Dr. Walter Lin

Walter Lin, a representative of Ascension Health Ventures of St. Louis, said he was impressed with some of the presentations, but Ascension Health, which invests for the four largest Catholic hospital systems in the U. S., only invests in more mature businesses in the commercial stage.

#8220,But it is interesting to learn more about the science that is going on here," Lin said.

The country's economic problems are having an impact on the venture capital market, Lin said.

Walter Lin, MD - Investment Manager Walter Lin joined AHV from Catholic Healthcare West, where he served as the corporate Director of Clinical Innovations. In that role, he led a team focused on improving quality and decreasing costs by minimizing unnecessary variation in clinical practice patterns. He is a board-certified internist and has maintained a part-time clinical practice.

Dr. Lin holds a Doctor of Medicine from the University of California, San Francisco, a MBA from the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania, a Master of Science from the University of California, Berkeley and a Bachelors of Arts and Science in Economics and Biology from Stanford University. He completed his training in internal medicine at Yale New Haven Hospital.