Dr. Shu S. Lin
Overview
I help patients with acquired heart diseases, such as coronary artery blockages and heart valve problems. I use surgical procedures when necessary. Each patient is special in his or her own way, and I will work with the cardiologists to provide the best care possible in each situation. In particular, I am happy to discuss the possibility of providing patients with less-invasive ways of undergoing heart bypass surgery (for example, minimally invasive coronary artery bypass graft) whenever appropriate. I have been in North Carolina for more than 25 years, and I received all of my medical and surgical training at Duke.
Dr. Lin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Aortic Valve Replacement. His top areas of expertise are Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction, Arterial Embolism, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG).
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 44 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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- INDEMNITY
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- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
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- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
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- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
40 Duke Medicine Cir, Durham, NC 27710
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.
Duke Heart Transplant Clinic - Clinic 2F/2G
I'm proud to work at Duke as it has a tremendous hospital and tremendous people to work with. The quality of care here is excellent and really can’t be compared to anywhere else. That’s what keeps me here. We do more complex heart surgeries here than almost anyone else in the country. When you need heart surgery, you want it done by someone who does a lot of it. Our numbers are comparable to the top places in the country. We do complex surgery and we do it well. The thing about heart surgery is that we make people better. That’s what I really like – helping people who couldn’t breathe or couldn’t walk because their heart was failing, and we were able to make them better. Dr. Gaca is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Aortic Valve Replacement. His top areas of expertise are Mitral Stenosis, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).
Duke Heart Transplant Clinic - Clinic 2F/2G
G Chad is a General Surgeon in Durham, North Carolina. Dr. Chad has been practicing medicine for over 30 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Aortic Valve Replacement. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Dissection, Cystic Medial Necrosis of Aorta, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).
Duke Cardiothoracic Surgery - Clinic 2F/2G
I specialize in thoracic aortic disease and valvular heart disease. My career focus has been taking care of complex and high-risk cardiac surgery patients. I gain tremendous satisfaction from my interactions with my patients and value the long-term relationships I have with many of them. In addition, I enjoy teaching the next generation of surgeons and improving the field through research. In my spare time, I enjoy spending time with family and traveling. Dr. Chen is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Aortic Valve Replacement. His top areas of expertise are Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Aortic Dissection, Aortic Regurgitation, Heart Valve Repair, and Aortic Valve Replacement.
Areas of Expertise
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- Advanced
- Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)
- Heart Bypass SurgeryDr. Lin isAdvanced. Learn about Heart Bypass Surgery.
- Experienced
- Aortic Valve ReplacementDr. Lin isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Valve Replacement.
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Lin isExperienced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.
- Heart Valve RepairDr. Lin isExperienced. Learn about Heart Valve Repair.
- Hemolytic Transfusion ReactionDr. Lin isExperienced. Learn about Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction.
- Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)