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Dr. Shu Lin, MD, PhD

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Specializes in: Thoracic Surgery

Duke University School of Medicine (1992)

Professional interests include: aortic valve surgery, heart valve surgery, coronary artery disease, and more.

40 Duke Medicine Circle
Durham, NC 27710

(919) 681-1300

Dr. Shu Lin, MD, PhD is a thoracic surgeon in Fayetteville, NC specializing in thoracic surgery. He graduated from Duke University School of Medicine in 1992 and has 33 years of experience. Dr. Shu Lin, MD, PhD is affiliated with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Duke Health, DUKE HEALTH INTEGRATED PRACTICE INC and PRIVATE DIAGNOSTIC CLINIC PLLC.

Office Locations

Address:

2300 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, Nc Vamc (565)
Fayetteville, NC 28301

Address:

2301 Erwin Road
Durham, NC 27710

Address:

40 Duke Medicine Circle
Durham, NC 27710

Address:

403 W 27th Street
Lumberton, NC 28358

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Coronary Artery Disease

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common type of heart disease. It happens when the blood vessels carrying blood to the heart, called coronary arteries, narrow and harden. This occurs when cholesterol, a type of fat found in the blood, builds up to form plaque, which sticks to the inner walls of the arteries. As plaque accumulates, less blood can flow through the arteries, which may lead to the following:

Angina, which is chest pain that occurs when the heart does not receive enough blood flow.
Heart attack, which happens if the arteries leading to the heart are completely blocked.
Arrhythmia, or irregular heartbeat, which can develop if the heart does not have enough blood supply.
Heart failure, which may occur if a heart attack damages the heart and it becomes too weak to pump enough blood to the rest of the body.

Certain factors may increase risk for the disease, like smoking, lack of exercise, being overweight, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and diabetes. CAD tends to develop over decades, so it can go undetected until it has become quite severe. A diagnosis may be established using such tests as:

Electrocardiogram (ECG), which records the heart's electrical activity over a period of time. ECGs can detect whether there is enough blood flow to the heart or if a heart attack has occurred.
Echocardiogram (echo), which creates images of the heart using sound waves. Echos can show whether the heart is able to pump blood normally.
Stress tests, where an ECG or echo is combined with exercise, like riding a stationary bike or walking on a treadmill. This test is done to find out if the heart can function properly while performing a strenuous activity.

Treatments for the disease include medications such as vasodilators, like nitroglycerin, which dilates (widens) the coronary arteries. CAD may also be treated by a procedure called angioplasty with stent placement, where a balloon is inflated inside a diseased artery to flatten the plaque deposits against the artery walls, creating more room for blood to flow.

In some severe cases of the disease, multiple arteries may be blocked, and an open heart surgery called coronary artery bypass surgery may be necessary. This operation transplants a vessel from another part of the body to form a graft that goes past the narrowed arteries, thus enabling blood to flow around those arteries.

In The News

“Dr. Shu Lin, an assistant professor of surgery and immunology at Duke, found that the immune systems of mice produced changes that drive the development of asthma in mice once they inhaled small...”—"Asthma, Acid Reflux: What's the Connection?", Fox News, March 2015

**Gender**
Male	50
Female	27

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	58
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	34
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	21

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	53
Dementia	0
Cancer	14

bypass surgery	19
cardiac procedures	38
open surgery	38
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	37

**Gender**
Male	30
Female	21

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	40
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	19
From 75 to 84	16
85 and over	0
Less than 65	16

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	65
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	65
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

bypass surgery	43
cardiac procedures	86
hospital care	28
inpatient care	28
open surgery	86
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	85

**Gender**
Male	82
Female	46

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	86
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	72
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	59
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

bypass surgery	36
cardiac procedures	72
open surgery	72
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	71

**Gender**
Male	37
Female	22

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	44
Black	15
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	30
From 75 to 84	16
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	69
Asthma	36
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	56
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

bypass surgery	38
cardiac procedures	76
open surgery	76
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	75

**Gender**
Male	31
Female	20

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	40
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	25
From 75 to 84	14
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	65
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	61
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

bypass surgery	37
cardiac procedures	74
open surgery	74
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	73

**Gender**
Male	31
Female	18

**Age**
From 65 to 74	23
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	61
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

bypass surgery	41
cardiac procedures	82
open surgery	82
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	81

**Gender**
Male	38
Female	16

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	42
Black	12
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	30
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	72
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	65
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

bypass surgery	26
cardiac procedures	52
hospital care	34
inpatient care	34
open surgery	52
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	51

**Gender**
Male	40
Female	21

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	47
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	25
From 75 to 84	16
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	57
Dementia	23
Cancer	0

bypass surgery	58
cardiac procedures	116
hospital care	36
inpatient care	36
open surgery	116
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	115

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shu Lin, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Shu Lin, MD, PhD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Fayetteville, NC were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery, cardiac procedures and bypass surgery.

bronchoscopy	18
bypass surgery	36
cardiac procedures	72
hospital care	32
inpatient care	32
minimally invasive procedures	18
open surgery	72
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	74
transplant procedures	11

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shu Lin, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Female	19
Male	33

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	2
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	35
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	0
75 to 84	9
Less than 65	3
65 to 74	25

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shu Lin, MD, PhD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Shu Lin, MD, PhD treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	47
Atrial Fibrillation	16
Dementia	2
Cancer	1

Education & Training

Dr. Shu Lin, MD, PhD graduated from Duke University School of Medicine in 1992. He completed residency at Duke University Medical Center. He has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: Duke University School of Medicine (1992)

Residency: Duke University Medical Center (2001)

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Shu Lin, MD, PhD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Duke Health

DUKE HEALTH INTEGRATED PRACTICE INC

PRIVATE DIAGNOSTIC CLINIC PLLC

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Shu Lin, MD, PhD appears to accept the following insurance providers: MedCost, Aetna Traditional Choice, Blue Advantage, Aetna Medicare PPO, BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina, CIGNA Open Access Plus, WellCare, AmeriHealth, Medicare Part B, Medicare Advantage, AARP, CIGNA Open Access, United Healthcare PPO, Aetna, Aetna Workers' Compensation, TRICARE Prime, United Healthcare, TRICARE Prime Remote, Aetna Open Choice PPO, Medicare, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, TRICARE, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Aetna Managed Choice POS, Gateway Health Alliance, Aetna HMO, Duke Group Plans, *Duke HomeCare and Hospice does not participate in the plan., Blue Options (123, PPO, HSA), *Duke HomeCare and Hospice and mental health providers do not participate with the plan., Duke Basic, Ambetter, Experience Health, Blue Select, Blue Medicare (HMO, PPO)*, Healthy Blue, All Savers Fully Insured, First Medicare Direct, Carolina Complete Health, Healthgram, All Savers Alternate Funding, Duke Select, NC State Employees Health Plan, Ambetter of North Carolina and United Medical Resources (UMR).

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Shu Lin, MD, PhD accepts the following insurance providers:

MedCost

Aetna Traditional Choice

Blue Advantage

Aetna Medicare PPO

BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina

CIGNA Open Access Plus

WellCare

AmeriHealth

Medicare Part B

Medicare Advantage

AARP

CIGNA Open Access

United Healthcare PPO

Aetna

Aetna Workers' Compensation

TRICARE Prime

United Healthcare

TRICARE Prime Remote

Aetna Open Choice PPO

Medicare

Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

TRICARE

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

Aetna Managed Choice POS

Gateway Health Alliance

Aetna HMO

Duke Group Plans

*Duke HomeCare and Hospice does not participate in the plan.

Blue Options (123, PPO, HSA)

*Duke HomeCare and Hospice and mental health providers do not participate with the plan.

Duke Basic

Ambetter

Experience Health

Blue Select

Blue Medicare (HMO, PPO)*

Healthy Blue

All Savers Fully Insured

First Medicare Direct

Carolina Complete Health

Healthgram

All Savers Alternate Funding

Duke Select

NC State Employees Health Plan

Ambetter of North Carolina

United Medical Resources (UMR)

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Shu Lin, MD, PhD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
AtriCure, Inc.	$151 ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM $122	ACH235, ACH240, ACH245, ACH250 $17	Cardiovascular $11
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	$47 Epic Stented Tissue Valve $47
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$20 $20
CryoLife, Inc.	$18 PhotoFix $10	On-X $8
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)	$15 LifeVest $15

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$231
Education	$20

Research Payments

Dr. Shu Lin, MD, PhD has received 1 research payments totaling $2,500.

Biography

Dr. Shu Lin is a specialist in thoracic surgery. These areas are among his clinical interests: heart bypass surgery (CABG), coronary artery disease, and aortic valve surgery. His professional affiliations include Duke Health and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Dr. Lin appears to be an in-network provider for Blue California, CIGNA Plans, TRICARE, and more. Dr. Lin's education and training includes medical school at Duke University School of Medicine and residency at Duke University Medical Center. He is conversant in Mandarin.

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2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shu Lin, MD, PhD in 2013

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2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shu Lin, MD, PhD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shu Lin, MD, PhD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shu Lin, MD, PhD From 2013 - 2021

Education & Training

Affiliations & Hospitals

Insurance Information

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Research Payments

Biography

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