Dr. Lin has been recognized as a Top Doc by Boston Magazine 2017-2019!

Dr. Lin and his staff are committed to giving you the best possible service and results. Dr. Lin is committed to continued medical education. He attends plastic surgery lectures, meetings, and conventions to stay informed of new techniques, the latest products, and the newest equipment that a modern plastic surgery practice can utilize to provide state-of-the-art cosmetic enhancement procedures.

Being a member of various professional plastic surgery organizations helps Dr. Lin to stay current of the changes and recommendations of his profession.

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Dr. Samuel Lin

Welcome! Thank you very much for taking the time to visit our site to learn more about the practice. Dr. Samuel Lin is Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School and holds appointments as an attending Plastic Surgeon with Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, in Boston, Massachusetts. He is board certified by both the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the American Board of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. Dr. Lin graduated medical school in 1998 and has been practicing plastic surgery in the Boston area since 2007.

Board certification is a rigorous process that serves as a primary indicator of a physician’s competency to practice in a medical specialty. Maintenance of board certification also signifies that continuing medical education requirements are met, and that the practicing physician is up to date on the latest advancements in medicine. For all physicians who train in the United States, the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) is the gold standard for…

…physician certification in the United States and has only 24 member boards – Dr. Lin is certified by 2 of those member boards of medicine, Plastic Surgery and Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. The ABMS has recognized only the American Board of Plastic Surgery as identifying board certified plastic surgeons who practice in aesthetic and reconstructive surgery.

Dr. Lin serves as Associate Program Director of the Harvard Plastic Surgery Residency Training Program, and he is co-director of the Harvard Aesthetic and Reconstructive Plastic Surgery Fellowship at BIDMC. He serves as an Associate Editor on the Editorial board for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the main journal for plastic surgery. Dr. Lin, his team, and his collaborators have regularly published scientific papers in the literature to further knowledge about plastic surgery and other topics. Dr. Lin is an active Board Member of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure and Bright Pink Foundations

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Boston Magazine Top Docs 2017-2019

Congratulations to Dr. Lin for being recognized as a Top Doc by Boston Magazine 2017-2019!

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Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Board Review:
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Aesthetic Head and Neck Surgery (McGraw-Hill
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Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Board Review:
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Atlas of Body Contouring
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Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Board Review
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Posted on Feb 15, 2019
By: Samuel Lin MD

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Posted on Jan 15, 2019
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Dr. Lin has been recognized as a Top Doc by Boston Magazine 2017-2019!