{"id":4249,"date":"2020-03-06T15:44:34","date_gmt":"2020-03-06T20:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ent\/?post_type=directory&#038;p=4249"},"modified":"2026-02-02T15:29:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T20:29:58","slug":"doris-lin-md","status":"publish","type":"directory","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ent\/directory\/doris-lin-md\/","title":{"rendered":"Doris Lin, MD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Assistant Professor<\/p>\n<h4>Specialty:<\/h4>\n<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Adult and pediatric general otolaryngology. Endoscopic sinus surgery, in-office balloon sinuplasty, ear tubes, and tonsillectomy.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Contact Information:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Appointments: (984) 974-6484<\/li>\n<li>Surgery Scheduler: <span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Michelle Handy (984) 974-1625<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Education:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>BS: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, Chemistry, Biology. 1993-1997<\/li>\n<li>MD: University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco , CA. 1997-2001<\/li>\n<li>Internship: Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA. 2001-2002<\/li>\n<li>Residency: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA. 2002-2006<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Professional Experience:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Assistant Professor,\u00a0Department of Otolaryngology\/Head and Neck Surgery,\u00a0University of North Carolina School of Medicine,\u00a0Chapel Hill, NC, 2020- Present<\/li>\n<li>Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Campbell University Jerry M. 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