Shao-Pow Lin, MD

Neuro-Interventional radiology
Interventional Radiology
Neuroradiology

Undergrad:

Stanford University

BS, Electrical Engineering, Conferred with Distinction

President of Tau Beta Pi (National Engineering Honor Society)

Medical/Grad School:

Rice University

MS, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Eta Kappa Nu (National Electrical Engineering Honor Society)

Washington University School of Medicine

MD, PhD (Neuroscience)

NIMH Individual National Research Award 

Hugh M. Wilson Award in Radiology for Outstanding Work in Radiological Science

Internship:

Transitional Internship - Saint John's Mercy Medical Center, Saint Louis, MO 

Residency(s):

Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology

Fellowships:

Diagnostic Neuroradiology - Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology

Endovascular Neurosurgical - Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology

Research Activity & Professional Interests:
Imaging and intervention for management of vascular pathology of the brain and spine, including:

- Acute stroke thrombectomy (clot removal from the brain)
- Treatment of cerebral aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, and dural fistulae
- Carotid angioplasty and stenting
- Epistaxis embolization (treatment of intractable nosebleeds)
- Pre-operative tumor embolization

Membership Organizations & Societies:
Society of Neurointerventional Surgery, Senior Member

American Society of Neuroradiology, Senior Member

What I love most about work:
I am most proud of being a leader of the LAIIC and PIH Health team which has built one of the busiest Comprehensive Stroke Centers in LA County.