Dr Bryant Lin: A Doctor's Journey as a Patient: Life, Medicine, and Mortality #8
Ivan Lam, Founding Editor-in-Chief
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22 Jul 2025
Biography: Dr Bryant Lin is a primary care physician, researcher, educator, and humanist at heart. He is currently a clinical professor at Stanford Medicine, a medical device engineer, and an advocate for combining medicine and art. Diagnosed with non-smoker lung cancer in 2024, Dr. Lin now dedicates much of his time to teaching about his journey from physician to patient.
His research and educational interests span (1) Developing and testing novel medical technologies, (2) Improving the health of Asian populations with Precision and Population Health, and (3) Increasing expression and interconnections in the Health Community with the Humanities and Arts.
After receiving his undergraduate and master's degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT, he completed his MD and internal Medicine training at Tufts University School of Medicine and Tufts Medical Center.
At Stanford, Dr. Lin co-founded the Center for Asian Health Research and Education (CARE), directs the Medical Humanities and Arts program, and leads innovative courses like "Storytelling in Medicine" and "Generative AI and Medicine." His work bridges medicine, technology, and storytelling to address unmet human-centered needs and improve healthcare for all.
22 July 2025
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Dr. Bryant Lin is a primary care physician, researcher, educator, and humanist at heart. Diagnosed with non-smoker lung cancer in 2024, Dr. Lin now dedicates much of his time to teaching about his journey from physician to patient.
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