Dr. Kristie Lin, MD

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BlueCross BlueShield

Cigna

UnitedHealthcare

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BlueCross BlueShield

Cigna

UnitedHealthcare

Areas of expertise

This doctor's experience enhances their expertise in similar cases. Below are the conditions or surgeries they treat most frequently.

Glaucoma

Surgical retina and vitreous procedures

Retinal detachment

Destruction of retinal or choroid lesions by laser or other

Cataract

Vitreous opacities and degeneration

Glaucoma

Surgical retina and vitreous procedures

Retinal detachment

Destruction of retinal or choroid lesions by laser or other

More about Dr. Kristie Lin, MD

Dr. Kristie Lin is a second generation American of Chinese descent. She was born in San Francisco and attended high school at Lowell High School which was a magnet school for gifted and creative student.. She graduated with honors in Microbiology from the University of California at Davis. While at UC Davis, she was elected to the Phi Sigma and the highly prestigious Golden Key Honor Society. She went on to receive her medical degree from the prestigious Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, which has consistently been ranked one of the nation's top medical schools by U.S. News and World Report. During her ophthalmology residency at New York Medical College, St. Vincent's Hospital she was tapped to be Chief Resident in Ophthalmology. In this position as Chief resident, Dr. Lin led the residents in their tasks for the needs of the department and the community. Dr. Lin then was awarded the privilege of training in vitreoretinal surgery as a fellow at Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary. She trained with the world-renowned Dr. Tatsuo Hirose and Dr. Arnold Kroll, pioneers of surgical and pediatric retina. Prior to relocating back to her native California, Dr. Lin was practicing surgical retina in New Haven, CT, where she was also an attending physician at Yale-New Haven Hospital. She was actively teaching Yale medical students and worked with the Yale ophthalmology residents and fellows. Dr. Lin has received various research fellowships including the Chinese American Medical Society Scholarship, Albert Schweitzer Fellowship, Soros Service for Community Health Fellowship, Margaret and Robert Weiss, M.D. Endowed Scholarship, and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Dean's Research Scholarship.

Education & experience

Education

Medical School - Johns Hopkins University

Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Center (Residency)

Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Fellowship in Vitreoretinal Surgery

Practice

Retina Institute of California

Certifications

American Board of Ophthalmology

Professional memberships

American Society of Retina Specialists

American Academy of Ophthalmology

Women in Ophthalmology

Chinese American Medical Society

Awards and publications

She has published many peer-reviewed publications and has presented at conferences throughout the nation. Her clinical expertise includes complex retinal detachment repair, pediatric retina including retinopathy of premature and revision surgery for macular hole and other retinal disorder. She was known in the Yale community as the surgeon among surgeons and specialized in "second opinions".

Background

Languages spoken

English

Spanish

Farsi

Vietnamese

Korean

Armenian

Chinese (Mandarin)

Chinese (Cantonese)

Chinese (Shanghainese)

Chinese (Fujian)

Gender

Female

NPI number

#1184801557

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