Terry Lin, MD

Dr. Lin and his staff are so refreshing! His support staff are trained, professional, efficient and in addition to ALL that. they are so friendly they make you want to put your feet up and hang out with them!!! Dr. Lin not only made me comfortable but took as much time as was needed to answer my questions. He is thorough and follows through with what he says he is going to do. I’m so pleased to have found such an amazing team!!!

Dr. Lin stayed on Wednesday, December 10 until 10 PM after having done about 12 operations before me. He was extremely tired but he knew that he needed to do the endoscopy and the banding or I could lose another 4 pints of blood. The only thing he could say was I need to make sure that you’re okay. If it wasn’t for this doctor I would not be alive thanks to Dr. Lin. He was a very personable person came the very next day to make sure I was doing okay and explained everything to me. And while I was in the hospital he prescribed a stronger medication for the pain when he was trying to enjoy his Friday night off. Great Doctor!

I wouldn’t give him any stars if that was an option. His policy is if you no show you are not allowed to come back. They said I left him waiting for 45 minutes, when I called just after they opened and asked if I could still come or reschedule and they said NO. I was 3 minutes away. The woman on the phone was so rude and when I called back to reschedule they said ‘oh we have a pop up that says we are not allowed to reschedule you. Let me check with the office manager’. after keeping me waiting for 10 minutes on hold, she said ‘you left the doctor waiting and it’s his policy, we cannot reschedule you.’

Closed minded. Dismissed me and signed me up for colonoscopy even though we both knew I didn’t need it. Obviously, I didn’t have the procedure.

Wow… Maybe I caught him on a bad day? I took my mother to see him & he was extremely rude as in he talks over you & if you don’t agree with what he is saying or you have something to say you’re basically a liar or wrong. He was very demeaning. I should of known we were off to a bad start when he took 20+ minutes to come into the exam room. Won’t be bringing her back.
Added 1 extra start instead of 1 because even though he seemed to have no compassion he was very informative

Dr. Lin staff is very rude. I missed an appointment because his office did not reach me to confirm the appoinment. And they want to charge $ 50 for nothing. I told them I would like to rearrange appoinment and ask them to waive the fee. They hanged up the phone on me. Not recommend you talk to their staff

I will never recommend Dr Terry Lin to anybody. Plus I have so many questions for him, so many…
1) when you sent me to the Radiology for an Ultra Sound of my upper abdomen, I never understood why you
failed to also recommend an Ultra Sound for my right groin, which was causing me severe pain?
2) Why you never returned my call, when I called you to ask, why you did not include an Ultra Sound for my right groin?
3) I never understood why I had to be obligated to Cindy from Dr. Coggins office (Heart Surgeon) to have her to authorize another visit to Radiology for an Ultra Sound for my right groin, which it was your job?
4) I did not understand why Leticia your secretary, rejected my request to go to Radiology Center at 555 Knowles Ave, with the excuse that their next opening was one month later and you sent me to 2581 Samaritan Dr. when Cindy found an opening for me, two days later at Knowles Ave. Does Leticia have a special reason to recommend patients to go only to Samaritan Dr.
5) I never understood how you concluded that I had «Irritable Bowel Syndrome», since you did not show me
any proof?
By the way Dr. Balaa recommended an endoscopic examination which showed that I had an ulcer
6) Why you recommended to take Bentyl, since at that time I was taking heart medications and special
Dixogin?
I found out that Bentyl and Digoxin should not be taken together. When I was taken Bentyl I had cramps
in my abdomen for twenty minutes after each bowel movement.
7) Why did you want me, to come again to your office, since I knew you had given me wrong diagnosis and
wrong medications?
You charged my insurance for $ 680.00 for a superficial diagnosis
8) Is this the Hippocratic Oath you took, to send your patients faster to their grave?
9) Is this because of lack of compassion and you see us, nothing more but numbers that we will make you wealthy one day?
In my opinion Dr. Balaa saved my life. If I hade not gone for a second opinion, I would still be seriously ill
I did not pay my co-​payments to you, because according to my insurance plan, I had reached my limit of $ 3,500.00 for 2012 (out of my pocket) and my insurance would pay my co-​payments till the end of the year.
I brought the statement of the explanation from my insurance and you secretary made a copy of it. Meanwhile you sent me two bills. The first one was on 11−19−12 for $ 30.00 and the second one on 12−19−12
for another $ 30.00 for the two visits. When I called SCCIPA, I was told that they had paid you my co-​payments of $ 60.00 on 11−19−12 with the check # 546 801.
10) By the way, why you wanted another payment from me, since you have already received your money?
Anthony G

Dr. Lin saved my life– literally. When every other doctor from PCPs, and GIs to ER staff gave up on me, Dr. Lin took on my case and kept fighting for me, promising me that we would get to the bottom of what was happening to me. He was successful and five years later I am still here and healthier than I have been since I was a teenager.
Dr. Lin is extremely intelligent and he thinks on a different plane than any other physician I have experienced. I have set him to task many times over the years and instead of him scratching his head, I think he takes it as a challenge and goes to work. Dr. Lin is extremely thorough and informative. He makes sure that I know exactly what is happening, what is causing it and how I am to address it.
The office staff is amazing, Laticia and Menay, are top notch. Very personable women and professional in their craft. Both have been advocates for me as well as on their game when I am in need.
In closing, I’ve never had a doctor that made me feel like I was part of team. I feel safe in his care and get all my physician referrals through his office.

The guy is super thorough and detailed and teaches you about everything he is doing or concludes based on your issue. He is trustworthy and knowledgeable and straight forward. I have used his evaluation of my health issues, had prescriptions offered/​used by him and surgery as well. I highly recommend!

I have been a patient of Dr. Lins for 10 years. I had liver disease that could have been my demise, however with much explanation and total truth from Dr. Lin he put me on some medication and although it was extremely tough to get thru the process, he supported and guided me through it all the way.
He was honest and real, and he drew up everything on the table paper, which actually was fun and helped me to better understand the treatments I was going to need.
10 yrs ago I may not have made it another year, because of Dr. Lin, his gracious and fun loving yet proffessional staff, I’m here today to be able to thank him and his team for helping me stay alive another day!

If you ever need a Colonoscopy an ERCP, a diagnostic and treatment procedure for a gold bladder stone that sits in the duct or to seal a leaky bail duct after the removal of your Gold bladder, remember Terry C. Lin D.O., INC.
One day after my gold bladder removal excruciating pain broad me back on a Sunday to God Sam Hospital (A Great Place) ER. They diagnosed the leak and searched for an available specialist. When the name Terry C. Lin came up nurses and Dr alike light up in awe for the capability and dedication to his patients. The term «He is the Best» gave me hope. 30 min later my wife and I met Dr Lin– a young professional to the point man that instills confidence and trust in me and my wife. He explained the procedure in simple terms gave his kids coloring books and crayons and put a team together. The procedure was done quickly and I woke up very happy.
Lin kept checking on me and investigated earlier colonoscopy results from a different Dr to ensure no additional colon issue. I do not remember a better Dr in my life. If you like more references ask any nurse in the God Sam in Los Gatos and you will know what I try to express.

i really dug dr. lin. i had the complete opposite experience from Amy T.
Dr. Lin was incredibly patient and spent a lot of time listing out all of the reasons that cause liver function tests to be irregular. he wrote all ten reasons down on the paper that they pull out over the examination table. it was incredibly informative, and i dug it, because i am a nerd for random knowledge. We determined that i did not have the most common reasons for concern, like hepatitis b/​c, and i am not really a drinker. most of the other problems are rather obscure genetic issues, and a condition that tends to come on at menopause, as well as an auto-​immune condition. He calmed me down, since my regular doctor had really freaked me out. he determined my most likely problem was a fatty liver, since i recently gained a fair amount of weight. he told me that it is unlikely that i would need treatment, other than getting exercise and losing weight. which i guess is a relief, now i just have to get my ass to the gym. He sent me across the st to good samaritan to get a blood test at the lab there, just in case i did have one of those weird genetic issues. All in all, a very positive experience.
the nurse/​assistant lady who took my blood pressure did not wear hospital scrubs, instead she wore regular clothes. They also use an old-​school blood pressure hand pump, she said because it is more accurate than a digital one.
the office waiting room is pretty inviting, it was not sterile feeling at all. they share it with one other specialist.
I would definitely recommend dr. lin to others.