Julie Lin, M.D.
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine
Present Title & Affiliation
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2013 | University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas, US, MD |
| 2009 | Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, US, BA in Biology |
Postgraduate Training
| 2020-2021 | Clinical Fellowship, Interventional Pulmonology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas |
| 2018-2020 | Research Fellowship, NIH/NHLBI T32 HL007605 Research Training Grant, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois |
| 2016-2020 | Clinical Fellowship, Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois |
| 2013-2016 | Clinical Residency, Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas |
Board Certifications
| 2021 | Interventional Pulmonology, American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology |
| 2020 | Critical Care Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine |
| 2019 | Pulmonary Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine |
| 2016 | Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine |
Experience & Service
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Member, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2022 - Present
Institutional Committee Activities
Member, Sedation and Procedures Committee, 2023 - Present
Member, Thoracic Service Line Lung Cancer Screening Group, 2021 - Present
Honors & Awards
| 2022 - 2023 | MD Anderson West Houston Pulmonary Patient Experience Excellence Award, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX |
| 2020 | Interventional Pulmonary Fellowship Award for Teamwork and Humanism, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX |
| 2009 | Magna Cum Laude, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY |
| 2009 | Research Honors, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY |
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Bashour, S, Khan, A, Song, J, Chintalapani, G, Kleinszig, G, Sabath, BF, Lin, J, Grosu, HB, Jimenez, C, Eapen, GA, Ost, D, Sarkiss, MG, Casal, RF. Improving Shape-Sensing Robotic-Assisted Bronchoscopy Outcomes with Mobile Cone-Beam Computed Tomography Guidance. Diagnostics 14(17), 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39272739.
- Chang, CH, Ost, D, Jimenez, C, Saltijeral, SN, Eapen, GA, Casal, RF, Sabath, BF, Lin, J, Cerrillos, E, Nevarez Tinoco, T, Grosu, HB. Outcomes of Pleural Space Infections in Patients with Indwelling Pleural Catheters for Active Malignancies. Journal of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology 31(2):155-159, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 37982602.
- Sujit SJ, Aminu M, Karpinets TV, Chen P, Saad MB, Salehjahromi M, Boom JD, Qayati M, George JM, Allen H, Antonoff MB, Hong L, Hu X, Heeke S, Tran HT, Le X, Elamin YY, Altan M, Vokes NI, Sheshadri A, Lin J, Zhang J, Lu Y, Behrens C, Godoy MCB, Wu CC, Chang JY, Chung C, Jaffray DA, Wistuba II, Lee JJ, Vaporciyan AA, Gibbons DL, Heymach J, Zhang J, Cascone T, Wu J. Enhancing NSCLC recurrence prediction with PET/CT habitat imaging, ctDNA, and integrative radiogenomics-blood insights. Nat Commun 15(1):3152, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38605064.
- Khan, A, Bashour, S, Sabath, BF, Lin, J, Sarkiss, MG, Song, J, Sagar, AS, Shah, A, Casal, RF. Severity of Atelectasis during Bronchoscopy. Diagnostics 14(2), 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38248073.
- Zhao JO, Patel BK, Krishack P, Stutz MR, Pearson SD, Lin J, Lecompte-Osorio PA, Dugan KC, Kim S, Gras N, Pohlman A, Kress JP, Hall JB, Sperling AI, Adegunsoye A, Verhoef PA, Wolfe KS. Identification of Clinically Significant Cytokine Signature Clusters in Patients With Septic Shock. Crit Care Med 51(12):e253-e263, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37678209.
- Salahuddin M, Ost D, Hwang H, Jimenez C, Saltijeral S, Eapen G, Casal R, Sabath B, Lin J, Cerrillos E, Nevárez Tinoco T, Grosu H. Clinical Risk Factors for Death in Patients With Empyema and Active Malignancy. Cureus 15(4):e37545, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37197128.
- Salahuddin M, Sarkiss M, Sagar AS, Vlahos I, Chang CH, Shah A, Sabath BF, Lin J, Song J, Moon T, Norman PH, Eapen GA, Grosu HB, Ost DE, Jimenez CA, Chintalapani G, Casal RF. "Ventilatory Strategy to Prevent Atelectasis During Bronchoscopy Under General Anesthesia: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial" (VESPA Trial). Chest 162(6):1393-1401, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35803302.
- Pearson SD, Lin J, Stutz MR, Lecompte-Osorio P, Pohlman AS, Wolfe KS, Hall JB, Kress JP, Patel BK. Immediate Effect of Mechanical Ventilation Mode and Sedative Infusion on Measured Diaphragm Thickness. Ann Am Thorac Soc 19(9):1543-1550, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35404772.
- Grosu, HB, Kern, R, Maldonado, F, Casal, RF, Andersen, C, Li, L, Eapen, GA, Ost, D, Jimenez, C, Frangopoulos, F, Sabath, BF, Vakil, E, Schwalk, AJ, Marcoux, M, Sagar, AS, Nasim, F, Lin, J, Salahudin, M, Arain, HM, Noor, L, Montanez, D, Stewart, J, Mullon, JJ, Michael, M, Porfyridis, I. Predicting malignant pleural effusion during diagnostic pleuroscopy with biopsy. Respirology 27(5):350-356, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35178828.
- Grosu HB, Kern R, Maldonado F, Casal RF, Andersen C, Li L, Eapen GA, Ost DE, Jimenez CA, Frangopoulos F, Sabath BF, Vakil E, Schwalk A, Marcoux M, Sagar A, Nasim F, Lin J, Salahuddin M, Arain H, Noor L, Montanez D, Stewart J, Mullon J, Michael M, Porfyridis I. Predicting malignant pleural effusion during diagnostic pleuroscopy with biopsy, a prospective multicenter study. European Respiratory Journal, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Lecompte-Osorio P, Pearson SD, Pieroni CH, Stutz MR, Pohlman AS, Lin J, Hall JB, Htwe YM, Belvitch PG, Dudek SM, Wolfe K, Patel BK, Kress JP. Bedside estimates of dead space using end-tidal CO2 are independently associated with mortality in ARDS. Crit Care 25(1):333, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34526077.
- Bhavani SV, Wolfe KS, Hrusch CL, Greenberg JA, Krishack PA, Lin J, Lecompte-Osorio P, Carey KA, Kress JP, Coopersmith CM, Sperling AI, Verhoef PA, Churpek MM, Patel BK. Temperature Trajectory Subphenotypes Correlate With Immune Responses in Patients With Sepsis. Crit Care Med 48(11):1645-1653, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32947475.
Invited Articles
- Lin J, Jimenez CA. Acute mediastinitis, mediastinal granuloma, and chronic fibrosing mediastinitis: A review. Semin Diagn Pathol 39(2):113-119, 2022. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34176697.
- Lin J, Frye L. The intersection of bronchoscopy and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. J Thorac Dis 13(8), 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34527357.
- Lin J, Ost DE. Robotic bronchoscopy for peripheral pulmonary lesions: a convergence of technologies. Curr Opin Pulm Med 27(4), 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33973554.
- Chaddha U, Lin J, Hogarth DK. Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction Using Endobronchial Valves:How to Do It. Curr Pulmonol 8:189-197, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
Manuals, Teaching Aids, Other Teaching Publications
- Lin J, Cheng G. American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonary Graduating Fellow Toolkit, 2021.
- Akuthota P, Beiko T, Callahan S, Channick C, Cho J, Dwight Miller W, Frye L, Gandy T, Garrison G, Greening N, Lugogo N, Lin J, McShane PJ, Mohan A, Nelson R, Sturek J, Ward T. Maintenance of Certification Self-Assessment Module, 2020.
- Brady A, Seifer D, Town J, Moore J, Boone D, Patlak J, Frye L, Lin J, Hibbert K, Soffler M, Czeisler B, Fara M, Fischer B, McSparron J, Luks A, Hayes M. Maintenance of Certification Self-Assessment Module, 2018.
Other Articles
- Lin J, Ho, E, Frye, L Guided Bronchoscopy for Peripheral Pulmonary Lesion Sampling: The Pros and Cons of Electromagnetic Navigation Bronchoscopy and Robotic-Assisted Bronchoscopy. Curr Pulmonol Rep 13:95–102, 2024.
- Chang CH, Lin J Management of aero-digestive fistulas in adults: the bronchoscopist's perspective. Mediastinum 7(33), 2023. PMID: 38090030.
- Soto F, Torre-Sada LF, Mott FE, Kim ST, Nurieva R, Shannon VR, Faiz SA, Casal RF, Altan M, Lin J, Sheshadri A Sarcoidosis and Airway Disease After Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy: Case Study and Review of the Literature. J Immunother Precis Oncol 6(2):111-116, 2023. PMID: 37214206.
- Sabath BF, Lin J, Salahuddin M, Grosu H Control of bleeding from intercostal artery laceration. Respir Med Case Rep 40:101783, 2022. PMID: 36440304.
- Lin J, Sabath BF Chronic Pleuritis and Recurrent Pleural Effusion After Atezolizumab for Small Cell Lung Cancer. Am J Case Rep 22(1):e933396, 2021. PMID: 34606491.
- Lin J, Frye L The intersection of bronchoscopy and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. J Thorac Dis 13(8):5176-5182, 2021. PMID: 34527357.
- Lin J, Ost DE Robotic bronchoscopy for peripheral pulmonary lesions: a convergence of technologies. Curr Opin Pulm Med 27(4):229-239, 2021. PMID: 33973554.
- Lin J, Sabath BF A Case of Atezolizumab-Induced Pleuritis. Am J Case Rep, 2021.
Editorials
- Sarkiss M, Lin J, Sabath BF, Casal RF. Selecting the Optimal Strategy to Prevent Atelectasis During Bronchoscopy. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol 31(1):93-94, 2023. PMID: 37811565.
- Lin, J, Grosu, HB. Managing Medical Thoracoscopy Pain With Opioid-sparing Approaches. Journal of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology 30(4):318-320, 2023. PMID: 37784237.
Abstracts
- Lecompte-Osorio P, Bhavani S, Lin J, Patel B, Sperling A, Churpek M, Verhoef P, Kress JP, Wolfe K. Temperature Trajectory May be an Indicator of Bacteremia in Patients with Septic Shock. Chest 158, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
- Lin J, Chaddha U, Murgu S. Factors Associated with Pleurodesis Success in Patients with Tunneled Pleural Catheters Inserted for Treatment of Symptomatic Recurrent Pleural Effusions. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 201, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
- Lin J, Chaddha U, Frye L. Risk Factors for Catheter-Related Infections from Indwelling Pleural Catheters. Chest 156, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
Book Chapters
- Lin, J, Kress, JP. Noninvasive Ventilation in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, 337-344, 2022.
- Frye L, Lin J, Kimmig L. In: Pleural Effusion in the Immunocompromised Host in Principles and Practice of Pleural Diseases, 2020.
- Lin J, Kress JP. In: Noninvasive Ventilation in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, 2019.
Letters to the Editor
- Lin J, Sabath BF, Sarkiss M, Jimenez CA, Casal RF. Lateral decubitus positioning for mobile CT-guided robotic bronchoscopy: a novel technique to prevent atelectasis. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol 29: 220-223, 2022.
Selected Presentations & Talks
Local Presentations
- 2023. Interventional Pulmonology, A Brief Review. Invited. General Oncology Grand Rounds. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2023. Guided bronchoscopy: A Review of Current Practices. Invited. Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds. Houston, Texas, US.
Regional Presentations
- 2023. Robotic Bronchoscopy: The New Frontier for Peripheral Pulmonary Nodules. Invited. Greater Houston Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates Meeting. Houston, TX, US.
National Presentations
- 2023. Patient Positioning to Prevent Atelectasis During Bronchoscopy: When to consider lateral decubitus or prone positioning. Invited. American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology (AABIP) Annual Conference. Chicago, IL, US.
- 2020. Temperature Trajectory May be an Indicator of Bacteremia in Patients with Septic Shock. Conference. Temperature Trajectory May be an Indicator of Bacteremia in Patients with Septic Shock, US.
- 2020. Factors Associated with Pleurodesis Success in Patients with Tunneled Pleural Catheters Inserted for Treatment of Symptomatic Recurrent Pleural Effusions. Conference. Factors Associated with Pleurodesis Success in Patients with Tunneled Pleural Catheters Inserted for Treatment of Symptomatic Recurrent Pleural Effusions. Philadelphia, PA, US.
- 2019. Sarcoma in Neurofibromatosis 1 Causing Obstructive Shock and Central Airway Obstruction. Conference. Sarcoma in Neurofibromatosis 1 Causing Obstructive Shock and Central Airway Obstruction. New Orleans, LA, US.
- 2019. A Rare Cause of Infective Endocarditis in a Lung Transplant Patient. Conference. A Rare Cause of Infective Endocarditis in a Lung Transplant Patient. New Orleans, LA, US.
- 2019. Risk Factors for Catheter-Related Infections from Indwelling Pleural Catheters. Conference. Risk Factors for Catheter-Related Infections from Indwelling Pleural Catheters. New Orleans, LA, US.
- 2019. An Unexpected Cause of Cough. Conference. An Unexpected Cause of Cough. Dallas, TX, US.
- 2019. Lung Transplant and Obstructive Lung Disease. Conference. Lung Transplant and Obstructive Lung Disease. Dallas, TX, US.
- 2019. Pulmonary Vasculature Complications Associated with Fibrosing Mediastinitis. Conference. Pulmonary Vasculature Complications Associated with Fibrosing Mediastinitis. Dallas, TX, US.
- 2018. Empyema and Mediastinitis. Conference. Empyema and Mediastinitis. San Diego, CA, US.
- 2018. Incidence of Atrial Arrhythmia After Lung Transplantation with a Universal Prophylaxis Strategy. Conference. Incidence of Atrial Arrhythmia After Lung Transplantation with a Universal Prophylaxis Strategy. San Diego, CA, US.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified May 05, 2025