Nancy U. Lin
Expertise in
6
conditions
Expertise in
6
conditions

Overview

Dr. Lin is a medical oncologist specializing in the care of patients with all stages of breast cancer. Her research focuses upon improving the outcomes of people living with metastatic breast cancer, including a particular focus on the challenge of breast cancer brain metastases. She has led multiple clinical trials which have led to new treatment options for patients with breast cancer that has metastasized to the brain. Dr. Lin received her MD from Harvard Medical School in 1999. She completed her residency in internal medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital and went on to complete fellowships in medical oncology and hematology at Dana-Farber. In 2005, she joined the staff of Brigham and Women's and Dana-Farber, where she is a medical oncologist and clinical investigator in the Breast Oncology Center.

Dr. Lin is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Inflammatory Breast Cancer, Angiosarcoma, Paget Disease of the Breast, and Breast Cancer.

Graduate Institution
Harvard Medical School, 1999
Residency
Brigham and Women's Hospital, 1999 - 2002
Specialties
Oncology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in MA
Board Certifications
Medical Oncology
Fellowships
Brigham and Women's Hospital, 2002 - 2005
Hospital Affiliations
Brigham And Women's Hospital
Brigham And Women's Faulkner Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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  • HMO
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Blue Cross Blue Shield
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BMC HealthNet
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Capital Blue Cross
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Cigna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
Commonwealth Care Alliance
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Health Care Services Corporation
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Horizon Healthcare
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  • POS
Humana
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Managed Medicaid
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Mass General Brigham Health Plan
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Medicaid
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  • STATE MEDICAID
Tufts
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UnitedHealthcare
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Wellcare
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  • HMO
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Locations

Brigham and Women's Hospital, Division of Breast Surgery
75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115
Other Locations
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Breast Oncology Program
450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02115

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.

Breast Cancer
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