RH Provider
Sheldon S. Lin, M.D.
Specialties:
Foot and Ankle Surgery (Orthopaedic Surgery Board)
Interests:
Foot and Ankle Injuries and Disorders
Aetna, Inc.
America's Choice Provider Network (ACPN)
AmeriHealth of NJ
Amerivantage Dual Coordination (HMO SNP)
Clover Health Plans
Devon Health Services/ULLICO
Horizon BCBS Managed Care
Horizon NJ Health
Horizon NJ Total Care (HNJH)
Horizon PPO Network
Medicaid
Medicare
Multiplan/PHCS
Prime Health Services, Inc.
Three Rivers Provider Network
United Healthcare Community Plan (formerly AmeriChoice of NJ, Inc.)
WellCare Health Plans
Wellpoint (formerly AmeriGroup Medicaid HMO/Amerivantage Dual Coordination (HMO SNP))
University Hospital, Newark
Overlook Hospital, Summit
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
6 Yr BS/MD Program, Pennsylvania State University (09/01/1983-05/31/1989)
M.D., Thomas Jefferson Medical College (09/01/1983-05/31/1989)
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Phildelphia, PA, USA (07/01/1989-06/30/1990)
Residency: Orthopaedics, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA (07/01/1991-06/30/1995)
Fellowship: Foot & Ankle, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA (07/01/1995-06/30/1996)
Foot and Ankle Injuries and Disorders
Locations
40.738886173069, -74.19158205374
205 South Orange Avenue
Newark, NJ 07103
United States
P:
973-972-5108
40.740542657877, -74.19226466709
140 Bergen Street
Newark, NJ 07103
United States
P:
973-972-9000
Provider Biography
Dr. Lin completed his undergraduate studies at Pennsylvania State University and received his medical doctorate from Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia. He completed his residency training in Orthopaedic Surgery at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital with further training in a Foot and Ankle Fellowship under nationally renowned mentors John Gould, M.D., Jeffery E. Johnson, M.D., and Michael S. Shereff, M.D., at the Medical College of Wisconsin.
After completing six years of training, he joined the Faculty in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at University Hospital (UMDNJ) in 1996.
Dr. Lin has lectured on various topics on trauma (Traumatic Foot Injury in Trauma Center), Tendon Abnormality (Non-operative Treatment of PTT Dysfunction), and disorders of the foot and ankle in DM (The Diabetic Foot).
Dr. Lin has lectured and published many scientific articles on the latest medical technique (Subtalar Arthrodesis, Non-operative Treatment of PTT, Tendo-Achilles lengthening for equinuus contracture in DM patients with ulcers). He is on staff at UMDNJ-Newark, Overlook Hospital and Morristown Memorial Hospital.