Chi-Ying (Roy) Lin

Lin

Chi-Ying (Roy) Lin, M.D., M.P.H.

Assistant Professor

Positions

Assistant Professor
Neurology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, US
Director, CurePSP Center of Care for PSP, CBD, and MSA
Neurology
Parkinson's Disease Center and Movement Disorders Clinic
Baylor College of Medicine
Director, National Ataxia Foundation Ataxia Center of Excellence
Neurology
Parkinson's Disease Center and Movement Disorders Clinic
Baylor College of Medicine

Addresses

Alzheimer's Disease and Memory Disorders Center (Clinic)
Baylor College of Medicine Medical Center
7200 Cambridge St., 9th Floor, MS: BCM609
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-4734
Fax: (713) 798-7434
ADMDC Site
Parkinson's Disease Center and Movement Disorders Clinic (Clinic)
Baylor College of Medicine Medical Center
7200 Cambridge St., 9th Floor, MS: BCM609
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-2273
Fax: (713) 798-6808
PDCMDC Site

Education

Fellowship at The Neurological Institute of New York, Columbia University
New York, NY
Movement Disorders
Residency at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, NY
Neurology
Internship at Mount Sinai Queens Hospital Center
Queens, NY
Medicine
MPH from Columbia University
New York, NY
MD from Kaohsiung Medical University
Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Research Fellowship at College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University
New York, New York
Postmortem human cerebellar pathology
Postdoctoral Training at Taipei Veterans General Hospital
Taipei, Taiwan
Alzheimer's disease and related dementia

Certifications

Neurology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Honors & Awards

Physician Inductee
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
Power of Professionalism Award
Baylor College of Medicine
Neurology Faculty Teaching Award
Baylor College of Medicine
Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology (FAAN)
American Academy of Neurology
Professional Educator Appreciation and Recognition (PEAR) Award
Baylor College of Medicine
2026 A. B. Baker Teacher Recognition Award
American Academy of Neurology
2026 Early Career Faculty Award for Excellence in Patient Care
Baylor College of Medicine

Professional Interests

  • Alzheimer's Disease
  • Cerebellar Ataxia
  • Dementia
  • Tremor
  • Lewy Body Dementia
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Mild cognitive impairment
  • Multiple System Atrophy
  • Corticobasal Degeneration
  • Progressive Supranuclear Palsy

Professional Statement

Dr. Lin is a cognitive and movement disorders neurologist. He was trained by Drs. Stanley Fahn, Sheng-Han Kuo, and Yaakov Stern at Columbia University Medical Center for movement disorders, cerebellar neurology, and cognitive neuroscience. Dr. Lin's research focuses on how the human cerebellum can 1) serve as a therapeutic target for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and cerebellar ataxia; and 2) modulate the reward system, affecting decision-making and impulse control. In Baylor, he also co-leads work in precision medicine for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, aiming to develop individualized approaches for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. Dr. Lin has taken on the role of a site principal investigator for multiple clinical trials, focusing on identifying disease-modifying therapy for Alzheimer's disease, atypical parkinsonism, and cerebellar ataxia, including progressive supranuclear palsy and multiple system atrophy.

Websites

The Washington Post: What is stiff-person syndrome?
Dr. Lin was interviewed by The Washington Post for the practice experience and current understanding of the stiff-person syndrome.
The Washington Post: What are the symptoms of frontotemporal dementia (FTD)?
Dr. Lin was interviewed by The Washington Post to discuss the current understanding of frontotemporal dementia (FTD)/frontotemporal lobe degeneration (FTLD).
Light and Salt Association: Introduction of Parkinson's Disease (Mandarin)
Dr. Lin's Mandarin-community outreach talk on Parkinson's disease
Light and Salt Association: Introduction of Alzheimer's disease and related dementia: early diagnosis, treatment, and prevention (Mandarin)
Dr. Lin's Mandarin-community outreach talk on Alzheimer's disease and related dementia
AFTD: Cognitive Changes in Movement Disorders CBD and PSP
Dr. Lin was invited to give a talk on the corticobasal degeneration and progressive supranuclear palsy in The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration 2024 annual education conference
CurePSP: Apathy in PSP, CBD, and MSA
Dr. Lin was invited to give a talk on apathy in atypical parkinsonism in CurePSP's 2024 virtual care conference.
Dr. Lin's NCBI bibliography
American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Neurobytes: rapidly progressive dementia
Dr. Lin served as a faculty advisor for Neurobytes: Medical Student Series, an online learning platform of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN).

Selected Publications

Memberships

American Academy of Neurology
International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society
National Ataxia Foundation
American Neurological Association
American Neuropsychiatric Association
Society for Behavioral and Cognitive Neurology

Funding

Non-invasive brain stimulation for memory loss in early Alzheimer's disease
Grant funding from Texas Alzheimer's Research and Care Consortium
Principal investigator, 2025 Junior Investigator Research Grant
Human cerebellar deep brain stimulation and recordings in spinocerebellar ataxias
#UG3NS140720
Grant funding from National Institute of Health
Co-investigator
Precision Neurology for Alzheimer's disease
Grant funding from BCM Learning Health System Initiative
Principal investigator, Baylor College of Medicine Learning Health System Scholarly Time Award

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin), Taiwanese

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