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Shu Lin
Advanced in Heart Bypass Surgery

Dr. Shu Lin

Thoracic Surgery
Duke Children's Hospital & Health Center
2301 Erwin Rd, 
Durham, NC 
Offers Telehealth

Advanced in Heart Bypass Surgery
Duke Children's Hospital & Health Center
2301 Erwin Rd, 
Durham, NC 
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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 Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Bypass Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis, Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG).

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 42 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Heart Bypass Surgery.

Specialties
Thoracic Surgery
Licenses
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) in NC
Board Certifications
American Board Of Surgery, Thoracic And Cardiac Surgery
Hospital Affiliations
Duke University Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Duke Children's Hospital & Health Center
2301 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27705
Call: 888-275-3853
Other Locations
Durham VA Medical Center
508 Fulton St, Durham, NC 27705
Call: 919-286-0411

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.


42 Total Publications

Deep Vein Thrombosis Prophylaxis in Orthopedic Surgery.
Deep Vein Thrombosis Prophylaxis in Orthopedic Surgery.
Journal: Cureus
Published: December 12, 2023
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Dr. Curtis Anderson
Thoracic Surgery
Distinguished in Heart Bypass Surgery
Dr. Curtis Anderson
Thoracic Surgery

Rex Hospital Inc.

2800 Blue Ridge Rd Ste 201, 
Raleigh, NC 
 (17.9 miles away)
919-784-7110
Languages Spoken:
English
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Curtis Anderson is a Thoracic Surgeon in Raleigh, North Carolina. Dr. Anderson is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Bypass Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Necrosis, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Heart Valve Repair.

Jeffrey Gaca
Advanced in Heart Bypass Surgery
Dr. Jeffrey Gaca
Thoracic Surgery
Advanced in Heart Bypass Surgery
Dr. Jeffrey Gaca
Thoracic Surgery

Duke Children's Hospital & Health Center

2301 Erwin Rd, 
Durham, NC 
 (0.2 miles away)
919-681-3341
Languages Spoken:
English
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Offers Telehealth

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 Heart Bypass Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Aortic Dissection, Cystic Medial Necrosis of Aorta, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).

Advanced in Heart Bypass Surgery
Dr. Judson Williams
Thoracic Surgery
Advanced in Heart Bypass Surgery
Dr. Judson Williams
Thoracic Surgery

Carolina Cardiovascular Surgical Associates P.A.

3000 New Bern Ave Ste 1100, 
Raleigh, NC 
 (28.3 miles away)
919-231-6333
Languages Spoken:
English
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Offers Telehealth

Judson Williams is a Thoracic Surgeon in Raleigh, North Carolina. Dr. Williams is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Bypass Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Bicuspid Aortic Valve, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Aortic Valve Replacement.

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