Overview
Otto Lin, MD, is a board-certified gastroenterologist who specializes in colonoscopy. Other areas of expertise include inflammatory bowel disease, hepatitis B and C, gastroesophageal reflux disease and peptic ulcer disease. He is also active in outcomes research, particularly as it relates to colon cancer screening.Dr. Lin finds it highly rewarding to follow patients over time. He believes that a positive physician-patient relationship can promote healing.Dr. Lin is the medical director of Quality Improvement for the Digestive Disease Institute at Virginia Mason, a clinical assistant professor of medicine at the University of Washington and a consultant for the Radiological Devices Panel at the FDA. He is also the recipient of several awards including the Franklin Ebaugh Award for Outstanding Research (Stanford Hospital), Glaxo Institute of Digestive Health Resource Award, Cabot Prize (Harvard Medical School) and Clinical Research Award (Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason).
Dr. Lin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Gastroenteritis. His top areas of expertise are Gas Bloat Syndrome, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Gardner Syndrome, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 39 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
Accepted insurance can change. Please verify directly with the provider.
Accepted insurance plans:
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- PPO
- EPO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER MEDICARE
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- HMO
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- HMO
- PPO
- HMO
- INDEMNITY
- POS
- PPO
- OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID
- OTHER MEDICAID
- STATE MEDICAID
- PPO
- EPO
- PPO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- MEDICARE DISCOUNT CARD
- MEDICARE PDP
- OTHER MEDICARE
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
1100 Ninth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Lin has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
Gastro Health
Wataru Tamura is a Gastroenterologist in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Tamura is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Gastroenteritis. His top areas of expertise are Indigestion, Portal Hypertension, Childhood Volvulus, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.
Digestive Health Specialists - Auburn Clinic
Lin Huang is a Gastroenterologist in Auburn, Washington. Dr. Huang is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Gastroenteritis. His top areas of expertise are Portal Hypertension, Childhood Volvulus, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Lithotripsy, and Ureteroscopy. Dr. Huang is currently accepting new patients.
Virginia Mason Medical Center
Nanda Venu, MD, is a board-certified gastroenterologist who specializes in inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, celiac disease, esophageal diseases, colon cancer, endoscopy and food allergies. He strives to offer his patients good treatment options and helps them to make informed choices.Dr. Venu enjoys building long-lasting relationships with patients and helping them to stay well and maintain a high quality of life over a lifetime. He feels he learns a lot from his patients, as he listens to their stories and witnesses their health journeys. Dr. Venu is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Gastroenteritis. His top areas of expertise are Crohn's Disease, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Turcot Syndrome, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- ColonoscopyDr. Lin isDistinguished. Learn about Colonoscopy.
- Advanced
- Berdon SyndromeDr. Lin isAdvanced. Learn about Berdon Syndrome.
- EndoscopyDr. Lin isAdvanced. Learn about Endoscopy.
- Familial Adenomatous Polyposis
- Gardner SyndromeDr. Lin isAdvanced. Learn about Gardner Syndrome.
- Gas Bloat SyndromeDr. Lin isAdvanced. Learn about Gas Bloat Syndrome.
- Hepatitis BDr. Lin isAdvanced. Learn about Hepatitis B.
- Experienced
- Anal FissureDr. Lin isExperienced. Learn about Anal Fissure.
- Angiodysplasia of the ColonDr. Lin isExperienced. Learn about Angiodysplasia of the Colon.
- Autoimmune HepatitisDr. Lin isExperienced. Learn about Autoimmune Hepatitis.
- Bacterial GastroenteritisDr. Lin isExperienced. Learn about Bacterial Gastroenteritis.
- Barrett EsophagusDr. Lin isExperienced. Learn about Barrett Esophagus.
- Benign Esophageal StrictureDr. Lin isExperienced. Learn about Benign Esophageal Stricture.