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Department of Urology
University of Washington | School of Medicine
Department of Urology

DANIEL W. LIN, MD

Associate Professor
Chief of Urologic Oncology
Department of Urology
School of Medicine
University of Washington

Board Certification

2/03 American Board of Urology

Specialty / Expertise

Dr. Lin is a fellowship-trained urologic oncologist with expertise in all types of genitourinary tumors and particular interest in prostate, testicular, and renal cell carcinoma.

Common Surgeries Performed

  • Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection
  • Nephrectomy
  • Prostatectomy

Common Diseases Treated

Education & Training

Dr. Lin received his MD from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Nashville, Tennessee in 1994. He then moved to the University of Washington for an internship and residency in the Department of Surgery. In 1996, he started his residency in the Department of Urology and was Chief Resident 1999-2000.

He completed a Fellowship in Urologic Oncology in the Department of Urology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City before completing a research fellowship at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center.

Research Interests

Daniel Lin Lab>>

Honors

  • 06/98 Warren H. Chapman Resident Research Award, University of Washington
  • 10/98 James L. Goebel Grand Prize Poster, Western Section American Urological Association
  • 10/98 Earl F. Nation Resident Scholarship, Western Section American Urological Association
  • 12/98 Best Resident Paper, Northwest Urological Society
  • 06/00 Pfizer Scholar in Urology, University of Washington
  • 05/04 American Urological Association/Yamanouchi First Prize Poster
  • 01/06 Service Excellence Award, University of Washington
  • 10/06 Joseph F. McCarthy/ACMI Second Prize Essay, Western Section American Urological Association
  • 05/07 Society of Basic Urologic Research Young Investigator Award
  • 01/08 American Urologic Association/European Association of Urology Academic Scholar

Selected Publications:

Lin DW, Coleman IM, Hawley S, Dumpit R, Gifford D, Kezele P, Hung H, Knudsen BS, Kristal AR, and Nelson PS: The Influence of Surgical Manipulation on Prostate Gene Expression: Implications for Molecular Correlates of Treatment Effects and Disease Prognosis. J of Clin Oncol 24: 3763-70, 2006.
[The following link will open a new window. PubMed Abstract]

Agalliu I, Lin DW, Salinas CA, Iwasaki LM, Feng Z, and Stanford JL: Polymorphisms in the Glutathione S-Transferase M1, T1, and P1 Genes and Prostate Cancer Prognosis. Prostate 66: 1535-41, 2006.
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True L, Coleman I, Hawley S, Huang A, Gifford D, Coleman R, Beer T, Gelman E, Datta M, Mostaghel E, Knudsen B, Lange P, Vessella, Lin DW, Hood L, and Nelson PS: A Molecular Correlate to the Gleason Grading System for Prostate Adenocarcinoma. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 103: 10991-6, 2006.
[The following link will open a new window. PubMed Abstract]

Porter MP and Lin DW: Trends in Renal Cancer Surgery in the United States and Patient and Provider Characteristics Associated with Partial Nephrectomy. Urol Oncol. 25: 298-302, 2007.
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Page ST, Lin DW, Mostaghel EA, Hess DL, True LD, Amory JK, Nelson PS, Matsumoto AM, and Bremner WJ: Persistent Intraprostatic Androgen Concentrations after Medical Castration in Healthy Men. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 91: 3850-6, 2006.
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Gong Z, Agalliu I, Lin DW, Stanford JL, and Kristal AR: Obesity is Associated with Increased Risks of Prostate Cancer Progression and Death Following Initial Cancer Diagnosis in Middle-Aged Men. Cancer 109: 1192-1202, 2007.
[The following link will open a new window. PubMed Abstract]

Stephenson AJ, Scardino PT, Kattan MW, Pisansky TM, Slawin KM, Klein EA, Anscher MS, Michalski JM, Sandler HM, Lin DW, Zelefsky MJ, Forman JD, Kestin LL, Roehrborn CG, Catton CN, DeWeese TL, Liauw SL, Valicenti RK, Kuban DA, and Pollack A: Predicting the Outcome of Salvage Radiation Therapy for Recurrent Prostate Cancer after Radical Prostatectomy. J Clin Oncol 25: 2035-41, 2007.
[The following link will open a new window. PubMed Abstract]

Mostaghel EA, Page ST, Lin DW, Fazli L, Coleman IM, True LD, Knudsen BS, Hess DL, Nelson CC, Matsumoto AM, Bremner WJ, Gleave ME, and Nelson PS: Intraprostatic Androgens and Androgen-Regulated Gene Expression Persist Following Testosterone Suppression: Therapeutic Implications for Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer. Cancer Research 67: 5033-41, 2007.

Wright JL, Lin DW, Cowan JE, Carroll PR, and Litwin MS: Quality of Life in Young Men after Radical Prostatectomy: Results from CaPSURE, Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases. Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis. 2008;11(1):67-73. Epub 2007 May 22.
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Agalliu I, Weiss NS, Lin DW, and Stanford JL: Prostate Cancer Mortality in Relation to Screening by Prostate-Specific Antigen Testing and Digital Rectal Examination: A Population-Based Study in Middle-Aged Men. Cancer Causes Control 18: 931-7, 2007.
[The following link will open a new window. PubMed Abstract]

Montgomery RB, Nelson PS, Lin DW, Ryan CW, Garzotto M, and Beer TM: Diethylstilbestrol and Docetaxel: a Phase III Study of Tubulin Active Agents in Patients with Metastatic, Androgen Independent Prostate Cancer. Cancer 110: 996-1002, 2007.
[The following link will open a new window. PubMed Abstract]

Black PC, Wright JL, Brown GA, Gomez JA, Porter MP, Kamat AM, Dinney CPN, and Lin DW: Differences in Survival Between Patients with Sarcomatoid Carcinoma, Carcinosarcoma, and Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Bladder. J Urol. 2007 Dec;178(6):2302-6.
[The following link will open a new window. PubMed Abstract]

Lin DW, Neuhouser ML, Schenk JM, Coleman IM, Hawley S, Gifford D, Hung H, Knudsen BS, Nelson PS, and Kristal AR: Low-Fat, Low-Glycemic Load Diet and Gene Expression in Human Prostate Epithelium: a Feasibility Study of Using cDNA Microarrays to Assess the Response to Dietary Intervention in Target Tissues. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 16: 2150-4, 2007.
[The following link will open a new window. PubMed Abstract]

Gong Z, Agalliu I, Lin DW, Stanford JL, and Kristal AR: Cigarette Smoking and Prostate Cancer-Specific Mortality Following Diagnosis in Middle-Aged Men. Cancer Causes Control. 2008 Feb;19(1):25-31.
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Curriculum Vitae [76K PDF*]

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