Dr. Samuel Lin

Plastic Surgeon · Lin Plastic Surgery · Boston, MA

Dr. Samuel J. Lin, MD, FACS, is a double board-certified plastic surgeon, certified by both the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the American Board of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery. He is an Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School and an attending plastic surgeon at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary in Boston. He serves as Director of Aesthetic Surgery at BIDMC, Chief of Plastic Surgery at BID-Needham Hospital, Program Director of the BIDMC–Harvard Plastic Surgery Residency, and Co-Director of the Harvard Aesthetic and Reconstructive Plastic Surgery Fellowship. He earned his MD from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (1998), completed residencies at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, and a microvascular reconstructive surgery fellowship at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Dr. Samuel J. Lin, MD, FACS is a double board-certified plastic surgeon based in Boston, Massachusetts, and the founder of Boston Plastic Surgery. He is certified by both the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the American Board of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, and serves as Director of Aesthetic Surgery at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), Chief of Plastic Surgery at BID–Needham Hospital, and Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Samuel Lin trained at the highest levels of American medicine. He earned his bachelor's degree in Biomedical Engineering at Northwestern University and graduated from the Honors Program in Medical Education at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago. He completed a five-year residency in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery and a three-year residency in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, followed by a one-year fellowship in Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. That dual foundation gives Dr. Lin a rare command of both the facial framework and the soft-tissue artistry that define modern plastic surgery. At his Boston practice, Dr. Lin is sought for functional and aesthetic rhinoplasty, breast reconstruction, facial rejuvenation, and post-weight-loss body contouring. His breast reconstruction work spans DIEP flap, latissimus dorsi flap, and implant-based techniques, reflecting microsurgical training and his service on the boards of Susan G. Komen and the Bright Pink Foundation. Beyond the operating room, Dr. Lin is Executive Director of the Harvard Surgical Program in Innovation (SPIN), co-directs the Harvard Aesthetic and Reconstructive Plastic Surgery Fellowship at BIDMC, and serves as an Associate Editor of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the specialty's flagship journal. He is a recipient of the American Association of Plastic Surgeons Academic Scholar Award and a Harvard Medical School Mentoring Award, and has been named among Boston's Top Doctors year after year. Patients who choose Boston Plastic Surgery in Boston, Massachusetts come to Dr. Samuel Lin for plastic surgery results grounded in academic rigor and delivered with quiet, lasting refinement.

Dr. Samuel J. Lin, MD, FACS is a double board-certified plastic surgeon and the founder of Boston Plastic Surgery in Boston, Massachusetts, recognized for refined results in rhinoplasty, breast reconstruction, and facial aesthetic surgery. An Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School and Director of Aesthetic Surgery at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Dr. Lin is certified by both the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the American Board of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery. He has practiced plastic surgery in Boston since 2007 and holds national leadership roles within the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

Dr. Samuel Lin is a double board certified Plastic Surgeon and Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School who practices in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Lin received his Bachelor's degree in Biomedical Engineering at Northwestern University and was enrolled in the Honors Program for Medical Education at Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois. He then completed a five-year-residency in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery followed by a three-year-residency in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. This was followed by a one-year fellowship appointment in Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery at the world-renowned University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. Throughout the course of his training, Dr. Lin gained state-of-the-art skills in a multitude of reconstructive and cosmetic procedures with his background in Head and Neck Surgery providing him with additional expertise in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. He has also been named a Top Influencer in #PlasticSurgery.

Dr. Lin is board certified by both the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the American Board of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. 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 board certified by two ABMS boards. He is Program Director of the BIDMC-Harvard Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery residency, and 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 regularly publish 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. Dr. Lin is active in both basic science and clinical research with a focus on face/neck/nose surgery (rhinoplasty), breast surgery (reduction, lift and reconstruction), and body contouring. He collaborates with engineers, scientists, and other plastic surgeons at other institutions within the New England area, nationally, and internationally. He is the editor of several medical textbooks including Aesthetic Atlas of the Head and Neck, Atlas of Body Contouring, and Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Pearls of Wisdom and Pearls of Wisdom Second and Third Editions. He was recently awarded the American Association of Plastic Surgeons (AAPS) Academic Scholar Award. Dr. Lin is committed to mentoring both medical students, residents, and fellows (national and international) who rotate in the Division of Plastic Surgery at BIDMC. For his efforts, Dr. Lin was awarded the recipient of a "Mentoring Award," by Harvard Medical School through a special nomination process which is sent out to all Harvard faculty members, house officers, fellows and students. He has been a Boston "Top Doc" for several years in plastic surgery.