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      John Lin Image

      John Lin, MD, MSHP

      Department of Health Services Research, Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences

      Present Title & Affiliation

      Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment

      Assistant Professor, Health Services Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

      Assistant Professor, Genitourinary Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

      Education & Training

      Degree-Granting Education

      2022University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, Health Policy, MSHP
      2014Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, US, MD
      2008Harvard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, US, Economics, AB

      Postgraduate Training

      2019-2022Clinical Fellowship, Hematology/Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
      2017-2019Research Fellowship, Health Services Research, VA Palo Alto and Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
      2015-2017Clinical Residency, Internal Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California
      2014-2015Clinical Internship, Internal Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California

      Licenses & Certifications

      2022Medical Oncology
      2022Texas Medical Board License
      2018Internal Medicine

      Experience & Service

      Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities

      Co-Director, Educational Programs, Health Services Research, The University of Texas at MD Anderson, Houston, Texas, 2025 - Present

      Intramural Institutional Committee Activities

      Peer Supporter, MD Anderson Peer Support, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2027 - Present

      Peer Supporter, MD Anderson Peer Support, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2027 - Present

      Representative, DoCM Employee Awards panelist, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2026

      Member, CPRTP Application Review Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2026

      Representative, Physicians Referral Service Executive Council, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2025 - Present

      Advisory committee member, Texas Health Equity Alliance for Breast Cancer (THEAL), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2025 - Present

      Member, Health Services Research Faculty Search Committee, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2023 - Present

      Extramural Institutional Committee Activities

      Member, ASCO Annual Meeting Education Program Committee, Care Delivery, Quality Care, Health Services Track, ASCO, 2026 - 2029

      Honors & Awards

      2026Award for Excellence in Health Economics and Outcomes Research Application, ISPOR
      202540 Under 40 In Cancer: Rising Stars and Emerging Leaders, AVBCC
      2022Rising STARs Award, University of Texas
      2022Young Investigator Award, ASCO Conquer Cancer
      2019Editor’s Pick for Original Article, Journal of Clinical Oncology
      2016Outstanding Resident Research Award, UCSF
      2013Alpha Omega Alpha, Baylor College of Medicine
      2011U.S. Albert Schweitzer Fellowship, Houston-Galveston
      2008Carl and Lily Pforzheimer Public Service Fellowship, Harvard College
      2008Magna Cum Laude, Harvard College
      2007Cordeiro Health Policy Fellowship, Harvard College
      2005Detur Prize, Harvard College
      2005John Harvard Scholar, Harvard College

      Professional Memberships

      American Society of Clinical Oncology

      2022 - Present

      American Society of Hematology

      2022 - Present

      American College of Physicians

      2022 - Present

      ISPOR (The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research)

      2022 - Present

      Selected Publications

      Peer-Reviewed Articles

      1. Thomas, Z, Johns, AC, Glover, M, Crupi, E, Nieto, Y, Ward, JF, Karam, JA, Hofstetter, WL, Desai, M, Choi, S, Shah, AY, Lin, JK, Moussa, MJ, Jiang, CY, Alhalabi, O, Campbell, M. Divergent biology and outcomes of somatic transformations in germ cell tumors. Oncologist 31(8), 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 42378441.
      2. Shih YT, Xu XL, Liu L, Lin JK. Comparison of Health Care Cost Trajectories in the Last Year of Life by Age at Death. JAMA Netw Open 9(6):e2616623, 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 42241003.
      3. Lin JK, Xiang JJ, Lei X, Desai S, Trish E, Chino F, Li M, Giordano SH, Xu Y, Jiang C, Doshi JA, Shih YT. Identifying Meaningful Patient Savings on Generics: Direct-to-Consumer Prices Versus Commercial Insurance Cost Sharing. Ann Intern Med, 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 42184421.
      4. Li P, Klebanoff MJ, Lin JK, Doshi KD, Chahin S, Doshi JA. Medicare Part D Formulary Coverage of Disease-Modifying Therapies for Multiple Sclerosis. JAMA Health Forum 7(4), 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 42030055.
      5. Shaw L, Gao J, Lin JK, Goswami S, Msaouel P, Guo CC, Tannir NM, Siefker-Radtke AO, Alhalabi O, Campbell MT. Efficacy of Immune Checkpoint Blockade in Advanced Upper Tract Urothelial Cancer With DNA Mismatch Repair Deficiency or Microsatellite Instability. JCO Precis Oncol 10, 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 41911516.
      6. Lin JK, Li P, Lei X, Desai SM, Doshi JA. Specialty Oral Anticancer Prescription Fill Rates After Medicare Part D Cost-Sharing Changes in 2024. JAMA:e2522134, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 41460645.
      7. Li P, Lin JK, Klebanoff MJ, Palkar R, Chahin S, Doshi JA. Reducing the Out-of-Pocket Costs of Disease-Modifying Therapies for Medicare Beneficiaries With Multiple Sclerosis. Neurol Clin Pract 15(6):200536, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40969461.
      8. Hahn A, Chahoud J, Skelton W, Yuan Y, Zurita-Saavedra A, Kovitz C, Alhalabi O, Campbell M, Jonasch E, Lin J, Desai M, Santos M, Hwang H, Corn P, Msaouel P, Tannir N. A multicenter randomized phase II trial of lenvatinib plus everolimus versus cabozantinib in patients with metastatic clear cell RCC that progressed on PD-1 immune checkpoint inhibition (LenCabo). Ann Oncol 36(11), 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 41115467.
      9. Lin JK, Xu Y, Xiang JJ, Singhi EK, Jiang C, Chavez-MacGregor M, Shih YT. Nationwide Response to Carboplatin and Cisplatin Shortages in Lung Cancer. JAMA Oncology 11(12):1538-1540, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 41037288.
      10. Canavan ME, Cheng L, Xiang JJ, Lin JK, Hui D, Zhao H, Nortje N, Ratan R, Cherny N, Pham T, Giordano SH, Niu J, Adelson KB. Association Between Systemic Anticancer Therapy Administration Near the End of Life With Health Care and Hospice Utilization in Older Adults: A SEER Medicare Analysis of End-of-Life Care Quality. Journal of Clinical Oncology 43(31):3391-3402, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 41004691.
      11. Lin JK, Niu J, Giordano SH, Li P, Snyder RA, Liao K, Li M, Aparicio A, Chapin W, Zhang J, Xiang J, Perera N, Pain D, Guerra CE, Doshi JA. Racial and Ethnic Disparities Along the Treatment Cascade Among Medicare Fee-for-Service Beneficiaries With Metastatic Breast, Colorectal, Lung, and Prostate Cancers. Journal of Clinical Oncology 43(30):3254-3265, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40865035.
      12. Nieto Y, Ward JF, Hofstetter W, Rice D, Karam JA, Pisters L, Vauthey JN, Shah A, Lin JK, Johns AC, Araujo J, Tu SM, Wang J, Li J, Abudayyeh A, Thall PF, Bassett R, Barnett M, Gulbis A, Shigle TL, Ramdial J, Popat U, Qazilbash M, Jones RB, Andersson BS, Shpall EJ, Sheikh I, Pagliaro L, Campbell MT. High-Dose Chemotherapy for Multiply or Poor-Risk Relapsed Germ Cell Tumors. Clin Cancer Res 32(2):300-311, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40853903.
      13. Herb J, Liao KP, Lin JK, Lewis KA, Giordano SH, Katz MHG, Snyder RA. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Receipt of Guideline-Concordant Pancreatic Cancer Care Among Older Adults in the United States. JCO Oncol Pract 22(6):1075-1086, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40768681.
      14. Doshi JA, Li P, Klebanoff MJ, Lin JK. Inflation Reduction Act Provisions and Medicare Part D Out-of-Pocket Costs for Specialty Drugs. JAMA Health Forum 6(5), 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40377932.
      15. Doshi JA, Li P, Asthana S, Lin JK. Reducing Medicare Part D Out-of-Pocket Costs for Specialty Oral Anticancer Drugs Under the Inflation Reduction Act: Highlighting the Benefits of Enrolling in the Medicare Prescription Payment Plan. JCO Oncol Pract, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40279533.
      16. Xiang JJ, Campbell MT, Tu SM, Araujo J, Nieto Y, Lin JK, Xiao L, Shah AY, Wang J. Doxorubicin, Paclitaxel, and Cisplatin (ATP) for Relapsed/Refractory Germ Cell Tumors. Clin Genitourin Cancer 22(6):102242, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39532049.
      17. Lin JK, Hearn CM, Getzen E, Long Q, Lee DC, Keaveny TM, Jayadevappa R, Robinson KW, Wong YN, Maxwell KN, Narayan V, Haas NB, Takvorian SU, Bikle DD, Chiang JM, Khan AN, Rajapakse CS, Morgans AK, Parikh RB. Validation of Biomechanical Computed Tomography for Fracture Risk Classification in Metastatic Hormone-sensitive Prostate Cancer. Eur Urol Oncol 7(4):794-803, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 37926618.
      18. Klebanoff MJ, Li P, Lin JK, Doshi JA. Formulary Coverage of Brand-Name Adalimumab and Biosimilars Across Medicare Part D Plans. JAMA 332(1):74-76, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38842823.
      19. Shung DL, Lin JK, Laine L. Achieving Value by Risk Stratification With Machine Learning Model or Clinical Risk Score in Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Cost Minimization Analysis. Am J Gastroenterol 119(2):371-373, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 37753930.
      20. Sinharoy A, Reddy N, Lin JK, Nambi V, Yang EY, Kougias P, Taylor AA, Lumsden AB, Ballantyne CM, Brunner G. Longitudinal Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Based Superficial Femoral Artery Velocity Measurements in Diabetic and Nondiabetic Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease. Top Magn Reson Imaging 32(6):57-65, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 38051028.
      21. Sinharoy A, Reddy N, Lin JK, Nambi V, Yang EY, Kougias P, Taylor AA, Lumsden AB, Ballantyne CM, Morrisett JD, Brunner G. Magnetic resonance imaging based superficial femoral artery velocity measurements in peripheral artery disease. Magn Reson Imaging 93:128-134, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35940380.
      22. Lin JK, Jacobs LA, Blauch A, Shulman LN, Vaughn DJ. Guideline discordant care in patients with metastatic germ cell tumors. Urol Oncol 40(8):385.e9-385.e17, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35659482.
      23. Lin JK, Li P, Doshi JA, Desai SM. Assessment of US Pharmacies Contracted With Health Care Institutions Under the 340B Drug Pricing Program by Neighborhood Socioeconomic Characteristics. JAMA Health Forum 3(6):e221435, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35977245.
      24. Sandhu AT, Heidenreich PA, Lin JK, Parizo J, Bhattacharya J, Goldhaber-Fiebert JD. Perks and Pitfalls of Performance-Linked Reimbursement for Novel Drugs: The Case of Sacubitril-Valsartan. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 15(1):e007993, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35041480.
      25. Barnes JI, Lin JK, Gupta D, Owens DK, Goldhaber-Fiebert JD, Kunz PL. Cost-Effectiveness of Initial Versus Delayed Lanreotide for Treatment of Metastatic Enteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors. J Natl Compr Canc Netw 18(9):1200-1209, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32886901.
      26. Lin JK, Hong J, Phibbs C, Almenoff P, Wagner T. Evaluating the Role of Past Clinical Information on Risk Adjustment. Medical Care 58(2):169-173, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 31688567.
      27. Bentham J, Singh GM, Danaei G, Green R, Lin JK, Stevens GA, Farzadfar F, Bennett JE, Cesare MD, Dangour AD, Ezzati M. Multi-dimensional characterisation of global food supply from 1961-2013. Nat Food 1(1):70-75, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32002520.
      28. Lin JK, Moran AE, Bibbins-Domingo K, Falase B, Pedroza Tobias A, Mandke CN, Kazi DS. Cost-effectiveness of a fixed-dose combination pill for secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease in China, India, Mexico, Nigeria, and South Africa: a modelling study. Lancet Global Health 7(10):e1346-e1358, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31477544.
      29. Lin JK, Muffly LS, Spinner MA, Barnes JI, Owens DK, Goldhaber-Fiebert JD. Cost Effectiveness of Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell Therapy in Multiply Relapsed or Refractory Adult Large B-Cell Lymphoma. Journal of Clinical Oncology 37(24):2105-2119, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31157579.
      30. Lin JK, Lerman BJ, Barnes JI, Boursiquot BC, Tan YJ, Robinson AQL, Davis KL, Owens DK, Goldhaber-Fiebert JD. Cost Effectiveness of Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell Therapy in Relapsed or Refractory Pediatric B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Journal of Clinical Oncology 36(32):3192-3202, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30212291.
      31. Raffel KE, Beach LY, Lin JK, Berchuck JE, Abram S, Markle E, Patel S. Naloxone Distribution and Training for Patients with High-Risk Opioid Use in a Veterans Affairs Community-Based Primary Care Clinic. Perm J 22, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29616917.
      32. Lin JK, Chow DS, Sheu L, Rehani B. Wernicke-Like Encephalopathy Associated With Ifosfamide. Neurohospitalist 7(1):49-50, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28042371.
      33. (NCD-RisC) NCD. Effects of diabetes definition on global surveillance of diabetes prevalence and diagnosis: a pooled analysis of 96 population-based studies with 331,288 participants. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol 3(8):624-37, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26109024.
      34. Global Burden of Metabolic Risk Factors for Chronic Diseases Collaboration. Cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, and diabetes mortality burden of cardiometabolic risk factors from 1980 to 2010: a comparative risk assessment. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol 2(8):634-47, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24842598.
      35. Danaei G, Singh GM, Paciorek CJ, Lin JK, Cowan MJ, Finucane MM, Farzadfar F, Stevens GA, Riley LM, Lu Y, Rao M, Ezzati M. Response to letter regarding article, "the global cardiovascular risk transition: associations of four metabolic risk factors with macroeconomic variables in 1980 and 2008". Circulation 128(18):e378, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 24166421.
      36. Murray CJ, Atkinson C, Bhalla K, Birbeck G, Burstein R, Chou D, Dellavalle R, Danaei G, Ezzati M, Fahimi A, Flaxman D, Foreman, Gabriel S, Gakidou E, Kassebaum N, Khatibzadeh S, Lim S, Lipshultz SE, London S, Lopez, MacIntyre MF, Mokdad AH, Moran A, Moran AE, Mozaffarian D, Murphy T, Naghavi M, Pope C, Roberts T, Salomon J, Schwebel DC, Shahraz S, Sleet DA, Murray, Abraham J, Ali MK, Atkinson C, Bartels DH, Bhalla K, Birbeck G, Burstein R, Chen H, Criqui MH, Dahodwala, Jarlais, Ding EL, Dorsey ER, Ebel BE, Ezzati M, Fahami, Flaxman S, Flaxman AD, Gonzalez-Medina D, Grant B, Hagan H, Hoffman H, Kassebaum N, Khatibzadeh S, Leasher JL, Lin JK, Lipshultz SE, Lozano R, Lu Y, Mallinger L, McDermott MM, Micha R, Miller TR, Mokdad AA, Mokdad AH, Mozaffarian D, Naghavi M, Narayan KM, Omer SB, Pelizzari PM, Phillips D, Ranganathan D, Rivara FP, Roberts T, Sampson U, Sanman E, Sapkota A, Schwebel DC, Sharaz S, Shivakoti R, Singh GM, Singh D, Tavakkoli M, Towbin JA, Wilkinson JD, Zabetian A, Murray, Abraham J, Ali MK, Alvardo M, Atkinson C, Baddour LM, Benjamin EJ, Bhalla K, Birbeck G, Bolliger I, Burstein R, Carnahan E, Chou D, Chugh SS, Cohen A, Colson KE, Cooper LT, Couser W, Criqui MH, Dabhadkar KC, Dellavalle RP, Jarlais, Dicker D, Dorsey ER, Duber H, Ebel BE, Engell RE, Ezzati M, Felson DT, Finucane MM, Flaxman S, Flaxman AD, Fleming T, Foreman, Freedman G, Freeman MK, Gakidou E, Gillum RF, Gonzalez-Medina D, Gosselin R, Gutierrez HR, Hagan H, Havmoeller R, Hoffman H, Jacobsen KH, James SL, Jasrasaria R, Jayarman S, Johns N, Kassebaum N, Khatibzadeh S, Lan Q, Leasher JL, Lim S, Lipshultz SE, London S, Lopez, Lozano R, Lu Y, Mallinger L, Meltzer M, Mensah GA, Michaud C, Miller TR, Mock C, Moffitt TE, Mokdad AA, Mokdad AH, Moran A, Naghavi M, Narayan KM, Nelson RG, Olives C, Omer SB, Ortblad K, Ostro B, Pelizzari PM, Phillips D, Raju M, Razavi H, Ritz B, Roberts T, Sacco RL, Salomon J, Sampson U, Schwebel DC, Shahraz S, Shibuya K, Silberberg D, Sing. The state of US health, 1990-2010: burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors. JAMA 310(6):591-608, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23842577.
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      Review Articles

      1. Lin JK, Parikh RB. Bone Health in Prostate Cancer Survivors: Recent Lessons and Opportunities for Improvement. Eur Urol Focus 9(3):422-424, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37117113.
      2. Graham LS, Lin JK, Lage DE, Kessler ER, Parikh RB, Morgans AK. Management of Prostate Cancer in Older Adults. American Society of Clinical Oncology educational book. American Society of Clinical Oncology. Annual Meeting 43:e390396, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37207299.
      3. Lin JK, Lin E, Nemunaitis J. Bacteria in the treatment of cancer. Curr Opin Mol Ther 6(6):629-39, 2004. e-Pub 2004. PMID: 15663328.

      Other Articles

      1. Lai JH, Avancena ALV, Lin JK, Wanis KN Initiation of Gabapentin with Opioids and Risk of Respiratory Cardiovascular and Opioid-Related Adverse Events Following Surgery for Breast Cancer, 2026. PMID: 42629504.
      2. Hu, X, Yang, H, Lin, JK Narrow Networks and Coverage Changes Among Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries With Cancer. JAMA Network Open 9(6), 2026. PMID: 42301716.

      Editorials

      1. Hu X, Yang H, Lin JK. Narrow Networks and Coverage Changes Among Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries With Cancer. JAMA Netw Open 9(6), 2026. PMID: 42301715.
      2. Bange EM, Lin JK. Time Toxicity of Clinical Trials-Better Than Feared. JAMA Netw Open 8(4), 2025. PMID: 40232726.
      3. Lin JK, Barnes JI, Doshi JA, Ghabri S, Kolominsky-Rabas P, O’Rourke B. The Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program: Arriving at a Fair Price - Considerations from Other Countries. Health Affairs Forefront, 2023.
      4. Lin JK, Barnes JI, Doshi JA. The Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program: Considerations For Therapeutic Alternatives. Health Affairs Forefront, 2023.

      Letters to the Editor

      1. GBD 2010 Country Collaboration. GBD 2010 country results: a global public good. Lancet 381: 965-70, 2013.
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