Dr. David Lin offers general neurosurgical care to patients with brain or spine diseases. His clinical interests include neurosurgical treatment for primary and metastatic brain and spinal tumors, degenerative spinal disorders, trauma, cerebrovascular disease, and epilepsy,
using surgical techniques ranging from minimally invasive surgeries to complex spinal instrumentation.

Through his research, Dr. Lin seeks to advance the field of neurosurgery by using the latest technology, such as optogenetics, to investigate mechanisms behind epilepsy control and glial cell reaction to pathologic conditions.