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Frank Lin, MD, PhD ’08 studies the impact of adult hearing loss to advance federal policies and other initiatives for accessible, affordable, and effective hearing care.
Research Interests
Hearing; Hearing loss; Hearing impairment; Aging; Older Adults; Epidemiology; Policy; Dementia; Cognitive decline; Brain aging; Hearing aids
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Experiences & Accomplishments
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 of 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 is the founder and previous 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.