Dr. Dana Lin

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Dr. Lin is a fellowship-trained endocrine surgeon specializing in the surgery of the thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal glands. Upon receiving her undergraduate degree from Stanford University, she pursued medical and surgical training on the east coast, completing her general surgery residency at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and a fellowship in endocrine surgery at the Harvard-affiliated Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Lin's clinical practice focuses on the surgical management of benign and malignant thyroid conditions, hyperparathyroidism, adrenal tumors, melanoma, and advanced skin cancers. She is skilled in mini-incision, minimally invasive (laparoscopic), and remote access (scarless endoscopic) surgeries for cancer lymph node dissection. Currently, Dr. Lin serves as the Director of the Parathyroid Center within the Endocrine Oncology Program at Stanford. She strives to deliver expert surgical care to patients with the utmost humanism and compassion, considering it a privilege and joy to be entrusted as their surgeon and ensuring optimal clinical and cosmetic outcomes.

Research Interests

Experience

Clinical Associate Professor

2018-01-01 — Present

Stanford Medicine • Stanford, California

Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery, focusing on endocrine surgery.

Associate Program Director

2018-01-01 — Present

General Surgery Residency Program, Department of Surgery, Stanford Medicine • Stanford, California

Overseeing the General Surgery Residency Program.

Curriculum Director

2014-01-01 — 2018-01-01

ACS Education Institute / Goodman Surgical Education Center, Department of Surgery, Stanford Medicine • Stanford, California

Managed the curriculum for the educational programs in the Department of Surgery.

Requirements for Stanford University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:26
Reading
Required:26
Writing
Required:26
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:100
GRE General
Verbal
Required:160
Quantitative
Required:165
Analytical Writing
Required:4.5
Overall
Required:4.5
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree from an accredited institution Strong background in mathematics and programming
Application Checklist
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Official transcripts
  • Resume/CV
Specialization Notes

The Computer Science department emphasizes research potential. GRE General is currently optional but recommended for some tracks.