Foot & Ankle
Assistant Professor, Rush University Medical Center
Dr. Johnny Lin is board certified in orthopaedic surgery and specializes exclusively in the treatment of complex foot and ankle disorders. His interests include the treatment and rehabilitation of work-related injuries, sports-related injuries, deformity correction, arthritis, and fractures of the foot and ankle. He provides comprehensive surgical and nonsurgical approaches to the treatment of foot and ankle problems. When surgery is indicated, he utilizes a full complement of both traditional and newer surgical techniques including cartilage transplant, arthroscopy, ankle replacement, deformity correction and osteotomy sparing bunion surgery.
Dr. Lin graduated bronze tablet with distinction from the honors program at the University of Illinois. He obtained his medical degree from the University of Illinois medical school and completed his orthopaedic surgery residency at Rush University Medical Center. He received his specialty training in foot and ankle surgery at the world-renowned University of Tennessee-Campbell Clinic. He now exclusively treats disorders of the foot and ankle at Rush University Medical Center, Central Dupage Hospital and Rush Oak Park Hospital. In addition to his clinical practice, he is heavily involved in community educational events and lectures, trains medical students and residents at Rush University, serves as a journal editor of Foot and Ankle International, and conducts research in his area of expertise.
| Practice Emphasis: | Foot & Ankle |
| Medical School: | University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford |
| Residency: | Rush-Presbyterian - St. Luke's Medical Center |
| Fellowship: | University of Tennessee - Campbell Clinic |
| Board Certification: | Board Certified in Orthopaedic Surgery |
| Special Procedures: | Ankle arthroscopy, subtalar ankle arthroscopy, subtalar arthroscopy, ankle ligament reconstruction, achilles tendon reconstruction, flat foot reconstruction, bunion correction, triple arthrodesis (hindfoot fusion), and rheumatoid foot surgery |
| Research Interests: | Achilles tendinosis, ligament reconstruction, deformity correction, and arthritis of the foot and ankle |
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Curriculum Vitae
Clincial Support Staff
Molly Herrmann, PA
Dr. Lin has office hours at the following locations:
Central DuPage Hospital - Outpatient Services
Rush Oak Park Hospital
Orthopedic Building at Rush
Prairie Medical Center of Westchester
In the News
Dr. Lin Inducted into the AAOS
MOR Physicians Lee, Lin Provide Medical Foot Screenings for Soles4Souls
Chicago Magazine's 2009 Top Doctors
