Dr. Judith C. Lin, MD, MBA, RVT, RPVI, FACS, DFSVS

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Get to know Vascular Surgeon Dr. Judith Lin, who serves patients throughout the State of Michigan.

Dr. Lin is a brilliant vascular surgeon specializing in minimally invasive vascular surgery, endovascular and robotic assisted vascular surgery, percutaneous peripheral intervention, and complex venous disease. She is the Medical Director of MSU Aesthetic & Laser Treatment Center, providing corrective skincare for all skin types and colors.

Among her other roles within MSU, Dr. Lin is a Professor in the Department of Surgery at Michigan State University’s College of Human Medicine, and serves as the Chief of Vascular Surgery at MSU Health Care Heart and Vascular Center.

With a broad educational background, Dr. Lin graduated with her Medical Degree from the New York University Grossman School of Medicine in 1997. She then went on to complete her residency in general surgery at Mount Sinai Health System in New York, followed by her fellowship in vascular surgery at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. 

Subsequently, Dr. Lin received the Marco Polo Traveling Scholarship from the Society for Vascular Surgery to complete a traveling fellowship in advanced minimally invasive vascular surgery at Augusta Hospital in Dusseldorf, Germany. In 2017, she earned her MBA from the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. 

Board certified in both general surgery and vascular surgery, Dr. Lin is a Diplomate of the American Board of Surgery (ABS). The ABS is an independent, non-profit organization located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, founded for the purpose of certifying surgeons who have met a defined standard of education, training, and knowledge. 

Professionally, Dr. Lin is a Registered Physician in Vascular Interpretation (RPVI), a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS), a Distinguished Fellow of the Society for Vascular Surgery (DFSVS), a Consultant and Board Examiner for the American Board of Surgery, Vascular Surgery Qualifying and Certifying Examination, as well as the Chair of Society for Vascular Surgery Health Information Technology Task Force.

In addition, she is an esteemed member of the American Medical Association, the American Venous Forum, the Clinical Robotic Surgical Association, the Michigan Vascular Society, the Midwestern Vascular Society, the Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery, the Society for Vascular Ultrasound, and the Vascular and Endovascular Surgical Society.

Vascular surgery is a surgical subspecialty in which diseases of the vascular system, including the arteries, veins, and lymphatic circulation, are managed by medical therapy, minimally-invasive catheter procedures, and surgical reconstruction. A vascular surgeon diagnoses, treats, and manages conditions in the arteries and veins, also called the blood vessels. These specialists treat a range of health problems, from spider and varicose veins to life-threatening aneurysms, and can help patients manage chronic conditions throughout their lives.

Demonstrating long-standing success, Dr. Lin has been selected as one of the Top Docs in General Vascular Surgery by Detroit HOUR Magazine, one of America’s Top Surgeons by Consumers’ Research Council of America, and a Castle Connolly America’s Top Doctors in Vascular Surgery. She also received the 2011 Peripheral Vascular Surgery Society Traveling Award for professional development on robotic aortic surgery in the Czech Republic.

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