Penn Medicine Provider
Plastic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery
Ines C. Lin, MD
4.9
(516)
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 4 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.

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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

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
4.9

518 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.

June 2025
5.0
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efficient
June 2025
5.0
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everything went well.
June 2025
5.0
5.0
friendly and knowledgeable
June 2025
5.0
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very pleasant

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.
Dr. Lin is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

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 , J Hand Surg Asian Pac Vol: 2025

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 , Ann Plast Surg, 94: 2025,S390-S394

Terry PH, Toyoda Y, Lin IC. Skin Cancer of the Hand: Current Management and New Horizons , J Hand Surg Am: 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 , J Am Acad Dermatol: 2025

Minji Kim, Ines C. Lin, Helen G. Hui-Chou The Impact of Leadership in Gender Diversity of Annual Meeting Speakers in the American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) , Poster at the 2025 American Association of Hand Surgery Annual Meeting: 2025

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 , J Am Acad Dermatol: 2025

Guest R, Kapadia K, Ledbetter K, Martinez C, Lin IC. The Intersection of a Life Partner and Professional Wellness for the Plastic Surgeon , Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open, 13: 2025,e6438

Stone BK, Kung TA, Abbed T, Lin I, Rao V. Mentorship in Plastic Surgery: A Systematic Review of the Current Literature and Elucidation of Recurring Themes , Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open, 13: 2025,e6444

Thompson Zhuang, Ellis Berns, Erin Hale, Ines C Lin, Andrew D Sobel To Pin or to Fix? Secondary Procedures After Closed Reduction Percutaneous Pinning versus Open Reduction Internal Fixation of Phalanx Fractures , Poster at the 2025 American Association of Hand Surgery Annual Meeting: 2025

Yoshiko Toyoda, Peyton H Terry, Mehdi Lemdani, Jennifer X Hong, Andrew D Sobel, Jason Wink, Ines C Lin Perioperative factors in determining length of inpatient stay in digit replantation and revascularization , Poster at the 2025 American Association of Hand Surgery Annual Meeting: 2025