“Being able to connect with my patient is important, because I see it as teamwork. If I can explain things to my patients in a way that they understand why I am asking them to do what I want them to do, we have better success.”

Dr. Lianne Lin earned her medical degree at Oregon Health & Science University. She completed her residency in Internal Medicine at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center and her Pulmonary and Critical Care fellowship at University of California at Irvine Medical Center. She is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, and Critical Care Medicine. Her areas of interest include thoracic oncology, pleural disease, and pulmonary hypertension.

Dr. Lin enjoys hiking, traveling, and aikido training in her free time. 

Other Activities

Member, American College of Chest Physicians

Member, American College of Physicians

Member, American Thoracic Society

Member, Pulmonary Hypertension Association

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Fellowship, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Orange, CA, 2015

Residency, Internal Medicine, Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, Portland, OR, 2011

MD, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, 2008

BS, Bioengineering & Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 2004

BOARD CERTIFICATION

Internal Medicine

Pulmonary Medicine

Critical Care Medicine

LEADERSHIP

Co-Director, Pulmonary Vascular Institute at The Oregon Clinic

HONORS

Portland Monthly Magazine, “Top Doctors”, 2022

Student Mentorship Award, OHSU Center for Diversity & Multicultural Affairs, 2006

Volunteer Educator Award, OHSU, 2006

Phi Beta Kappa, 2002

Publications

Lin L., Waddington T, Sassoon C, Jafari B, and Mazdisnian F. Thoracic Ultrasound in Conforming Induced Pneumothorax prior to Medical Thoracoscopy. Poster presentation at CHEST 2013, Chicago, Illinois.

Lin L. Neurosarcoidosis: A Curable Cause of Dysphagia. Poster presentation at American College of Physicians (ACP) Regional Meeting, Eugene, Oregon. 11/2010

Lin L. Lower Back Pain: A Rare Presentation of Colonic Tumor. Poster presentation at ACP Regional Meeting, Eugene, Oregon. 11/2009

Lin L. Ocogenic Osteomalacia: A Rare Cause of Hypophosphatemia. Oral presentation at ACP Regional Meeting, Eugene, Oregon. 11/2008

Lin L. In Search of Home: From Home to Homeless to Housing – an ethnographic case study. The Permanente Journal 2007;11(2): 70-73.

Bulmus V, Woodward, M, Lin L, Murthy N, Stayton P, and Hoffman A. A new pH-responsive and glutathione-reactive, endosomal membrane-disruptive polymeric carrier for intracellular delivery of biomolecular drugs. Journal of Controlled Release 93(2003): 105-120.

Lin L, Vipin K, Flinn B, and Nadella K. A Novel Way to Control Microcellular Foam Density Using Desorption Time. Journal of Undergraduate Research in Bioengineering 2003; 3(1): 46-50.

Lin L., Waddington T, Sassoon C, Jafari B, and Mazdisnian F. Thoracic Ultrasound in Conforming Induced Pneumothorax prior to Medical Thoracoscopy. – manuscript accepted for publication in PLEURA 2016.