Associate Professor
Department of Internal Medicine,
Division of Infectious Diseases,
Rush Medical College
Hospital epidemiologist
Education
MD, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Residency, University of Chicago Hospitals
Fellowship, Rush University Medical Center
Research Areas
As a healthcare epidemiologist and clinical informaticist, Lin has worked with the support of the CDC to improve the surveillance of healthcare-acquired infections and prevent the spread of multidrug-resistant organisms, particularly carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE). He is the principal investigator for the REALM project and Chicago PROTECT.
Current areas of research interest include:
• Computer algorithms and decision support to improve detection of healthcare-acquired infections
• Implementation and evaluation of regional approaches to control of multidrug-resistant organisms
• Use of decolonization strategies such as chlorhexidine gluconate bathing to prevent infections
Areas of Expertise:
Healthcare epidemiology
Multidrug-resistant organisms
Public Health
Clinical informatics