LAWRENCE LIN M.D., FACOG - Smallscargyn

EDUCATION:
LAWRENCE LIN M.D., FACOG
Gynecology --- Urogynecology --- Minimally invasive surgery
Simi Valley Thousand Oaks
COLLEGE NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY (NU), Evanston, IL
Bachelor of the Arts. Graduated with honors in psychology.
Sept. 1988 – June 1992
MEDICAL RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE, Chicago, IL
SCHOOL Medical Degree, Sept 1994 – June 1998
RESIDENCY UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS HOSPITAL, Chicago, IL
Obstetrics and Gynecology residency, July 1998 – June 2002
FELLOWSHIP # 1 CHATTANOOGA WOMEN’S LASER CENTER, Chattanooga, TN
Fellowship in advanced laparoscopic gynecology surgery with Dr. C.Y. Liu
July 2002 – June 2003
FELLOWSHIP # 2 HARBOR-UCLA MEDICAL CENTER, Torrance, CA
Fellowship in Urogynecology & Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery
July 2003-June 2006
CERTIFICATIONS: Board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2005
Fellow, American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2006
AWARDS & First place for Best Prize Paper on Minimally Invasive Gynecology
ACHIEVEMENTS at AAGL national meeting 2006. Research paper on “Anterior Compartment Repairs
using Biological Graft Fixation to the Arcus Tendinous Fascia Pelvis.”
First place for Karl Storz IRCAD Laparoscopic Video Award at the AAGL national
meeting 2005. Video on “Laparoscopic Uterine Suspension.”
Third place for the J. Hoffman Postgraduate Paper at the AAGL national meeting 2005.
Research paper on “Transvaginal Repair of Anterior Compartment Defects using Porcine
Dermal Graft Fixation to the Arcus Tendinous Fascia Pelvis.”
First place for the J. Hoffman Postgraduate Prize Paper at the AAGL national meeting
2003. Research paper on “Laparoscopic Vaginal Vault Suspension.”
da Vinci Robotic Surgery training certification, Nashville, TN 2003.
First place in the Laparoscopic Suturing Contest at the AAGL national meeting, 2003
Resident Achievement Award: Best Laparoscopic Surgeon, University of Illinois, 2002

PGY2 OB/GYN Teaching Resident of the Year, University of Illinois, 2000
First place for the Research Paper Award at the District VI ACOG meeting in
Chicago, IL in 1998
PUBLICATIONS Lin LL, Alinsod RM, Haessler AL, Ho MH, Betson LH, Bhatia NN. Anterior
Compartment Repair using Biological Graft Fixation to the Arcus Tendinous Fascia
Pelvic. (In submission)
Lin LL, Haessler AL, Ho MH, Betson LH, Bhatia NN. Dyspareunia and Chronic Pelvic
Pain after Polypropylene Mesh Augmentation for Transvaginal Repair of Anterior
Vaginal Wall Prolapse: A Case Report. (In submission)
Furr RS, Lin LL, Tan CY, Bhatia NN, Liu CY. Laparoscopic Uterine Suspension to the
Uterosacral Ligaments: A Review of 39 cases. (In submission)
Lin LL, Ho MH, Haessler AL, Betson LH, Alinsod RM, Liu CY, Bhatia NN. A Review
of Laparoscopic Uterine Suspension Procedures for Uterine Preservation. Current Opin
Obstet Gynecol. 2005 Oct;17(5):541-546.
Haessler AL, Lin LL, Ho MH, Beston LH, Bhatia NN. Reevaluating occult incontinence.
Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol. 2005 Oct;17(5):535-40.
Ho MH, Lin LL, Haessler AL, Bhatia NN. Intravesical injection of botulinum toxin for
the treatment of overactive bladder. Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol. 2005 Oct;17(5):512-8.
Lin LL, Alinsod RM, Haessler AL, Ho MH, Betson LH, Bhatia NN. Transvaginal Repair
of Anterior Compartment Defects using Porcine Dermal Graft Fixation to the Arcus
Tendinous Fascia Pelvis. (In submission)
Lin LL, Phelps J, Liu CY. Laparoscopic Vaginal Vault Suspension using Uterosacral
Ligaments: A Review of 133 Cases. JMIG. 2005;12(3):216-220.
Phelps J, Lin LL, Liu CY. Laparoscopic Suburethral Sling. J Am Assoc Gynecol
Laparosc 10(4): 496-500, 2003.
Lin L, Song J, Kimber N, Shott S, Tangora J, Aroutcheva A, Mazees MB, Wells A,
Cohen A, Faro S. The role of bacterial vaginosis in infection after major gynecologic
surgery. Infectious Disease in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 7(3): 169-74, 1999.
Song J, Lin L, Shott S, Kimber N, Tangora J, Cohen A, Wells A, Maezes MB,
Aroutcheva A, Faro S. Evaluation of the Strep B OIA test compared to standard culture
methods for detection of group B streptococci. Infectious Disease in Obstetrics and
Gynecology. 7(4): 202-5, 1999.

PRESENTATIONS Poster presentation at the Society of Gynecologic Surgeons (SGS) national meeting on
“Transvaginal Repair of Anterior Compartment Defect using Porcine Dermal Graft Fixation to
the Arcus Tendinous Fascia Pelvis” Tustin, AZ, April 2006.
Poster Presentation at Los Angeles OB/GYN society meeting on “Transvaginal Repair of
Anterior Compartment Defect using Porcine Dermal Graft Fixation to the Arcus Tendinous
Fascia Pelvis” Los Angeles, CA, March 2006.
Presented my video on “Laparoscopic Uterine Suspension” at the AAGL 34 th annual
meeting, November 2005, Chicago, IL.
Presented my paper on “Transvaginal Repair of Anterior Compartment Defect using
Porcine Dermal Graft Fixation to the Arcus Tendinous Fascia Pelvis” at the AAGL 34 th
annual meeting, November 2005, Chicago, IL.
Co-Moderator for an Open Communications session on Urogynecology at the AAGL 34 th
annual meeting, November 2005, Chicago, IL.
Co-Chair of the Fellow’s Committee at the AAGL 34 th annual meeting, November 2005,
Chicago, IL.
Presented my video on “Laparoscopic Enterocele Repair and Vaginal Vault Suspension”
at the AAGL 33 rd annual meeting, November 2004, San Francisco, CA.
Co-Moderator for a Open Communications session on Urogynecology at the AAGL 33 rd
annual meeting, November 2004, San Francisco, CA.
Co-Chair of the Fellows Committee at the AAGL 33 rd annual meeting, November 2004,
San Francisco, CA.
Part of the AAGL/SRS Resident and Fellows Breakfast Committee at the AAGL 33 rd annual
meeting, November 2004, San Francisco, CA.
Part of the Video Committee at the AAGL 33 rd annual meeting, November 2004,
San Francisco, CA.
Co-Moderator for a session on Adnexal Masses and Chronic Pelvic Pain at the
AAGL 32 nd annual meeting, November 2003, Las Vegas, NV.
Presented my video on “Laparoscopic Suburethral Sling using Autologous Fascia”
at the AAGL 32 nd annual meeting, November 2003, Las Vegas, NV.
Presented my paper on “Laparoscopic Vaginal Vault Suspension” at the AAGL 32 nd
annual meeting, November 2003, Las Vegas, NV.
Presented my research paper at the annual District VI ACOG conference in Chicago, IL.
This paper won first place for best research paper at the conference. (Infectious Disease
in Obstet Gynecol. 7(3): 169-74, 1999.)
TEACHING Instructor for Ethicon’s Advanced Laparoscopic Gynecologic Training at the University

EXPERIENCE of Southern California, 2005, Los Angeles, CA.
Instructor at the 13 th Annual Comprehensive Workshop on Gynecologic Endoscopy for
Residents, Fellows, and O.R. Personnel for the AAGL, March 2004, Los Angeles, CA
Taught residents the surgical techniques of extracorporeal and intracorporeal knot tying.
Instructor at the 12 th Annual Comprehensive Workshop on Gynecologic Endoscopy for
Residents, Fellows, and O.R. Personnel for the AAGL, March 2003, Chicago, IL
Taught residents the surgical techniques of extracorporeal and intracorporeal knot tying.
University of Illinois Hospital, July ’00 – June ‘02
Pelvic Teaching. Taught medical students pelvic anatomy for one hour, once a month.
. Instructor at Northwestern University (NU), Sum ’95 & Sum ‘91
Taught an Introductory Physiology course and Introductory Psychology course to high
school students in a summer program at NU. Lectured for one hour, five times a week.
PROFESSIONAL American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists (AAGL)
AFFILIATIONS American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG)
American Medical Association (AMA)
Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons (SLS)
American Urogynecologic Society (AUGS)