Chi-YingLinMDMPH

Movement Disorder, Dementia & Geriatrics

Assistant Professor of Neurology; Director, CurePSP Center of Care

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Dr. Chi-Ying (Roy) Lin completed his movement disorders fellowship and cerebellar neurology training at Columbia University under Drs. Stanley Fahn and Sheng-Han Kuo. He also completed neurology residency at The Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. He is now on faculty in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Centers of Baylor College of Medicine, in the meantime also serving as the Director of CurePSP Center of Care. In addition to the intersection of movement and cognitive disorders, Dr. Lin's research focuses on studying the cerebellum's pivotal role in cognitive and behavioral function of neurodegenerative disorders, focusing on the reward system in cerebellar ataxia and compensatory mechanism in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.

New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Fellowship, Movement Disorders, 2019 - 2021
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai HospitalResidency, Neurology, 2016 - 2019
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 2015 - 2016
Columbia UniversityMaster of Public Health, 2014 - 2015
Kaohsiung Medical CollegeClass of 2008, MD

TX State Medical License 2024 - 2025
NY State Medical License 2019 - 2022
Knight Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Washington UniversityCertified rater, Clinical Dementia Rating Scale

Professional Educator Appreciation and Recognition (PEAR) Award Baylor College of Medicine, 2024
Power of Professionalism Award Baylor College of Medicine, 2023
Neurology Faculty Teaching Award Baylor College of Medicine, 2023
Junior Faculty Seed Award Baylor College of Medicine, 2022
Fellow Scholarship to the Annual Meeting American Academy of Neurology, 2021
Futures in Neurological Research (FiNR) Scholarship American Academy of Neurology, 2020
Alpha Omega Alpha Inductee, 2019 Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society
Neurology on the Hill American Academy of Neurology, 2019
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PubMed

3 citations
Consensus Paper: Cerebellum and Reward.
Mario Manto, Michael Adamaszek, Richard Apps, Erik Carlson, Julian Guarque-Chabrera
Cerebellum. 2024-10-01
Early-Life Social Determinants of SCA6 Age at Onset, Severity, and Progression.
Tiffany X Chen, Hannah L Casey, Chi-Ying R Lin, Theresa A Boyle, Jeremy D Schmahmann
Cerebellum. 2024-08-01
3 citations
The Role of the Cerebellum in Learning to Predict Reward: Evidence from Cerebellar Ataxia.
Jonathan Nicholas, Christian Amlang, Chi-Ying R Lin, Leila Montaser-Kouhsari, Natasha Desai
Cerebellum. 2024-08-01

COVID-19: Is Mask-Wearing Really Unnecessary? A Cultural Judgement CallMarch 2020

Raising Awareness: The LGBTQ+ Parkinson’s Community Needs Better CareJune 27th, 2021
Guidelines and Research Lacking for LGBTQ Patients, Study FindsJuly 3rd, 2021
Theater Is Therapy for Patients with AtaxiaAugust 6th, 2021
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Telemedicine Study Group, International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society 2021 - Present
Web Editorial Committee, International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society 2020 - Present
Social Media Subcommittee, International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society 2020 - Present

Baylor College of Medicine Physician Profilehttps://www.bcm.edu/people-search/chi-ying-roy-lin-89151
ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9607-974X