MD, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Residency, University of Chicago Hospitals
Fellowship, Rush University Medical Center
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
CDC Prevention Epicenter Program funding
CDC SHEPheRD funding
NIAID Influenza Research Collaboration