Frank Lin, M.D., Ph.D.

Frank Robert Lin, M.D., Ph.D.

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  • Director, Cochlear Center for Hearing and Public Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
  • Professor of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
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Expertise

Bone Anchored Hearing Devices, Cochlear Implantation, Ear Surgery, Hearing Aids, Hearing Disorders, Hearing Loss, Implantable Hearing Devices, Otolaryngology, Otolaryngology (ENT), Otology ...read more

Research Interests

Hearing loss; Aging; Cognition/Dementia; Brain Aging; Epidemiology; Policy ...read more

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Johns Hopkins Medicine - Green Spring Station

Appointment Phone: 443-997-6467
10803 Falls Road
Pavilion III, Suite 2300
Lutherville, MD 21093
Phone: 443-287-6509 | Fax: 410-367-2282
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1800 Orleans St.
Sheikh Zayed Tower
Baltimore, MD 21287
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Background

Frank R. Lin, M.D., Ph.D. is a Professor of Otolaryngology, Medicine, Mental Health, and Epidemiology and director of the Cochlear Center for Hearing and Public Health, a research center based at the Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Lin completed his medical education, residency in Otolaryngology, and Ph.D. in Clinical Investigation, all at Johns Hopkins. He completed further otologic fellowship training in Lucerne, Switzerland. Dr. Lin's clinical practice is dedicated to otology and the medical and surgical management of hearing loss. His public health research focuses on understanding how hearing loss affects the health and functioning of older adults and the strategies and policies needed to mitigate these effects.

From 2014-2016, Lin led initiatives with the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (workshop, consensus study), the White House President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), and Congress that resulted in passage of the Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act of 2017 which overturned 40 years of established regulatory precedent in the U.S. This federal law reflects the direct result of his prior research and broader policy work around hearing loss and public health. He currently serves as a member of the Board on Health Sciences Policy at the National Academies.  As the director of the Cochlear Center, he oversees over $30 million in committed NIH and philanthropic funding dedicated to advancing the mission areas of the Center. 

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Titles

  • Director, Cochlear Center for Hearing and Public Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
  • Professor of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
  • Professor of Medicine

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Education

Degrees

  • MD; Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2003)

Residencies

  • Otolaryngology; Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2009)

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (Otolaryngology-General) (2010)

Research & Publications

Research Summary

Dr. Lin is the director of the Cochlear Center for Hearing and Public Health that is based in the Department of Epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The mission of the Cochlear Center is to train a generation of researchers and clinicians to study the impact of hearing loss on public health, to develop and test strategies to optimize hearing, and to help implement effective policies for hearing loss at the local, national, and global levels.

Technology Expertise Keywords

Epidemiology, Clinical Trials, Policy, Hearing Loss, Aging, Cognition, Dementia

Clinical Trial Keywords

hearing loss

Videos & Media

Recent News Articles and Media Coverage

Listen to seniors: Hearing aids vital to health, Washington Times (6/26/2016)

Hearing aids: You ain't heard nothing yet CBSnews.com (9/30/2018)

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