facility of Pennsylvania Hospital

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Penn Plastic Surgery Radnor

Penn Medicine Radnor
Floor 2, Suite 203 North
145 King of Prussia Road
Radnor, PA 19087

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Penn Nerve Center University City

Penn Medicine University City
7th Floor
3737 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

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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: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.

Overall 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
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
Imagine Health (AP/Allied Partners)
Independence Blue Cross (Keystone East)

Intergroup
Keystone First
Keystone First Medicare
Multiplan
NJ Amerihealth
NJ Medicaid
NJ Medicare
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

Selected Publications

Plana NM, Smith KL, Hu S, Xu W, Broach RB, Butler PD, Lin IC.: Opportunity Costs of Internal Promotions in Plastic Surgery: Are Women Given a Fair Shot? Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 10 : e4302,2022.

Xu W, Christopher AN, Hu S, Steinberg DR, Bozentka DJ, Lin IC.: Investigating Patient-Level Radiation Exposure in Hand and Wrist Fracture Surgery Ann Plast Surg 88 : S309-S313,2022.

Ines C Lin (as a part of the ASSH Self-Assessment Examination committee): ASSH Self-Assessment Examination 2022 Am Soc Surg Hand : 2022.

Wink JD, Rhemtulla IA, Fix W, Enriquez F, Mauch J, Barbieri J, Miller CJ, Chang B, Lin IC, Kovach SJ: Reconstruction after Mohs surgery for digit melanoma: Description of techniques and postoperative limb function Journal of Hand & Microsurgery : 2021 (accepted for publication).

Bram JT, Falk DP, Chang B, Ty JM, Lin IC, Fazal FZ, Shah AS: Factors influencing why children and their families choose surgery for ganglion cysts Journal of Hand Surgery : 2021 (Epub).

Card EB, Mauch JT, Lin IC: Learner drawing and sculpting in surgical education: A systematic review Journal of Surgical Research : 2021 (Epub).

Bram JT, Falk DP, Chang B, Ty JM, Lin IC, Fazal FZ, Shah AS: Clinical presentation and characteristics of hand and wrist ganglion cysts in children Journal of Hand Surgery : 2021 (Epub).

Hu S, Bauder A, Muss T, Kim P, Lin I: Modern management of upper extremity gunshot wounds at an urban level 1 trauma center: A five year retrospective review Journal of the American College of Surgeons 233 (5 Suppl 2): e156,2021.

Lee Alfred, Colen David L, Fox Justin P, Chang Benjamin, Lin Ines C: Pediatric hand and upper extremity injuries presenting to emergency departments in the United States: Epidemiology and health care-associated costs Hand (New York) 16 (4): 519-527,2021.

Ines C Lin, Alfred Lee, Jaclyn T Mauch: Does E-learning Improve Plastic Surgery Education?: A Systematic Review of Asynchronous Resources Annals of Plastic Surgery 87 (1s Suppl 1): S40-S51,2021.

Academic 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
Phone: 215-662-7300
Patient appointments: 800-789-7366

American Association for Hand Surgery, National
American Association of Plastic Surgeons, National
American College of Surgeons (Fellow), National
American Council of Academic Plastic Surgeons, National
American Society for Surgery of the Hand, National
American Society of Plastic Surgeons, National
Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons, Local
Robert H. Ivy Pennsylvania Plastic Surgery Society, Local