Dr. Lin grew up in Rochester, MN and Scottsdale, AZ. She earned her B.A. Magna Cum Laude from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, ME, her M.D. degree from Jefferson Medical College in 2008 in Philadelphia, PA, completed her Diagnostic Radiology Residency in 2013 at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles, and completed her Fellowship in Cardiothoracic Imaging and Intervention at USC in 2014. She then joined the faculty of USC's Department of Radiology as Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiology. Her clinical and research interests include lung cancer, lung cancer screening, interstitial lung disease and vascular imaging. In addition to interpreting chest x-rays, CT and MRI, she performs thoracic interventions including percutaneous CT-guided lung biopsies. Teaching is one of her passions, and she teaches cardiothoracic fellows, radiology residents, and medical students in both the clinical and lecture settings.

Dr. Lin is the Director of the USC Lung Cancer Screening program, the Director of the Cardiothoracic Imaging and Intervenion Fellowship, and the Associate Section Chief of Cardiothoracic Imaging.

Dr. Lin has presented multiple lectures, education exhibits, and posters at national meetings and is a member of the Society of Thoracic Radiology, Radiological Society of North America, and American Roentgen Ray Society.