Anne Y. Lin, M.D.

Colon and Rectal Surgery
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery

Board Certification:
General Surgery--Certified.

Areas of Specialty and Clinical Interest:
Dr. Lin specializes in colon and rectal surgery. Her areas of clinical interest include colon and rectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, incontinence, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, familial polyposis, genetics, rectal prolapse, obstetrical injuries, anal sphincter, rectal-vaginal fistulas, pelvic floor malfunctions, diverticulitis, hemorrhoids, anal fissure and anal fistula.

Medical School:
Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 2000

Postdoctoral Education:
Residency: General Surgery, Brown University – Rhode Island Hospital, 2005.

Research Fellowship: Colon and Rectal Surgery/ERUS Imaging, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 2006

Fellowship: Colon and Rectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2007.

Patients Seen At:
Center for Advanced Medicine
GI Center
4921 Parkview Place, Suite C, Floor 8
St. Louis, MO 63110
(314) 454-7177
Fax: (314) 454-5249

Barnes Jewish West County Hospital
1040 North Mason Road
Professional Office Building One
Suite 120
St. Louis, MO 63141
(314) 454-7177
Fax: (314) 454-5249

Awards/Honors:
Pilot Studies Research Grant Award Recipient, Department of Clinical Research, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2006.

Selected or Recent Publications:
Lin AY, Weiser M, Klimstra D, Tang L, Al-Ahmadie H, Paty P, Wong WD, Gerald W, Shia J. Differential expression of alpha-methylacyl-coA racemase in colorectal carcinoma bears clinical and pathological significance. Human Pathology. 2007;38(6):850-856. Epub 2007 April 18

Lin AY, Wong WD, Temple L, Shia J, Minsky B, Guillem J, Paty P, Weiser M. Predictive clinicopathologic factors for limited response of T3 rectal cancer to combined modality therapy. Submitted.

Lin AY, Szmydynger-Chodobska J, Rahman MP, Mayer B, Monfils PR, Johanson CE, Lim YP, Corsetti S, Chodobski A. Immunohistochemical localization of Nitric Oxide Synthase in rat choroid artery stromal vessels, choroid plexus epithelial cells. Cell & Tissue Research. 1996;285:411-418.

Szmydynger-Chodobska J, Monfils PR, Lin AY, Rahman MP, Johanson CE, Chodobski A. NADPH-diaphorase histochemistry of rat choroid plexus blood vessels and epithelium. Neuroscience Letters. 1996;208:179-182.

Selected or Recent Chapters:
Lin AY, Schrag D, Wong WD. Adjuvant and Neoadjuvant Therapy for Colorectal Carcinoma. In: Bland KI, Büchler MW, Csendes A, Garden OJ, Sarr MG, Wong J (eds.). General Surgery: Principles and International Practice. Guildford, UK: Springer-Verlag London Ltd. (in press).

Presentations:
Lin AY, Nogueras J, Safar B, Wexner S, Weiss E, Sands D, Berho M. Molecular markers as method of predicting response to combined modality therapy for advanced stage rectal cancers. Poster presentation at the Meeting of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland, July 2007. Podium presentation at the South Florida Chapter of American College of Surgeons, April 2007.

Lin AY, Weiser M, Klimstra D, Tang L, Al-Ahmadie H, Paty P, Wong WD, Gerald W, Shia J. Differential expression of alpha-methylacyl-coA racemase in colorectal carcinoma bears clinical and pathological significance. Poster presentation at the XXVI Congress of the International Academy of Pathology, Montreal, September 2006.

Lin AY, Wong WD, Temple L, Shia J, Minsky B, Guillem J, Paty P, Weiser M. Predictive clinicopathologic factors for limited response of T3 rectal cancer to combined modality therapy. Podium presentation at the Annual Meeting American Society of Colorectal Surgeons, Seattle, June 2006.

Lee SL, Lin A, Lin AY. Thyroid Hormone Receptor modulates CREB activity via protein-protein interaction. Poster presentation at the Tenth International Congress of Endocrinology, San Francisco, June 1996.

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