Julie Lin, M.D.
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Division of Internal 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 |
Licenses & 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 |
| 2015 | Texas Medical License |
Experience & Service
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Course Co-Director for BD Pleural Effusions Course, Pulmonary Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2026 - Present
Course Co-Director for MD Anderson Interventional Pulmonology Course, Pulmonary Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2025 - Present
Associate Program Director for Interventional Pulmonary Fellowship, Pulmonary Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2022 - Present
Intramural Institutional Committee Activities
Member, Credentials Committee of the Medical Staff, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2025 - Present
Member, Sedation and Procedures Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2023 - Present
Member, Finance Council, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2022 - Present
Member, Houston Area Location Procedure Steering Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2022 - Present
Member, Thoracic Service Line Lung Cancer Screening Group, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2021 - Present
Honors & Awards
| 2023 | MD Anderson West Houston Pulmonary Patient Experience Excellence Award, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX |
| 2022 | 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 Presentations & Talks
Local Presentations
- 2026. Robotic Bronchoscopy: The New Gold Standard for Lung Biopsy?. Invited. General Oncology Grand Rounds. Houston, Texas, US.
- 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
- 2025. The Role of Interventional Pulmonologists in Oncology Patients. Invited. Greater Houston Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates 19th Annual Conference. Houston, TX.
- 2025. Updates in Robotic Bronchoscopy. Invited. 76th annual KOPPA conference - canceled due to central Texas flooding. Hunt, TX, US.
- 2023. Robotic Bronchoscopy: The New Frontier for Peripheral Pulmonary Nodules. Invited. Greater Houston Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates 17th Annual Conference. Houston, TX.
National Presentations
- 2025. Complications and Management of Indwelling Pleural Catheters. Invited. American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology 8th Annual Conference. Austin, TX, US.
- 2025. Simulation Session - Fire and Ice. American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology 8th Annual Conference. Austin, TX.
- 2023. Patient Positioning to Prevent Atelectasis During Bronchoscopy: When to Consider Lateral Decubitus or Prone Positioning. Invited. American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology 6th Annual Conference. Chicago, IL.
- 2023. Simulation Session - Peripheral Bronchoscopy (Ion). American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology 6th Annual Conference. Chicago, IL, US.
- 2020. Temperature Trajectory May be an Indicator of Bacteremia in Patients with Septic Shock. Poster. American College of Chest Physicians. Virtual meeting due to COVID19 pandemic, US.
- 2020. Factors Associated with Pleurodesis Success in Patients with Tunneled Pleural Catheters Inserted for Treatment of Symptomatic Recurrent Pleural Effusions. Conference. American Thoracic Society. Virtual meeting due to COVID19 pandemic, US.
- 2019. Sarcoma in Neurofibromatosis 1 Causing Obstructive Shock and Central Airway Obstruction. Poster. American College of Chest Physicians. New Orleans, LA, US.
- 2019. Risk Factors for Catheter-Related Infections from Indwelling Pleural Catheters. Conference. American College of Chest Physicians. New Orleans, LA, US.
- 2019. A Rare Cause of Infective Endocarditis in a Lung Transplant Patient. Poster. American College of Chest Physicians. New Orleans, LA, US.
- 2019. Lung Transplant and Obstructive Lung Disease. Poster. American Thoracic Society. Dallas, TX, US.
- 2019. An Unexpected Cause of Cough. Poster. American Thoracic Society. Dallas, TX, US.
- 2019. Pulmonary Vasculature Complications Associated with Fibrosing Mediastinitis. Poster. American Thoracic Society. Dallas, TX, US.
- 2018. Incidence of Atrial Arrhythmia After Lung Transplantation with a Universal Prophylaxis Strategy. Poster. American Thoracic Society. San Diego, CA, US.
- 2018. Empyema and Mediastinitis. Poster. American Thoracic Society. San Diego, CA, US.
Formal Peers
- 2026. Pleural Catheter Case Presentations and Pleural Catheter Simulation. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2023. 14th Interventional Pulmonology in Cancer Patients. Houston, Texas, US.
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Boster, JM, Goertzen, M, Sarkiss, MG, Armas Villalba, AJ, Bhandari, B, Song, J, Jimenez, C, Sabath, BF, Lin, J, Grosu, HB, Ost, D, Eapen, GA, Chintalapani, G, Casal, RF. Superiority of Lateral Decubitus Strategy in Preventing Atelectasis From Obscuring Targets During Robotic Bronchoscopy. Chest 169(4):1124-1134, 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 41513124.
- Lin, J, Shojaee, S, Ali, B, Bassett Jr, R, Ost, D, Grosu, HB. Diagnostic evaluation of pleural effusion in patients with non-small lung cancer affects time to diagnosis and treatment initiation. Journal of Thoracic Disease 18(3), 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 41988287.
- Han X, Li W, Lin J, Li S, Saad MB, Kitsel Y, Heeke S, Hong L, Mohamed MQ, Le X, Vokes N, Godoy MC, Carter BW, Shroff GS, Eapen G, Byers LA, Vaporciyan AA, Gibbons DL, Heymach J, Wu CC, Zhang J, Wu J. Development of PET/CT-clinical nomograms for predicting lymph node metastasis in primary lung cancer. Eur Radiol 36(5):4110-4122, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 41405691.
- Boster, JM, Goertzen, SM, Sainz, PV, Vial, MR, Zaveri-Desai, JK, Luna, L, Waqar, A, Grosu, HB, Casal, RF, Jimenez, C, Ost, D, Sabath, BF, Lin, J, Hernandez, M, Eapen, GA. Additive Value of EBUS-TBNA for Staging Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in Patients Evaluated for Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy. Diagnostics 15(17), 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40941624.
- Lin, J, Chaddha, U, Urrutia-Royo, B, Ravikumar, N, Bhavani, S, Katsis, J, Ferguson, MK, Murgu, S. The Impact of Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Versus Percutaneous Tunneled Pleural Catheter Techniques on Pleurodesis Outcomes. Journal of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology 32, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40051083.
- Mir M, Soto F, Gomez PAA, Arroyo RDR, Suresh A, Su A, Gan Q, Stewart J, Adachi R, Balachandran DD, Bashoura L, Casal RF, Dickey BF, Eapen GA, Evans SE, Grosu H, Jimenez CA, Lin J, Ost DE, Sabath BF, Shannon VR, Naing A, Gao J, Wu J, Suresh K, Faiz SA, Altan M, Sheshadri A. Bronchoalveolar lavage cell percentages as diagnostic markers of immune checkpoint inhibitor pneumonitis. Front Med (Lausanne) 12:1582714, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40529125.
- 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.
- Salehjahromi M, Karpinets TV, Sujit SJ, Qayati M, Chen P, Aminu M, Saad MB, Bandyopadhyay R, Hong L, Sheshadri A, Lin J, Antonoff MB, Sepesi B, Ostrin EJ, Toumazis I, Huang P, Cheng C, Cascone T, Vokes NI, Behrens C, Siewerdsen JH, Hazle JD, Chang JY, Zhang J, Lu Y, Godoy MCB, Chung C, Jaffray D, Wistuba I, Lee JJ, Vaporciyan AA, Gibbons DL, Gladish G, Heymach JV, Wu CC, Zhang J, Wu J. Synthetic PET from CT improves diagnosis and prognosis for lung cancer: Proof of concept. Cell Rep Med 5(3):101463, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38471502.
- 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.
- 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. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37214206.
- 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.
- Sabath BF, Lin J, Salahuddin M, Grosu H. Control of bleeding from intercostal artery laceration. Respir Med Case Rep 40:101783, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36440304.
- 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.
- 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. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34606491.
- 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.
- Abasiyanik MF, Wolfe K, Van Phan H, Lin J, Laxman B, White SR, Verhoef PA, Mutlu GM, Patel B, Tay S. Ultrasensitive digital quantification of cytokines and bacteria predicts septic shock outcomes. Nat Commun 11(1):2607, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32451375.
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.
- 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.
Review 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. e-Pub 2024.
- Chang CH, Lin J. Management of aero-digestive fistulas in adults: the bronchoscopist's perspective. Mediastinum 7(33), 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 38090030.
- Lin J, Frye L. The intersection of bronchoscopy and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. J Thorac Dis 13(8):5176-5182, 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):229-239, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33973554.
Professional Educational Materials
- 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
- Mir, M, Soto, F, Gomez, PA, Arroyo, RR, Suresh, A, Su, A, Gan, Q, Stewart, J, Adachi, R, Balachandran, D, Bashoura, L, Casal, RF, Dickey, BF, Eapen, GA, Evans, S, Grosu, HB, Jimenez, C, Lin, J, Ost, D, Sabath, BF, Shannon, VR, Naing, A, Gao, J, Wu, J, Suresh, K, Faiz, S, Altan, M, Sheshadri, A Correction. Frontiers in Medicine 12, 2025. PMID: 40641984.
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.
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.
Patient Reviews
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