About Derrick Lin, MD, FACS
With more than 15 years of experience in otolaryngology, Dr. Derrick Lin serves as the Division Chief of Head and Neck Oncology at Mass. Eye and Ear and is the Daniel Miller Associate Professor of Otolaryngology at Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Lin’s clinical interests include head and neck cancer (including oral cavity, oropharynx, sinus, larynx), cranial base surgery, microvascular reconstruction, thyroid and parathyroid disorders, skull base tumors, head and neck reconstruction, salivary gland tumors, and robotic surgery.
Dr. Lin has been an invited speaker at regional and national meetings and has published more than 60 peer-reviewed papers and textbook chapters in the field. He serves as a reviewer for several journals and is the Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Neurological Surgery Reports. He is the Chair of the Head and Neck Reconstructive Committee for the American Head and Neck Society and serves on the Massachusetts Society of Otolaryngology Board of Directors.
Departments, Centers, & Programs:
Clinical Interests:
- Head & Neck Reconstruction including Microvascular Free Tissue Transfer
- Head and neck cancer
- Salivary Gland Tumors
- Skin Cancers of the Head & Neck including Melanoma
- Thyroid cancer
- Tumors of skull base
Treats:
- Adult
Locations
Mass General Cancer Center: Neuro-Oncology
55 Fruit St.
Yawkey Center for Outpatient Care
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-726-5130
Mass Eye and Ear
243 Charles St.
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-523-7900
Medical Education
- MD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
- Residency, Massachusetts Eye and Ear
- Residency, Massachusetts Eye and Ear
- Fellowship, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- Fellowship, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
American Board Certifications
- Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, American Board of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- Fallon Health
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
- Maine Community Health Options
- Medicaid ME
- Medicaid NH
- Medicare ACO
- Multiplan
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- WellSense
- WellSense NH
Note: This provider may accept more insurance plans than shown; please call the practice to find out if your plan is accepted.
Dr. Lin and Ms. [redacted] are and have always been both compassionate and professional. I couldn't ask for better treatment.
I have been seeing Dr Lin for many years now and he is always pleasant & professional.
Couldn't have made the progress Ive made without Dr. Lin's supervision of my treatment.
Dr Lin is an expert in head and neck cancers. He is always thorough, explains the exams and uses previous results to compare with current information. I am very fortunate to have Dr Lin as my doctor. I give him my highest praise!
Professional, thorough and congenial.
Dr. Lin has done much to alleviate my fear of the procedures that I had done a few years back. I feel I'm in good hands with him and his nurse practitioner wife. They are a great team and I thank God for medical professionals like them.
I am just starting my journey with this health care group and don't have enough to offer at this time. it is all very confusing for me at this time. I am very comfortable with Dr. Lin and his staff.
It appears that if I can get the appointment right after lunch, I don't have to wait.
Great Dr. would recommend him to anybody
I had extra questions after my visit. Dr. Lin took the time so see me again, 10 minutes after my appointment was over, to answer my questions