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William Wei Lin, MD
“I believe in a holistic approach to the fertility concerns modern couples face. It goes beyond just looking at medical factors. Life style issues, as innocent as cell phone use, may be indirectly contributing to make fertility issues. They certainly cannot be overlooked.”
Dr. Lin received his medical training at Northwestern University Medical School after spending four years in art studies at Williams College in Massachusetts as an Art Major. He continued his training with the prestigious Baylor Urology program at the Texas Medical Center. While there, he met Dr. Larry Lipschultz, one of the pioneers in the field of male infertility. Dr. Lipschultz’ mentoring proved to be instrumental in his decision to go into the field of male reproductive medicine and surgery. He stayed on at Baylor for a fellowship with Dr. Lipschultz. After completing his fellowship, he moved back to Chicago to be on staff at Northwestern Memorial Hospital as an assistant professor in clinical urology at Northwestern University Medical School as well as a Clinical associate with the Univeristy of Chicago Department of Surgery.
During his training, Dr. Lin was highly prolific in research, specifically looking at the genomic stability of men with fertility issues. He has continued his research, focusing now on the impact of varicoceles on men’s health issues beyond the realm of male infertility.
GRADUATE EDUCATION
- 1989-1993, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois
Medical Doctor
- 1993-1995, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
Internship in General Surgery, Department of General Surgery
- 1995-1999, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas Resident in Urology, Scott Department of Urology
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH TRAINING
- 1999-2000, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas Fellow, Male Reproductive Medicine
- 2000 (July – October), University of California, Los Angeles Clinical Instructor, Laparoscopic Urologic Surgery
CERTIFICATION
- American Board of Urology, February 2002 Recertified, February 2011
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
- 2000-2007, Instructor of Urology, Clinical, Department of Urology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
- 2007-Present, Assistant Professor of Urology, Clinical, Department of Urology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
- 2009-Present, Clinical Associate, Department of Surgery, University of Chicago
HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS
- 2000-2006, Consultant in Urology, VA Lakeside Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
- 2000-Present, Attending Surgeon, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois
- 2006-2008, Consultant in Urology, Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
HOSPITAL COMMITTEES
- 2006-Present, Executive Utilization Committee
- 2006-Present, Board Member, Northwestern HealthCare Corporation
AWARDS AND HONORS
- 1997, American Society of Reproductive Medicine, Annual Meeting Prize Essay Finalist
- 1997, Cullen Award for Excellence in Resident Research, Baylor College of Medicine, Scott Department of Urology
- 2000, Pfizer Scholar Award, Baylor College of Medicine, Scott Department of Urology
PROFESSIONAL AND SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS
- American Urological Association
- American Society of Reproductive Medicine
- Society for the Study of Male Reproduction
- American College of Surgeons
- Illinois State Urological Society
- Chicago Urological Society
- American Association of Clinical Urologists
