Joanne Lin, DO
Assistant Professor
Medicine
School of Medicine

Joanne Lin, DO is a board-certified internist currently serving as the liver nocturnist for the Liver Transplant Team at Parnassus. In this role, she manages critically ill patients undergoing expedited transplant evaluations and provides comprehensive care for post-transplant patients facing complex complications. Dr. Lin is deeply committed to advancing liver health education and is a strong advocate for equitable, patient-centered care.

Publications (9)

Top publication keywords:
Chemical and Drug Induced Liver InjuryFatty LiverLiverElasticity Imaging TechniquesLiver CirrhosisBariatric SurgeryGoutFebuxostatSeverity of Illness IndexHelicobacter pyloriBiopsyAlgorithmsGout SuppressantsHelicobacter InfectionsObesity, Morbid

• MASLD-F Algorithm to the Rescue: Improving Noninvasive Diagnosis of Hepatic Fibrosis in Patients With Severe Obesity.
  Journal of clinical gastroenterology 2025 Lin J, Green V, McGrath M, Lloyd A, Ma P, Higa K, Roytman M
• Febuxostat-induced hepatocellular injury.
  BMJ case reports 2025 Lin J, Braxton D, Fong TL
• The Emerging Role of Bariatric Surgery in the Management of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
  StatPearls 2025 Lin J, Gulati A
• FIB-4 Reliability in Patients With Severe Obesity: Lower Cutoffs Needed?
  Journal of clinical gastroenterology 2024 Green V, Lin J, McGrath M, Lloyd A, Ma P, Higa K, Roytman M
• Association between Helicobacter pylori infection, MASLD, and liver fibrosis in patients with severe obesity: a single-center experience.
  Surgical endoscopy 2024 Gulati A, Roytman M, Lin J, McGrath M, Klar A, Boone K, Higa K, Ma P

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• An Unusual Case of Primary Gastric Balloon Cell Melanoma.
  ACG case reports journal 2023 Chaudhry H, Green V, Lin J, Lewis J, Wong H
• A tough pill to swallow: Two cases of statin-induced necrotizing autoimmune myopathy manifesting as dysphagia and transaminitis.
  SAGE open medical case reports 2023 Chaudhry H, Lin J, Atefi R, Hagino J, Yuvienco CM, Roytman M
• Double Trouble: A Primary Epstein-Barr Virus Infection Causing Cholestatic Hepatitis and Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis.
  Cureus 2022 Lin J, Sivasubramanian G
• A Head Scratcher: Hepatocellular Carcinoma Manifesting as a Subcutaneous Scalp Lesion.
  ACG case reports journal 2022 Lin J, Chaudhry H, Gill A, Roytman M, Prajapati D, Slater D