WalterCLinMDFACS(He/Him)

Plastic Surgery • San Francisco, CA

Hand, Plastic & Reconstructive Microsurgery

Chairman, Department of Surgery, Saint Francis Memorial Hospital. Surgeon at The Buncke Clinic.

Join to view full profile

Dr. Lin is on Doximity

As a Doximity member you'll join over two million verified healthcare professionals in a private, secure network.

Connect with other colleagues in the same hospital or clinic
Search all U.S. specialist profiles and refer a patient
Read the latest clinical news and earn CME/CEU credits

See Dr. Lin's full profile

Already have an account?

Office
45 Castro St
Ste 121
San Francisco, CA 94114
Phone+1 415-565-6136

Fax+1 415-864-1654
Is this information wrong?

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

1 citations
Approach to Lymphedema Management.
Walter C Lin, Bauback Safa, Rudolf F Buntic> ;Seminars in Plastic Surgery. 2022 Nov 1
1 citations
Transgender Scrotoplasty and Perineal Reconstruction With Labia Majora Flaps: Technique and Outcomes From 147 Consecutive Cases.
Travis J. Miller, Walter C. Lin, Bauback Safa, Andrew J. Watt, Mang L. Chen> ;Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2021 Sep 1
3 citations
Immediate Lymphovenous Bypass Treated Donor Site Lymphedema during Phalloplasty for Gender Dysphoria.
Walter C. Lin, Bauback Safa, Mang Chen, Ming-Huei Cheng> ;Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Global Open. 2021 Sep 1
Bilaminate Synthetic Dermal Matrix versus Free Fascial Flaps: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis for Full-Thickness Hand Reconstruction.
Travis J. Miller, Walter C. Lin, Andrew J. Watt, Clifford C. Sheckter> ;Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery. 2021 Jan 24
2 citations
An abnormal clinical Allen's Test is not a contraindication for free radial forearm flap.
Travis J. Miller, Bauback Safa, Andrew J. Watt, Mang L. Chen, Walter C. Lin> ;Clinical Case Reports. 2020 Jul 15
1 citations
Radial Artery Occlusion in a Patient With Lupus, Antiphospholipid Syndrome, and Raynaud Phenomenon: A Multimodal Approach.
Travis J. Miller, Walter C. Lin, Bauback Safa> ;The Journal of Hand Surgery. 2020 Jul 1
35 citations
Current 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 May 1
20 citations
Current 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 Apr 1
6 citations
Commentary on: Managing the Difficult Soft Tissue Envelope in Facial and Rhinoplasty Surgery
Ronald P. Gruber, Hubert B Shih, Walter C Lin> ;Aesthetic Surgery Journal. 2017 Jan 3
CPG15 regulates synapse stability in the developing and adult brain.
Fujino, T., Leslie, J. H., Eavri, R., Chen, J. L., Lin, W. C., Flanders, G. H., Borok, E., Horvath, T. L., Nedivi, E.> ;Genes Dev. 2011 Dec 15
Inhibitory dendrite dynamics as a general feature of the adult cortical microcircuit.
Chen, J. L., Flanders, G. H., Lee, W. C., Lin, W. C., Nedivi, E.> ;J Neurosci. 2011 Aug 31
Structural basis for the role of inhibition in facilitating adult brain plasticity.
Chen, J. L., Lin, W. C., Cha, J. W., So, P. T., Kubota, Y., Nedivi, E.> ;Nat Neurosci. 2011 May
cpg15 and cpg15-2 constitute a family of activity-regulated ligands expressed differentially in the nervous system to promote neurite growth and neuronal survival.
Fujino, T., Wu, Z., Lin, W. C., Phillips, M. A., Nedivi, E.> ;J Comp Neurol. 2008 Apr 10
Join now to see all

Hospital Affiliations

UCSF Medical CenterSan Francisco, California
Saint Francis Memorial HospitalSan Francisco, California
Stanford Hospital and ClinicsStanford, California