Frank R. Lin, MD, PhD

Bio

Frank R. Lin, MD, PhD is a Professor of Otolaryngology and Epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Bloomberg School of Public Health.  As an otologic surgeon and epidemiologist, he has translated his experiences caring for adults with hearing loss into public health research and policy. These efforts include establishing the impact of hearing loss and hearing interventions on dementia risk and other health outcomes through the ACHIEVE study collaborating with and testifying before policy makers to secure federal passage and enactment of the U.S. Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act of 2017, and launching the Hearing Number  awareness initiative. 

Lin is a former member of both the Board on Health Sciences Policy and the Forum on Aging, Disability, and Independence at the National Academies. 

Lin was the founder and inaugural director of the Cochlear Center for Hearing and Public Health. As of September 2025, he is on a professional leave of absence from Johns Hopkins University.