Jolinta Lin, MD

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Rating: 4.9 out of 5 (157 ratings)

Role

Radiation Oncology
Specialty

Breast Cancer Colorectal Cancer Esophageal Cancer Pancreatic Cancer Stomach (Gastric) Cancer
Research Program

Cancer Prevention and Control
Practicing Since

2016

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Background

A board certified radiation oncologist, Jolinta Lin, MD, specializes in the treatment of breast and gastrointestinal cancer. She treats patients at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University and Loughlin Radiation Oncology Center at Grady in Atlanta, Georgia.

Dr. Lin is an assistant professor and serves as director of the residency program in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Emory University School of Medicine. She is actively involved in teaching and research activities for physician residents and rotating medical students.

Dr. Lin graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a BS in Biology and completed medical school at University of Maryland School of Medicine. She completed her medical internship at Greater Baltimore Medical Center and her Radiation Oncology Residency at University of Maryland Medical Center.

Titles & Roles

Associate Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology

Emory University School of Medicine
Director, Residency Program, Department of Radiation Oncology

Emory University School of Medicine
Medical Student Clerkship Director, Department of Radiation Oncology

Emory University School of Medicine

Education & Training

Education

Residency, Radiation Oncology, 2016
University of Maryland Medical System
Internship, Internal Medicine, 2012
Greater Baltimore Medical Center
Medical Education, MD, 2011
University of Maryland School of Medicine

Board Certifications

Radiation Oncology
American Board of Radiology, 2016

Professional Memberships

Dr. Lin is a member of multiple professional organizations including American Society for Radiation Oncology, American Board of Radiology, and American College of Radiology.

Research

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De-Escalation of Breast Radiation Trial for Hormone Sensitive, HER-2 Negative, Oncotype Recurrence Score Less Than or Equal to 18 Breast Cancer (DEBRA) Phase III Conditions Stage I Breast Cancer Location Emory University Hospital Midtown, Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital, Emory Johns Creek Hospital, Grady Health System, Winship Cancer Institute

Publications

Title/Journal	Authors	Publication Date
Omitting Regional Nodal Irradiation after Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy. The New England journal of medicine	EP Mamounas, H Bandos, JR White, TB Julian, AJ Khan, SF Shaitelman, MA Torres, FA Vicini, PA Ganz, SA McCloskey, PC Lucas, N Gupta, XA Li, B McCormick, B Smith, RD Tendulkar, VS Kavadi, K Matsumoto, SA Seaward, WJ Irvin, JY Lin, RW Mutter, TM Muanza, J Stromberg, R Jagsi, AC Weiss, WJ Curran, N Wolmark	06/05/2025
Clinically relevant clot resolution via a thromboinflammation-on-a-chip. Nature	Y Qiu, J Lin, A Wang, Z Fang, Y Sakurai, H Choi, EK Williams, ET Hardy, K Maher, AF Coskun, G Woods, WA Lam	05/01/2025
Skin Microbiome, Inflammation, and Skin Toxicities in Women With Breast Cancer Receiving Moderately Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy. International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics	J Bai, C Gong, YJ Hu, DW Bruner, MA Torres, ZS Buchwald, JY Lin	03/08/2025
The Use of External Beam Radiation Therapy for Heterotopic Ossification Prophylaxis After Surgical Fixation of Acetabular Fractures: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of orthopaedic trauma	A Boissonneault, NN O'Hara, GP Slobogean, A Meyer, M Maceroli, MF Sciadini, JW Nascone, MJ Gage, J Lin, S Hanasoge, J Shelton, Z Rana, M Mishra, RV O'Toole	02/01/2025
Using Nerve Blocks for Addressing Radiation-Induced Pain During Pelvic Cancer Treatment. JAMA oncology	JY Lin, JS Remick, V Singh	06/01/2024
Integration of Radiation Oncology Into the Preclinical Curriculum Through Problem-Based Learning. Practical radiation oncology	N Ali, TA Dhere, JE Bates, JW Lorenz, JR Janopaul-Naylor, AJ Schlafstein, PR Patel, JY Lin	01/01/2024
Ultrasound-Based Grading System for Radiation-Induced Acute Breast Toxicity. Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine	J Wang, B Zhou, X Yang, S Tridandapani, J Lin, MA Torres, T Liu	06/01/2023
Factors Affecting Clinical Outcomes Among Patients Infected With HIV and Anal Cancer Treated With Modern Definitive Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy. Advances in radiation oncology	NT Pfister, Y Cao, AJ Schlafstein, J Switchenko, PR Patel, MW McDonald, S Tian, JC Landry, OB Alese, C Gunthel, JY Lin	01/01/2023
Ultrasound Histogram Assessment of Acute Breast Toxicity After Breast Cancer Radiation Therapy: A Prospective Longitudinal Study. Ultrasound in medicine & biology..	B Zhou, J Wang, X Yang, S Henry, JY Lin, MA Torres, T Liu	01/01/2023
Cascaded mutual enhancing networks for brain tumor subregion segmentation in multiparametric MRI. Physics in medicine and biology	S Momin, Y Lei, Z Tian, J Roper, J Lin, S Kahn, HK Shu, J Bradley, T Liu, X Yang	04/11/2022
Regional Nodal Irradiation for Clinically Node-Positive Breast Cancer Patients With Pathologic Negative Nodes After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy. Clinical breast cancer	A Schlafstein, Y Liu, S Goyal, S Kahn, K Godette, J Lin, MA Torres, TJ Royce, SA Patel	02/01/2022
Race, Ethnicity, and Sex Among Senior Faculty in Radiation Oncology From 2000 to 2019. JAMA network open	JR Janopaul-Naylor, SE Roberts, HK Shu, AH Kesarwala, JY Lin, JM Switchenko, MA Torres	01/04/2022
Skin Microbiome and Treatment-Related Skin Toxicities in Patients With Cancer: A Mini-Review. Frontiers in oncology	BN Richardson, J Lin, ZS Buchwald, J Bai	01/01/2022
Receipt of Guideline-Concordant Care Does Not Explain Breast Cancer Mortality Disparities by Race in Metropolitan Atlanta. Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN	LJ Collin, M Yan, R Jiang, K Gogineni, P Subhedar, KC Ward, JM Switchenko, J Lipscomb, J Miller-Kleinhenz, MA Torres, J Lin, LE McCullough	08/16/2021
Virtual Away Rotations Increase Access to Radiation Oncology. Practical radiation oncology	J Janopaul-Naylor, D Qian, M Khan, S Brown, J Lin, Y Syed, A Schlafstein, N Ali, J Shelton, J Bradley, P Patel	01/01/2021
The Influence of Histologic Grade on Outcomes of Elderly Women With Early Stage Breast Cancer Treated With Breast Conserving Surgery With or Without Radiotherapy. Clinical breast cancer	CE Escott, D Zaenger, JM Switchencko, JY Lin, M Abugideiri, CA Arciero, NT Pfister, KM Xu, JL Meisel, P Subhedar, M Torres, WJ Curran, PR Patel	12/01/2020
Instruments for determining clinically relevant fatigue in breast cancer patients during radiotherapy. Breast cancer (Tokyo, Japan)	F Andic, AH Miller, G Brown, L Chu, J Lin, T Liu, Y Sertdemir, MA Torres	03/01/2020
Impact of Regional Nodal Irradiation and Hypofractionated Whole-Breast Radiation on Long-Term Breast Retraction and Poor Cosmetic Outcome in Breast Cancer Survivors. Clinical breast cancer	D Wang, X Yang, J He, J Lin, S Henry, G Brown, L Chu, KD Godette, ST Kahn, T Liu, MA Torres	02/01/2020
Survival outcomes in patients with gastric and gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinomas treated with perioperative chemotherapy with or without preoperative radiotherapy. Cancer	S Tian, R Jiang, NA Madden, MJ Ferris, ZS Buchwald, KM Xu, K Cardona, SK Maithel, MW McDonald, JY Lin, WJ Curran, BF El-Rayes, M Behera, PR Patel	01/01/2020
Full axillary lymph node dissection and increased breast epidermal thickness 1 year after radiation therapy for breast cancer. Journal of surgical oncology	JY Lin, X Yang, M Serra, AH Miller, KD Godette, ST Kahn, S Henry, G Brown, T Liu, MA Torres	12/01/2019
Optimizing cancer care for hepatocellular carcinoma at a safety-net hospital: The value of a multidisciplinary disease management team. Journal of surgical oncology	G Duininck, AG Lopez-Aguiar, RM Lee, L Miller, S Dariushnia, C Wu, OB Alese, JY Lin, J Wedd, A Adams, SK Maithel, MC Russell	12/01/2019
Obesity and cancer treatment efficacy: Existing challenges and opportunities. Cancer	KH Ross, K Gogineni, PD Subhedar, JY Lin, LE McCullough	05/15/2019
Learning-based CBCT correction using alternating random forest based on auto-context model. Medical physics	Y Lei, X Tang, K Higgins, J Lin, J Jeong, T Liu, A Dhabaan, T Wang, X Dong, R Press, WJ Curran, X Yang	02/01/2019
Indications for invasive mediastinal staging for non-small cell lung cancer. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery	J Lin, F Fernandez	12/01/2018
Chemotherapy with or Without Definitive Radiation Therapy in Inoperable Pancreatic Cancer. Annals of surgical oncology	J Zhong, J Switchenko, M Behera, D Kooby, SK Maithel, MW McDonald, JY Lin, RJ Cassidy, B El-Rayes, J Landry, PR Patel	04/01/2018
Effect of reduction mammoplasty on acute radiation side effects and use of lumpectomy cavity boosts. Practical radiation oncology	JY Lin, R Bluebond-Langner, E Choi, S Cheston, EM Nichols, RJ Cohen, SM Bentzen, C Drogula, S Kesmodel, E Bellavance, P Rosenblatt, K Tkaczuk, S Slezak, SJ Feigenberg	01/01/2017

Awards

Dr. Lin has been recognized for her academic and research pursuits. In residency, she was awarded the Roentgen Resident/Fellow Research Award, as well as a Department of Radiation Oncology SEED grant. Dr. Lin was elected to represent her peers nationwide and served on the American College of Radiology Resident Fellow Section Executive Committee from 2014-2015. Besides her academic pursuits, she continues to be committed to excellent patient care. In 2013, she was recognized by the University of Maryland Center Commitment to Excellence Employment Engagement Team for going beyond expectations to provide quality patient care.

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One star One star One star One star One star	05/31/2025	Dr. Lin is an outstanding doctor. She listened to my medical concerns. She was attentive, concerned, and very knowledgeable. Dr. Lin was my doctor in 2019 after I had breast cancer surgery. She is always uplifting and makes me feel very comfortable. I give Dr. Lin 5+ stars.
One star One star One star One star One star	02/07/2025	Highly recommend Dr.Lin
One star One star One star One star One star	02/06/2025	Very good experience in all aspects listed above - provider showed concern, provider explained process and provided assistance to patient as needed. Provided also involved me in process - I really liked the offer to play my favorite music.
One star One star One star One star One star	02/05/2025	The doctor and the assistants asked if I had any questios or concerns about my medical treatment and expressed genuine concern.
One star One star One star One star One star	01/29/2025	Dr. Jolinda Linn is an excellent doctor and her mentoring of residents and their performance is very good. They listen to my concerns and were very supportive of my issues regarding my cancer support.
One star One star One star One star One star	12/27/2024	Great team! I love Dr. Lin and her entire Radiation Team! They're AMAZING!
One star One star One star One star One star	12/25/2024	Dr Jolinta Lin is very personable and concerned about me, and I sincerely appreciate her
One star One star One star One star One star	11/10/2024	Dr. Lin is very knowledgeable and uses that to provide compassionate, caring, and practical care to her patients. She is kind and understanding of patient concerns.
One star One star One star One star One star	10/16/2024	The doctor provided easy to understand information to me about my health condition and spoke to me about what to expect next in treatment.
One star One star One star One star One star	10/16/2024	Very caring and compassionate.
One star One star One star One star One star	06/14/2024	Good
One star One star One star One star One star	06/06/2024	Dr Lin is the best
One star One star One star One star One star	05/10/2024	Dr. Lin recommended acutherapy to me and I am going to take it.
One star One star One star One star One star	05/09/2024	Good
One star One star One star One star One star	04/13/2024	Dr Amin is an exceptional doctor. She always answers all my questions, very knowledgeable, informative and caring, I am so fortunate to have her as my doctor.
One star One star One star One star One star	03/15/2024	Dr Jolinta Lin is exceptional! She reviewed my records prior to my arrival and placed the order for additional tests (ONC score). She was very professional and caring and took great care with explaining my options.
One star One star One star One star One star	03/15/2024	Dr. Lin was great! She took the time to talk through various treatments, even those she wasn't recommending for me so I could understand how she came to her recommendation. She listened and responded to my concerns. I left feeling really good about the proposed course of treatment.
One star One star One star One star One star	02/28/2024	Great about showing MRI and explaining possible problems.
One star One star One star One star One star	02/23/2024	Dr. Lin is both friendly and professional. She put me at ease while also providing lots of helpful Information.
One star One star One star One star One star	02/20/2024	I was given clear explanations about the procedures that were performed and why they were necessary what to expect next. Receiving this information helped reduce the anxiety I was feeling about the treatment.
One star One star One star One star One star	01/25/2024	Dr. Lin has excellent peoples skills. I liked her approach.
One star One star One star One star One star	01/19/2024	Dr. Lin is very caring, informed and helpful.
One star One star One star One star One star	01/05/2024	Dr. Lin and the therapists, Rachel and Kayle, were excellent. They were patient and caring.
One star One star One star One star One star	12/23/2023	Dr. Lin is so a caring and professional. I would recommend her to friends and family.
One star One star One star One star One star	12/06/2023	All good experiences.
One star One star One star One star One star	11/22/2023	Excellent
One star One star One star One star One star	11/17/2023	Informative. Patient and answered all questions.
One star One star One star One star One star	11/08/2023	Patient. Showed concern and took time to answer all questions.
One star One star One star One star One star	11/03/2023	Great team that works well together to help people
One star One star One star One star One star	10/13/2023	The doctor took time and explained all the options I had for my treatment.
One star One star One star One star One star	08/09/2023	Very good experience with my care team!
One star One star One star One star One star	07/21/2023	Very please with the whole team from reception to the technician