Weijie Violet Lin, M.D.
Weijie Violet Lin, M.D.

Weijie Violet Lin, M.D.

Ophthalmology
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Specialties
Ophthalmology, Cataract Surgery, General Ophthalmology, Cornea & External Disorders, more

Locations and Appointments


Israel Englander Department of Ophthalmology

186 Joralemon Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
US
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Israel Englander Department of Ophthalmology

1305 York Avenue
12th Floor
New York, NY 10021
US
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  • Aetna - NYP
  • CIGNA
  • Emblem/Hip
  • Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
  • GHI
  • Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP)
  • Oxford Health Plans
  • United Healthcare
  • UnitedHealthcare

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About Weijie Violet Lin, M.D.

Dr. Lin is a board-certified, fellowship-trained ophthalmologist and Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at Weill Cornell Medicine. Her practice interests include corneal diseases and corneal surgery, advanced cataract surgery, laser vision correction, minimally invasive glaucoma surgery, and comprehensive ophthalmology.


Dr Lin graduated from Dartmouth College, magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, with double majors in Economics and Biology. She attended Baylor College of Medicine, graduating with the Alpha Omega Alpha Kuckein Research Scholarship. She completed her internship at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center / Stanford University Hospitals, and her ophthalmology residency at Columbia University Medical Center, serving as chief resident. She went on to complete the Cornea Fellowship at Wills Eye Hospital. She received the Real World Ophthalmology Skilled Surgeon Award, the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Resident Excellence Award, and the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Young Eye Surgeons Best of Posters Award. She also gave a TEDx Talk at Rice University about memory tools.


Dr. Lin is an author and co-author of numerous journal articles and book chapters. Her areas of research interest include demographic and large-scale clinical studies of keratoconus, ophthalmic imaging and artificial intelligence, and cataract surgery. She has presented her work at multiple national and international meetings and served as an instructor for cataract and anterior segment surgery at conferences.


Dr. Lin has an interest in advocacy and health policy. She served as an Albert Schweizer Fellow, developing health tools for refugee and underserved populations. She worked as a policy intern for American College of Physicians on Capitol Hill. She currently holds positions on the Government Relations Committee of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, the Advocacy Committee of the Cornea Society, and the American Medical Association House of Delegates.


Dr. Lin is currently accepting new patients. She sees general eye patients as well as patients with corneal diseases and performs laser vision correction procedures. Appointments can be made by calling 646-962-2020, or by visiting http://www.weillcornelleye.org/.


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Expertise

  • Clinical Research

  • Comprehensive Ophthalmology

  • Corneal Cross-Linking

  • Corneal Disease

  • Corneal Surgery

  • Corneal Transplantation

  • Dry Eyes

  • Keratoconus

  • Laser Vision Correction

  • LASIK Surgery

  • Lens, Intraocular (New Technology)

  • Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery (MIGS)

  • Photorefractive Keratectomy (PRK) Eye Surgery

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Education

  • Degrees: Baylor College of Medicine

  • Degrees: Dartmouth College

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Languages

  • English
  • Mandarin
  • Spanish
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Titles & Positions

  • Assistant Attending Ophthalmologist

  • Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology

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Hospital Affiliations

  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center

Education

  • Degrees: Dartmouth College
  • Degrees: Baylor College of Medicine

Awards & Honors

  • Alpha Omega Alpha Kuckein Research Fellowship
  • American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Resident Excellence Award
  • American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Young Eye Surgeons Best of Posters Award
  • Baylor College of Medicine Woman of Excellence
  • Chinese American Doctors of Houston Virginia King Scholarship
  • Real World Ophthalmology Skilled Surgeon Award
  • Texas Medical Association Anson Jones MD Award for Physician Excellence in Reporting
  • Young MD Connect Cornea Fellows Program First Place Winner

Titles & Positions

  • Assistant Attending Ophthalmologist
  • Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology

Languages Spoken

  • English
  • Mandarin
  • Spanish