Jessica J. Lin, MD, is an attending physician in the Center for Thoracic Cancers and Henri and Belinda Termeer Center for Targeted Therapies at Massachusetts General Hospital. She is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Lin earned her bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry at Harvard College and medical degree from Harvard Medical School. She completed her internship and residency in internal medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, serving as Chief Medical Resident at Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital. She subsequently trained in the Dana-Farber/MGH joint hematology/oncology fellowship program.
Dr. Lin cares for patients with lung cancer and other thoracic malignancies, and additionally performs clinical and translational research. Dr. Lin’s major research interests include studying driver oncogene alterations in non-small cell lung cancer and development of resistance to targeted therapies. She leads clinical trials of novel targeted therapy and immunotherapy agents in lung cancer. Her work has been recognized by awards and grants from organizations such as the Conquer Cancer Foundation/American Society of Clinical Oncology, International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, National Foundation for Cancer Research, and National Institutes of Health.
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Mass General Cancer Center
55 Fruit St.
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-724-4000
Fax: 617-726-0453
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Extremely knowledgeable and easy to talk to
As a patient with Stage IV lung cancer, I am fortunate to be able to travel from [redacted] to be treated by Dr. Lin. As peculiar as this may sound, I look forward to my visits with her and the nursing staff. They listen to me and understand me as a patient. Seeing Dr. Lin makes it difficult to see any other provider. No one can reach this level ... Read More
Hi, I've been seeing Dr. Lin now. It's my second or third visit with her. I'm just getting to know her. I'm very happy with Dr. Lin. She's great. She's thorough. She explains things well. I'm very pleased that I've been transferred to her as my previous doctor has left MGH. So as I've always said, you all have great doctors in each one of your ... Read More
She is very caring and knowledgeable for the type of cancer I have.
Dr Lin lives up to her world class reputation - seen for a second opinion re ongoing care, etc
Dr. Lin and her staff were fantastic. This was my first time at Mass General, and I am extremely pleased. And after my appointment with Dr. Lin, I am very hopeful for the future. Thank you very much.
She seemed to really care. And we appreciated that she asked if there were any other questions. She took the time to answer everything in detail and we very kind and knowledgeable.
Dr. Lin and her staff were very professional and knowledgeable and explained things well. And I was, felt like I was heard and they thoroughly answered my questions. I'm so happy that I was able to meet with Dr. Lin and her team.
This was my first visit with Dr. Lin. She was incredibly knowledgeable, gracious and very interested in listening to my comments and concerns. I look forward to a long, successful relationship with Dr. Lin.
Dr. Lin & resident were both excellent, knowledgable, thoughtful & kind. Both had thoroughly reviewed my records, were great listeners and provided me with the info and assurance I needed to move confidently move forward with a plan for any subsequent cancer treatment I may need in the future. [redacted]