WalterCLinMDFACS(He/Him)
Plastic Surgery • San Francisco, CAHand, Plastic & Reconstructive Microsurgery
Chairman, Department of Surgery, Saint Francis Memorial Hospital. Surgeon at The Buncke Clinic.
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Office
45 Castro St
Ste 121
San Francisco, CA 94114Phone+1 415-565-6136Fax+1 415-864-1654
Summary
- Dr. Walter Lin has dual-board certifications in Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery, with further sub-specialization in microsurgery, lymphedema surgery, gender affirmation surgery, and burn reconstruction surgery. He currently serves as the elected Chair of the Department of Surgery at Saint Francis Memorial Hospital in San Francisco, and is also affiliated with California Pacific Medical Center.
He received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School and and completed residency at UCSF, with additional fellowship training in Hand, Microvascular, and Transgender surgery. He specializes in hand and plastic & reconstructive microsurgery and is experienced in hand surgery, lymphatic bypass, vascularized lymph node transfer, microsurgery, breast reconstruction, and transgender surgery.
Education & Training
University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Plastic Surgery - Integrated, 2011 - 2017- University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Surgery, 2011 - 2014
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 2011
The Buncke ClinicMicrosurgery, Hand Surgery, and Transgender Surgery
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2012 - 2026- American Board of Plastic Surgery Plastic Surgery
- American Board of Plastic Surgery Surgery of the Hand
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 3 citationsApproach to Lymphedema Management.Walter C Lin, Bauback Safa, Rudolf F Buntic
Seminars in Plastic Surgery. 2022-11-01 - 21 citationsCurrent Concepts in Masculinizing Gender Surgery.Bauback Safa, Walter C. Lin, Ali M Salim, Jordan C. Deschamps-Braly, Melissa M Poh
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2019-04-01 - 37 citationsCurrent Concepts in Feminizing Gender Surgery.Bauback Safa, Walter C. Lin, Ali M Salim, Jordan C. Deschamps-Braly, Melissa M Poh
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2019-05-01
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