Kristle L. Lynch, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine (Gastroenterology)
Advanced Esophagology Fellowship Program Director, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Director, GI Physiology Laboratory, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Director, Esophagology and Swallowing Center, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Research Advisory Council, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Department: Medicine
Contact information
3400 Civic Center Boulevard
750 Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
South Pavilion
Philadelphia, PA 19104
750 Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
South Pavilion
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-349-8222
Fax: 215-349-5915
Fax: 215-349-5915
Education:
BA (Psychology)
Northwestern University, 2005.
MD (Medicine)
Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, 2009.
Permanent linkBA (Psychology)
Northwestern University, 2005.
MD (Medicine)
Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, 2009.
Selected Publications
Ketchem CJ, Dash A, Falk GW, Dellon ES, Lynch KL.: The Index of Severity for Eosinophilic Esophagitis Helps Predict Treatment Response to Dupilumab. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology May 2025.Carlson DA, Pandolfino JE, Yadlapati R, Vela MF, Spechler SJ, Schnoll-Sussman FH, Lynch K, Lazarescu A, Khan A, Katz P, Jain AS, Gyawali CP, Gupta M, Garza JM, Fass R, Clarke JO, Chokshi RV, Chen J, Ravi K, Chan WW, Sultan S, Konda VJA.: A Standardized Approach to Performing and Interpreting FLIP Panometry for Esophageal Motility Disorders: The Dallas Consensus. Gastroenterology Feb 2025.
Thanawala, S. Lynch, KL. : Management of Esophageal Strictures. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America 2025.
Strauss Starling A, Thanawala SU, Beveridge CA, Falk GW, Lynch KL.: Look above the IRP: predicting abnormal confirmatory testing in patients with esophagogastric junction outflow obstruction. Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology. Dec 2024.
Shah, E. D., Chan, W. W., Jodorkovsky, D., Lee Lynch, K., Patel, A., Patel, D., Yadlapati, R.: Optimizing the Management Algorithm for Heartburn in General Gastroenterology: Cost-Effectiveness and Cost-Minimization Analysis. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology October 2024.
Achalu, S; Berry, R; Joseph, A; Bhargava, M; Fernandez-Becker, N; Bredenoord, A; Chang, J; Dellon, E; Falk, G; Hirano, I; Horsley-Silva, J; Leiman, D; Lynch, K; Peterson, K; Kamal, A.: Esophageal Expert Development of a Preliminary Question Prompt List for Adults With Eosinophilic Esophagitis: A Modified Delphi Study. Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology September 2024.
Ketchem, C. Lynch, K.: PCABS and PPIs: the Dynamic Duo of Acid Blockers Gastroenterology and Hepatology September 2024.
Ketchem, C. Dash, A. Benitez, A. Muir, A. Falk, GW. Dellon, ES. Lynch, KL.: Evaluation of the Relationship between Esophageal Distensibility and the Index of Severity for Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Digestive Diseases Week. Washington, D.C. May 2024 Notes: Poster Presentation.
Strauss Starling A, Ren Y, Li H, Spergel JM, Muir AB, Lynch KL, Liacouras CA, Falk GW.: Reducing Eosinophil Counts in Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Children Is Associated With Reduction in Later Stricture Development. American Journal of Gastroenterology May 2024.
Ketchem, C. Dash, A. Falk, GW. Dellon, ES. Lynch, KL.: Correlation of the Index of Severity for Eosinophilic Esophagitis with Response to Therapy in a Dupilumab Treated Cohort. Digestive Diseases Week. Washington, D.C. Poster Presentation. May 2024.