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  • Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Otology & Neurotology
  • Accepting new patients
  • Smith Tower 6550 Fannin Street, Floor 17, Houston, TX 77030
  • (713) 322-4512

Brief Intro

Dr. Kenny Lin is a board-certified otolaryngologist who specializes in disorders of the ear.  He is passionate about treating hearing loss, chronic ear infections, dizziness, and tumors of the lateral skull base.  He is committed to understanding your concerns as the patient and partnering with you to offer the best treatment options.  He is an expert in rehabilitation of hearing loss and has published on outcomes after stapes surgery, cholesteatoma surgery, ossicular chain reconstruction, and cochlear implantation.  His ongoing research interests include expanding the indications for cochlear implantation and new treatment paradigms of vestibular schwannomas.

Dr. Lin attended medical school at Washington University in St. Louis before residency at New York Presbyterian Columbia & Cornell.  He then completed a prestigious two-year fellowship in Otology and Neurotology at the Michigan Ear Institute.

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Education Background

MEDICAL SCHOOL

Washington University in St. Louis

Languages Spoken

  • English

Location & Hours

  • Houston Methodist ENT Specialists
  • 6550 Fannin Street, Floor 17, Houston, TX 77030

Specialties Treated

  • Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
  • Otology & Neurotology

Conditions Addressed

  • Hearing Loss
  • Hypothyroidism
  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea
  • Otitis Media
  • Neck Pain
  • Sleep Disorders
  • Hashimoto's
  • Nasal Obstruction
  • Nasal Valve Stenosis
  • Balance Disorders
  • Ear infection
  • Nasal Trauma
  • Neck Abscesses
  • Parathyroid Disorders
  • Sinusitis
  • Sleep Apnea
  • Thyroid disorders
  • Tinnitus
  • Vocal cord disorders
  • Voice Disorders
  • Facial Trauma
  • Cholesteatoma
  • Tympanic Membrane Perforation
  • Tonsillitis
  • Otosclerosis
  • Nerve Pain
  • Sinonasal Tumors
  • Neck Tumors
  • Head and Neck Cancer
  • Nasal CSF Leaks
  • Thyroid Cancer
  • Benign Thyroid Diseases
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Procedures Performed

  • Rhinoplasty
  • Sinus Surgery
  • Tonsillectomy or Adenoidectomy
  • Septoplasty
  • Facial Reconstruction
  • Nasal Reconstruction
  • Sleep Apnea Treatments
  • Cochlear Implant (CI)
  • Neck Surgery
  • Hearing Aid Fittings
  • Assistive Listening Devices
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Insurance Accepted

* Insurance information may change frequently. Please verify directly with the provider (doctor/clinic).

  • Tricare
  • HealthSmart
  • Cigna
  • Molina Healthcare
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas
  • Golden Rule
  • Mutual of Omaha
  • Medicare
  • Devoted Health
  • Renaissance
  • UnitedHealthcare
  • Aetna
  • State Farm
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  • Gastroenterology & GI Surgery 119
  • Pulmonology & Lung Surgery 125
  • Diabetes & Endocrinology 53
  • Children's Hospital 23
  • Urology 117
  • Psychiatry 96
  • Geriatrics 115
  • Rehabilitation 139
  • Obsterics & Gynecology 13
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  • Ear, Nose & Throat 10
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  • Long Term Care 50
  • Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy) 60