ShawnRongLinMD

Ophthalmology • Los Angeles, CA

Cataract Related, Cornea & External Disease, Refractive Surgery

Associate Residency Program Director, UCLA Stein Eye Institute Medical Director, UCLA Calabasas

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Office
UCLA Jules Stein Eye Institute
100 Stein Plaza
Los Angeles, CA 90095
Phone+1 310-825-3090

Summary

Dr. Shawn Lin is board-certified Ophthalmologist specializing in Cataract and Refractive Surgery (LASIK / PRK). He is a full-time faculty member of the Jules Stein Eye Institute at UCLA. Dr. Lin graduated from Stanford Medical School, and completed surgical training at Harvard and UCLA. He sees patients at UCLA Westwood and UCLA Calabasas, where he serves as the medical director. Dr. Lin is a founder of EyeGuru, an educational platform visited more than 1,500,000 times a year by other ophthalmologists from over 125 countries around the world. In this teaching role, Dr. Lin helps to advance knowledge in ophthalmology and train the next generation of ophthalmologists.

Education & Training

Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Cornea, External Diseases, and Refractive Surgery, 2018 - 2019
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center/UCLA Stein and Doheny Eye InstitutesResidency, Ophthalmology, 2015 - 2018
Olive View/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2014 - 2015
Stanford UniversityMBA, Medical Systems Leadership and Organizational Management, 2012 - 2014
Stanford University School of MedicineClass of 2014
Pace UniversityMS, Teaching, 2007 - 2009
University of Wisconsin-MadisonB.S., Biochemistry, with Highest Distinction, 2003 - 2007

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2016 - 2025
MA State Medical License 2018 - 2020
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Best Paper of Session Award ASCRS, UCLA-Jules Stein Ophthalmology Residency, 2018
Heed Fellowship Mass Eye and Ear Infirmary, 2018
Abelson Family Fellowship Award Mass Eye and Ear Infirmary, 2018
Best Poster, Millennial Eye Conference UCLA-Jules Stein Ophthalmology Residency, 2017
JSEI Excellence in Research Award � 2nd Author UCLA-Jules Stein Ophthalmology Residency, 2017
Robert E. Christiansen Award � Virtual Reality Applicant Recruitment UCLA-Jules Stein Ophthalmology Residency, 2017
Robert E. Christensen Research Award 2017
Resident Weekly Quiz - Highest Cumulative Score UCLA-Jules Stein Ophthalmology Residency, 2017
Research Award CAOS, UCLA-Jules Stein Ophthalmology Residency, 2017
Shulman Advocacy Fellowship California Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons/ UCLA-Jules Stein Ophthalmology Residency, 2016
StartX Med Startup Weekend Finalist Stanford University School of Medicine, 2013
Winner, Stanford SEED (Emerging Economies Development Plan) Competition Stanford University School of Business, 2012
Stanford Executive Challenge Finalist Stanford University School of Business, 2012
Kaiser Permanente Medical Student Scholarship Stanford University School of Medicine, 2012
NIH Translational Research Fellowship Stanford University School of Medicine, 2011
Kolos Medical Scholars Research Fellowship Stanford University School of Medicine, 2011
Genentech Medical Scholars Research Fellowship Stanford University School of Medicine, 2009
Amgen Teaching Fellowship 2009
Phi Kappa Phi University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2007
Phi Beta Kappa University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2007
Hilldale Research Fellowship University of Wisconsin � Madison, 2006
Global Impact Fellowship Unite for Sight India, 2006
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Advantages of eliminating the cataract surgery post-operative day 1 appointment in a rural practice.
Gavin Bahadur, Lewis Macdonald, Shawn Lin, Cynthia Boxrud, Ralph Crew
Canadian Journal of Rural Medicine. 2024-10-01
10 citations
Global metrics on ocular biometry: representative averages and standard deviations across ten countries from four continents.
Durga Ganesh, Shawn R Lin
Eye. 2023-02-01
48 citations
Cataract in the Adult Eye Preferred Practice Pattern.
Kevin M Miller, Thomas A Oetting, James P Tweeten, Kristin Carter, Bryan S Lee
Ophthalmology. 2022-01-01

Journal Articles

Comparison of endothelial keratoplasty techniques in patients with prior glaucoma surgery: a case-matched study
Shawn R. Lin, Pitchaya Prapaipanich, Fei Yu et al, American Journal of Ophthalmology, 1/1/2019
Recurrent Corneal Erosion Syndrome (Review Article)
Shawn R. Lin, Anthony J. Aldave, James Chodosh, British Journal of Ophthalmology, 1/1/2019
Lessons learned from implantation of Morcher 50D and 96S artificial iris diaphragms
Shawn R. Lin, Kevin M. Miller, Case Reports in Ophthalmology, 1/1/2017
An updated staging system of type 3 neovascularization using spectral domain optical coherence tomography
Daniel Su, Shawn R. Lin, David Sarraf, et al, Retina, 1/1/2016
Parallel RareBits: A Novel Large-Scale Visual Field Screening Methodology
Shawn R. Lin, Natalia Fijalkowski, Kuldev Singh, Robert Chang, Clinical Experimental Optometry, 1/1/2014
Chest Wall Reconstruction Using Implantable Cross-linked Porcine Dermal Collagen Matrix
Shawn R. Lin, Zachary Kastenberg, Matias Bruzoni, Craig T Albanese, Sanjeev Dutta, Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 1/1/2012
Genetic selection reveals the role of a buried, conserved polar residue
Shawn R. Lin and R. Jeremy Johnson, and Ronald T. Raines, Protein Science, 1/1/2007
A ribonuclease zymogen activated by the NS3 protease of the Hep C Virus
R. Jeremy Johnson, Shawn R. Lin, and Ronald T. Raines, FEBS Journal, 1/1/2006
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Books/Book Chapters

Principles and Practice of Ophthalmology
Chapter: Femtosecond laser assisted cataract surgery: evidence and use.
Shawn R. Lin, Uday Devgan, Rex HamiltonEdition 4th,2018
Principles and Practice of Ophthalmology
Chapter: Intraoperative aberrometry: evidence and use.
Shawn R. Lin, Uday Devgan, Rex HamiltonEdition 4th,2018

Abstracts/Posters

SteinWiki: Development of an open sourced platform to improve resident transitions.
Lin SR, AUPO: Educating the Educators Meeting, Austin, TX, 1/1/2018
Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty (DMEK) versus Descemet Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty (DSEK) in Patients with Prior Glaucoma Surgery - Cohort Analysis f...
Lin SR, ARVO, Baltimore, MD, 1/1/2017
Quantitative Measurement of Fixation Stability during RareBit and Humphrey Perimetry.
Shawn R. Lin, Isabella Lai, Sanjeev Dutta, Kuldev Singh, Robert Chang, Journal of Glaucoma; ARVO, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 2012, 1/1/2015
Ophthalmology in a Web 2.0 World: Understanding Current Resources and Building the Next-Generation Source Case Database.
Lin SR, ARVO, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 1/1/2012
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Lectures

Do Machines Dream? Exploring the intersection of artificial and human intelligence
UCLA, Los Angeles, CA - 1/1/2019
A New Method for Intraocular Lens Calculations in Post-Refractive Eyes
Washington, DC - 1/1/2018
Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty (DMEK) versus Descemet Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty (DSEK) in Patients with Prior Glaucoma Surgery � A comparison of 4...
Multiple Locations, 2017 - 1/1/2017
EyeGo: A smartphone attachment to take fundus photos.
Stanford, CA - 1/1/2013
Rocket Stoves: Solving the Cookstove Challenge in Tanzania.
Stanford, CA - 1/1/2012
STEM: Early Exposure to Medicine for Underserved High School Students.
Stanford, CA - 1/1/2011
Vision disparity: Perspectives from India.
Yale, New Haven, CT, 2007, 2008, 2009 - 1/1/2009
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Other

Orbital granulomatosis with polyangiitis masquerading as invasive fungal sinusitis
David Xu, Shawn R. Lin, Laura Bonelli, et al, Orbit
1/1/2018