Otolaryngology health care team

Education:

• Honours B.Sc., Biochemistry and Macroeconomics, University of Toronto, Canada
• MD, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Canada
• Residency in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, University of British Columbia, Canada
• Fellowship in Laryngology and Care of the Professional Voice, University of Pittsburgh Voice Center, USA
• Masters of Science in Clinical Research, University of Pittsburgh, USA

Appointments and Affiliations:

• Assistant professor, Department of Oolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
• Laryngologist/laryngeal surgeon, St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto
• Laryngologist/laryngeal surgeon, Courtesy Staff, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
• Associate scientist, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Unity Health Toronto

Research Foci:

• Idiopathic subglottic stenosis
• Recurrent respiratory papollomatosis
• Laryngeal electromyography
• Computer vision/machine learning in Laryngology

Biography:

Dr. Lin is a fellowship-trained laryngologist/laryngeal surgeon who specializes in diseases affecting the larynx and its functions, including voice, airway, and swallowing. She is an expert in in-office laryngologic surgeries such as injections and laser procedures. Her research interests focus on chronic and rare diseases of the larynx including subglottic stenosis and laryngeal papillomas as well as other innovations in Laryngology. She also runs the only cross-disciplinary laryngeal EMG clinic in Canada, which provides unique care to patients with vocal fold motion abnormalities. Through her clinical and research work, she hopes to provide state-of-art care to patients with various laryngologic conditions.