Dr. Lawrence Lin grew up in Southern California, and then completed much of his schooling in the surrounding Chicago area. He earned his undergraduate degree at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL. Then he completed medical school at Rush Medical College in Chicago, IL, graduating with honors in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Following medical school, he completed a four year OB/GYN residency at University of Illinois at Chicago where he received the Best Laparoscopic Surgeon - Resident Award in 2002.

Dr. Lin furthered his surgical training by pursuing a one-year fellowship in Advanced Laparoscopic Gynecology Surgery in Chattanooga, TN. He won the Laparoscopic Suturing Contest at the annual 32nd AAGL meeting 2002 and he earned his Da Vinci Robotic Surgery Training Certification in 2003.

Furthermore, he completed an additional three-year fellowship in Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery at Harbor-UCLA / UCLA Medical Center. He won numerous national awards including First place for the J. Hoffman Postgraduate Prize Paper 2003, First place for Karl Storz IRCAD Laparoscopic Video Award 2005, and First place for Best Prize Paper on Minimally Invasive Gynecology 2006. Also at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Dr. Lin was a clinical instructor teaching OB/GYN residents advanced laparoscopic gynecologic surgery for three years.

Now he has decided to pursue a career in private practice in Thousand Oaks, CA, specializing in urogynecology and advanced laparoscopic gynecologic surgery.