Yvonne G. Lin-Liu, MD

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Areas of Treatment:

Specialties:

  • Gynecologic Oncology
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology

Title:

  • Assistant Professor

Department:

Locations:

Sub-specialties:

  • Gynecologic Oncology
  • Minimally invasive surgery

Background:

Dr. Lin graduated from the Gynecologic Oncology Fellowship Program at the University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in June 2009. Her tenure at M.D. Anderson provided broad clinical training and a fundamental scientific foundation upon which to build her career in translational research studying potential therapeutic targets and relevant metastatic and angiogenic pathways in advanced ovarian cancer. Her work has been presented at national meetings and have published in several peer-review journals, including Clinical Cancer Research, Cancer Research, and the New England Journal of Medicine. In recognition of her research efforts, she was awarded the J.G. Moore Award for Outstanding Basic Science Presentation by a Fellow at the 2006 Western Association of Gynecologic Oncologists, as well as the Diane Denson Tobola Fellowship in Ovarian Cancer Research. Her clinical and leadership skills at M.D. Anderson were recognized when she was awarded Trainee of the Quarter by the University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Trainee and Alumni Affairs. Prior to fellowship, she completed an obstetrics-gynecology residency at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, one of the primary teaching hospitals of Harvard Medical School. During this time, she was awarded both teaching awards: Best 2nd Year Teacher Award and Chief Resident Obstetrics-Gynecology Resident-as-Teacher Award.

Education:

  • Doctor of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, 2001

Internships:

  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, OB/GYN, 2001 - 2005

Residencies:

  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, OB/GYN, 2001 - 2005

Fellowships:

  • M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Gynecology Oncology, 2005 - 2009

Board Certification:

  • American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology General Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology Gynecologic Oncology Subspecialty

Professional Society Memberships:

  • Society of Gynecologic Oncologists
  • American Association for Cancer Research
  • American Society of Clinical Oncology
  • American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Awards:

  • The University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Trainee and Alumni Affairs Trainee of the Quarter, 2008
  • The Diane Denson Tobola Fellowship in Ovarian Cancer Research, 2008
  • 2006 J. G. Moore Award for the Best Science Research Presentation by a fellow or resident for paper entitled, “Therapeutic Targeting of NF in Ovarian Carcinoma with Curcumin." Western Association of Gynecologic Oncologists (W.A.G.O.), 2006
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Chief Resident, Obstetrics-Gynecology Resident as Teacher Award 2005
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Best Second Year Obstetrics-Gynecology Teaching Resident 2003
  • University of California, Irvine - COM Department of Pathology Post-Second Year Pathology Fellowship 1998-1999
  • J. William Fulbright Traveling Fellowship 1995
  • Pediatric AIDS Foundation Internship Award 1994-1997

Languages:

  • English