Biography
Dr. Matthew Y.C. Lin is a gastrointestinal and acute care surgeon who specializes in minimally invasive surgery of the upper digestive tract. Dr. Lin treats conditions of the bile ducts, esophagus, gallbladder, intestines and stomach.
Dr. Lin received his medical degree at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, followed by a general surgery residency at Harbor – UCLA Medical Center. He then completed a fellowship in minimally invasive and bariatric surgery at UCSF. He subsequently joined the Department of Surgery faculty as a member of the Division of General Surgery, Section of Gastrointestinal Surgery.
During his career, Dr. Lin has been keenly focused on medical and surgical education. He has earned certificates from the UCSF Teaching Scholars Program (TSP) and the UCSF Training in Clinical Research (TICR) Program.
In 2017, Dr. Lin was appointed Associate Director of the Surgery Clerkship at the UCSF School of Medicine. UCSF has consistently ranked among the top progrrams for surgical education of medical students by US News and World Report. Dr. Lin also serves as Surgery Clerkship Site Director at UCSF Parnassus and as PISCES Surgery Liaison for third year medical students, overseeing the surgical curriculum and pairing students with surgery preceptors.
In 2019, Dr. Lin was inducted into the prestigious Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators.
In addition to medical and surgical education, Dr. Lin's research interests include advanced foregut endoscopy, rescue therapies for weight regain, complex hernia repairs, acute care surgery, bariatric surgery, and robotic surgery.
Dr. Lin serves on the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Emergent Technology Committee and the American Hernia Society Membership Committee, and is a member of the American College of Surgeons and Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons. He has also published numerous peer-reviewed articles in his fields of interest.
Education
Institution | Degree | Dept or School | End Date |
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University of California | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training | 2017 | |
University of California Los Angeles | M.D. | School of Medicine | 2005 |
Board Certifications
American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
Clinical Expertise
Achalasia
Barrett's Esophagus
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
Gallstones (Cholelithiasis)
Gastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumors
Inguinal Hernia
Small Intestine Cancer
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)
Stomach (Gastric) Cancer
Clinical Trials
- Related Conditions: Obesity, Weight Loss, Bariatric Surgery| Start Date: | End Date:
- Endoscopic Gastric Plication for Weight Loss in Morbidly Obese Patients Prior to Incisional Hernia Repair (NCT02078934)Related Conditions: Obesity, Weight Loss, Hernia| Start Date: | End Date:
In the News
Research Interests
Medical and Surgical education
Long-term outcomes for Heller myotomy
Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy for Pre-transplant Candidates
Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass for Morbidly Obese Undergoing Lung Transplantation
Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy (LSG) in Morbidly Obese Patients Awaiting Liver Transplantation and in Post-Transplant setting
Publications
- Bursting the Hidden Curriculum Bubble: A Surgical Near-Peer Mentorship Pilot Program for URM Medical Students.| | View in PubMed
- Instilling Resiliency in Surgical Education: The Benefits of Longitudinal Medical Student Learning.| | View in PubMed
- Paying it forward: A pilot program for near-peer support for medical students during the surgery clerkship.| | View in PubMed
- "There Is a Lot of Change Afoot": A Qualitative Study of Faculty Adaptation to Elimination of Tiered Grades With Increased Emphasis on Feedback in Core Clerkships.| | View in PubMed
- Where Do We Go From Here? Assessing Medical Students' Surgery Clerkship Preparedness During COVID-19.| | View in PubMed
- Students are watching: They see how surgical residents and attendings deal with difficult situations.| | View in PubMed
- The Students Have Spoken: Results from a Preclinical Surgical Curriculum Pilot.| | View in PubMed
- Near-Peer Learning During the Surgical Clerkship: A Way to Facilitate Learning After a 15-Month Preclinical Curriculum.| | View in PubMed
- Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy in an Academic General Surgical Program: Implications for Acute Care Surgeons.| | View in PubMed
- Surgery Clerkship Curriculum Changes at an Academic Institution during the COVID-19 Pandemic.| | View in PubMed
- New Onset of Painless Jaundice.| | View in PubMed
- Postprandial Right Upper Quadrant Pain.| | View in PubMed
- Right Upper Quadrant Pain, Fever, Nausea, and Vomiting.| | View in PubMed
- Severe Epigastric Pain with Nausea and Vomiting.| | View in PubMed
- Predictors and Outcomes of Paramedian Incisional Hernia After Anterior Spine Exposure.| | View in PubMed
- Students Are Watching: They See How Surgical Residents and Attendings Deal with Difficult Situations.| | View in PubMed
- Subcutaneous Fat Fibrosis Links Obesity to Insulin Resistance in Chinese Americans.| | View in PubMed
- Is laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy safer than laparoscopic gastric bypass? a comparison of 30-day complications using the MBSAQIP data registry.| | View in PubMed
- A Rare Cause of Small-Bowel Ischemia.| | View in PubMed
- A101 Is laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy safer than laparoscopic gastric bypass? A comparison of complications and mortality using the MBSAQIP data registry.| | View in PubMed
- Lowering the Barrier of Surgical Endoscopy With a Novel Articulating Retractor.| | View in PubMed
- Peer video review and feedback improve performance in basic surgical skills.| | View in PubMed
- Expanded indications for bariatric surgery: should patients on chronic steroids be offered bariatric procedures?| | View in PubMed
- A123 The Benefit and Cost Effectiveness of Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Stems Largely From Resolution of Metabolic Disease, Not Just Weight Loss.| | View in PubMed
- Morbidity and Mortality Associated With Elective or Emergency Paraesophageal Hernia Repair.| | View in PubMed
- A prospective, randomized controlled trial of single-incision laparoscopic vs conventional 3-port laparoscopic appendectomy for treatment of acute appendicitis.| | View in PubMed
- Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is safe and efficacious for pretransplant candidates.| | View in PubMed
- A public hospital experience with young gastric cancer patients.| | View in PubMed
- Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy (LSG) Is Safe, Well Tolerated and Improves Candidacy in Morbidly Obese Patients Awaiting Liver Transplantation.| | View in PubMed
- Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy (LSG) Is Safe, Well Tolerated and Improves Candidacy in Morbidly Obese Patients Awaiting Liver Transplantation.| | View in PubMed
- Safety and feasibility of sleeve gastrectomy in morbidly obese patients following liver transplantation.| | View in PubMed