Dr. Orlin is an attending surgeon on the Wills Eye Retina Service. He graduated magna cum laude from the University of Rochester and was a member of their varsity tennis team. Dr. Orlin completed his medical school training at the University of Pennsylvania, where he stayed on to complete his Ophthalmology Residency at the Scheie Eye Institute. During his residency, Dr. Orlin was one of four residents nationwide selected to present his retinal research at the annual AUPO (Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology) meeting.

After residency, Dr. Orlin went on to complete his vitreoretinal surgery fellowship training at Weill Cornell Medical College/New York Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan, where he stayed on faculty as an Associate Professor of Ophthalmology. While at Cornell, he served as the Vitreoretinal Surgery Fellowship Director, and has trained countless fellows.