▁and ▁Cont inu ing ▁Medical ▁Education ▁( C ME ) ▁programs , ▁and ▁inv itations ▁to ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁paid ▁market ▁research ▁surve ys . ▁MD Lin x ▁currently ▁runs ▁sites ▁in ▁ 3 4 ▁special ties ▁and ▁ 7 4 7 ▁sub special ties . ▁C li ents , ▁which ▁include ▁ph arma ce ut ical ▁companies ▁and ▁Cont inu ing ▁Medical ▁Education ▁( C ME ) ▁institutions , ▁use ▁inform ational ▁and ▁prom ot ional ▁space ▁on ▁MD Lin x ' s ▁site ▁and ▁email ▁to ▁communicate ▁information ▁about ▁their ▁products , ▁services ▁and ▁programs . ▁MD Lin x ' s ▁Market ▁Research ▁arm ▁provides ▁direct ▁access ▁to ▁phys ician ▁pan els ▁in ▁the ▁US , ▁Japan ▁and ▁Korea , ▁and ▁access ▁via ▁partners hips ▁to ▁phys ician ▁pan els ▁in ▁other ▁countries . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁For r ester ▁Research , ▁MD Lin x ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁tra ff icked ▁phys ician ▁port als ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁Found ing ▁ ▁MD Lin x ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁by ▁E van ▁Gar fe in , ▁a ▁surg ical ▁resident ▁at ▁Br igh am ▁and ▁Women ' s ▁Hospital ▁in ▁Boston , ▁and ▁Robert ▁As ht on , ▁a ▁card i oth or ac ic ▁surg ical ▁fellow ▁at ▁Columbia - Pres by ter ian . ▁The ▁sur ge ons ▁saw ▁a ▁need ▁for ▁special ists ▁to ▁have ▁convenient ▁access ▁to ▁a ▁highly ▁special ized ▁stream ▁of ▁information ▁that ▁would ▁allow