Dr. Lin is an acknowledged expert in esophageal, stomach, bowel, and robotic surgery.

He travels academically teaching laparoscopic and endoscopy techniques, is involved in ongoing studies in the role of gut hormones in appetite control and diabetes, and pioneered single incision laparoscopic techniques for colon and solid organ surgery. He was the first surgeon in the U.S. to perform endoscopic plication for gastroesophageal reflux at Emory University Hospital Midtown in 2004.

BASIC: Primary research focus is on inflammatory response syndrome and metabolic alterations related to gastrointestinal surgery. Goal is to identify biomarkers (cytokines and gut hormones) through standard molecular biology methodology as well as genomics analysis in patients undergoing surgery. The General Clinical Research Center (NIH-funded) is a critical component of our translational research protocols.