David J Lin, MD

David J. Lin, MD is a critical care neurologist and neurorehabilitation specialist at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is the Director of the MGH NeuroRecovery Clinic and an Assistant Professor of Neurology, part-time at Harvard Medical School.

In his clinical practice, Dr. Lin cares for patients with acute neurologic injuries including stroke, brain hemorrhage, traumatic brain injury, seizures, and spinal cord injury in the MGH Neurosciences Critical Care Unit. He provides recommendations to facilitate best possible recovery for patients in the MGH NeuroRecovery clinic. In his research program, Dr. Lin directs the Laboratory for Translational Recovery, the mission of which is to inform neurorehabilitation for patients recovering after stroke by understanding systems neuroscience mechanisms of motor function and recovery.

Dr. Lin received his B.S. with honors in Mathematics and Computational Science from Stanford University. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from the Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology Pathway at Harvard Medical School in 2013. He completed his residency in Neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital during which he was recognized by the Harvard Medical School class for excellence in clinical teaching. He completed dual fellowships in Neurorecovery at Mass General and Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital and Neurocritical Care at Mass General and Brigham and Women’s Hospital.