Lin is Professor Emeritus of Surgery at the Baylor College of MedicineinHouston, Texas, where he was a member of its surgical faculty from 2001 to 2015. He also served as the Chief of Vascular Surgery at the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Houston from 2001 to 2007. In 2006, he became Chief of Vascular Surgery of the Department of Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine, holding that position until 2015 when he moved to Los Angeles.[1][2]
As a faculty member at Baylor, he carried out research in vascular surgery. His clinical interests primarily involve minimally invasive endovascular therapy of deep vein thrombosis, peripheral arterial disease, and pulmonary embolism. His clinical experience in endovascular intervention in part contributed to the clinical approval of treatment indication using thrombolytic therapy in acute pulmonary embolism.[3][4][5]
As Chief of Vascular Surgery at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Houston, Lin developed its vascular program into a premier clinical service in the VA healthcare system. The success of this vascular surgery program with veterans led to the visit of President George H.W. Bush in 2003.[6]
He served as a physician advisor to Congressman Gene Green who introduced Aneurysm Detection Bill in 2004 which provided Medicare coverage for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) screening and detection.[7] The legislation became known as the Screening Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Very Efficiently (SAAAVE) Act of 2004 (HR 4626).
Lin has published more than 400 scholarly articles in scientific journals. He serves on the editorial boards or as a reviewer for many scientific journals. He has authored more than 60 book chapters and edited 3 vascular textbooks. His writing and speaking have focused on a range of subjects including endovascular treatment of aortic aneurysms, venous disease, endovascular treatment of lower extremity occlusive disease, experimental models of endovascular therapy, and thrombolysis in arterial and venous thrombosis research.
Lin, P.H. (2011). "Endovascular interventions for acute pulmonary embolism". Perspectives in Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy. 22 (3): 171–182. doi:10.1177/1531003510379880. PMID21098498.
Lin, P.H. (2010). "Catheter-directed thrombectomy and thrombolysis for symptomatic lower-extremity deep vein thrombosis". Perspectives in Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy. 22 (3): 152–163. doi:10.1177/1531003510378756. PMID21098496.
Lin, P.H.; Weakley, S.M.; Kougias, P. (2010). "How to interpret data from the superficial femoral artery stenting trials and registries". Seminar of Vascular Surgery. 23 (3): 138–147. doi:10.1053/J.SEMVASCSURG.2010.05.001. PMID20826290.
Lin, P.H. (2009). "Comparison of percutaneous ultrasound accelerated thrombolysis vesus catheter-directed thrombolysis in patients with acute massive pulmonary embolism". Vascular. 18 (1): 63–68. doi:10.2310/6670.2009.00063. PMID19919804. S2CID4828023.
Lin, P.H. (2009). "Hypogastric artery preservation during endovascular aortic aneurysm repair: is it important?". Seminar of Vascular Surgery. 22 (3): 193–200. doi:10.1053/j.semvascsurg.2009.07.012. PMID19765531.
Lin, P.H. (2009). "Descending thoracic aortic dissection: evaluation and management in the era of endovascular technology". Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. 43 (1): 5–24. doi:10.1177/1538574408318475. PMID18583304. S2CID4826109.
Lin, P.H. (2008). "Concomitant colorectal cancer and abdominal aortic aneurysm: evolution of treatment paradigm in the endovascular era". Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 206 (5): 1065–1073. doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2007.12.011. PMID18471757.
Lin, P.H. (2008). "Prospective randomized trials of carotid artery stenting versus carotid endarterectomy: an appraisal of the current literature". Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. 42 (1): 5–11. doi:10.1177/1538574407312654. PMID18238861. S2CID4800233.