Dr. Lins earned his medical degree from the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He completed both an internship and residency in general and thoracic surgery at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC, followed by a residency in pediatric orthopedics at Shriner’s Hospital for Crippled Children in Greenville, SC. In addition, Dr. Lins received fellowship training in hand, peripheral nerve, and microvascular surgery at Harvard- Massachusetts General Hospital. He also pursued fellowship training in spine surgery at Duke University Medical Center. Dr. Lins performed an AO international fellowship in hand surgery in Berne, Switzerland.