Yi Lin, MD
Anesthesiologist
About Dr. Lin
Dr. Yi Lin is a board certified anesthesiologist who joined Hospital for Special Surgery in 2007. He received his resident education at Johns Hopkins Medical Center and fellowship training at HSS. His clinical interests include properties of local anesthetics, peripheral nerve blocks, and patient safety and satisfaction.
Special Expertise
Patient ratings for Dr. Lin
Insurance
Cigna
Connecticare (not through Access Health CT)
EmblemHealth GHI
EmblemHealth HIP
EmblemHealth Select Care
The Empire Plan / NYSHIP
Medicare Part B
Oxford
UnitedHealthcare
UnitedHealthcare Compass
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Credentials
Appointments
Attending Anesthesiologist, Hospital for Special Surgery
Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Weill Cornell Medical College
Affiliations
New York State Society of AnesthesiologyAmerican Society of Regional Anesthesia
American Society of Anesthesiologists
Education
Harvard College, AB BiochemistryColumbia University, PhD Integrated Program
College of Physicians & Surgeons, MD
Internship
General Surgery, Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, New York General SurgeryResidency
Anesthesiology, Johns Hopkins Medical Center, BaltimoreFellowship
Regional Anesthesiology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New YorkState Licensure
New York
Languages
EnglishFor My Patients
Publications by Dr. Lin
Research
Clinical Trials / Research Studies
Industry Relationships
HSS has a long history of supporting appropriate relationships with industry because they advance HSS's mission to provide the highest quality patient care, improve patient mobility, and enhance the quality of life for all, and to advance the science of orthopedic surgery, rheumatology, and their related disciplines through research and education.
As of May 11, 2024, Dr. Lin reported no relationships with the healthcare industry.
HSS and its physicians make this information available to patients and the public, thus creating a transparent environment for those who are interested in this information. Further, the HSS Conflicts of Interest and Commitment Policy prohibits physicians from collecting royalties on products they develop that are used on patients at HSS.