Department of
Medical Ethics and Health Policy
Medical Ethics and Health Policy
Department of Medical Ethics / People / Lynch
Holly Fernandez Lynch JD, MBE
Assistant Professor of Medical Ethics and Health Policy at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department: Medical Ethics and Health Policy
Contact information
Blockley Hall, Room 1426
423 Guardian Drive
Philadelphia, PA 19104
423 Guardian Drive
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-746-7327
Links
A resource for locating diverse, underrepresented bioethics scholars
Public website for the Advancing Effective Research Ethics Oversight (AEREO) Consortium
A resource for locating diverse, underrepresented bioethics scholars
Public website for the Advancing Effective Research Ethics Oversight (AEREO) Consortium
Education:
BA (Health and Societies)
University of Pennsylvania College of Arts and Sciences, 2003.
JD (Law)
University of Pennsylvania Law School, 2006.
MBE (Bioethics)
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2006.
Permanent linkBA (Health and Societies)
University of Pennsylvania College of Arts and Sciences, 2003.
JD (Law)
University of Pennsylvania Law School, 2006.
MBE (Bioethics)
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2006.
Selected Publications
Lynch HF: Supreme Court Hearing Abortion Pill Case. Scripps News Live March 2024 Notes: https://video.snapstream.net/Play/7u0n6PNc4F9nZE4X4uFTqk?accessToken=f7f95bj5drm9.Jacobs E, Earp BD, Appelbaum PS, Bruce L, Cassidy K, Celidwen Y, Cheung K, Clancy SK, Devenot N, Evans J, Lynch HF, Friesen P, Romeu AG, Gehani N, Maloof M, Marcus O, Moen OM, Mertens M, Nayak SM, Noorani T, Patch K, Porsdam-Mann S, Raj G, Rajwani K, Ray K, Smith W, Villiger D, Levy N, Crisp R, Savulescu J, Singh I, Yaden DB: The Hopkins-Oxford Psychedelics Ethics (HOPE) Working Group Consensus Statement. American Journal of Bioethics Online first 2024.
Lynch HF, Kesselheim AS: Viewpoint: FDA in the Crosshairs: Science, Politics, and Abortion (invited, peer reviewed). JAMA In press 2024 Notes: With interview: https://edhub.ama-assn.org/jn-learning/audio-player/18866351.
Lynch HF: "A dilemma in ALS, the first MASH drug, & why gene therapy is hard" STAT The Readout Loud (podcast) 2024 Notes: https://www.statnews.com/2024/03/14/readout-loud-podcast-als-amylyx-mash-gene-therapy-sickle-cell/
Etkin J, Ross J, Lynch HF, Mooghali M, Ramachandran R: Public Comment - FDA-2023-D-2318: Demonstrating Substantial Evidence of Effectiveness with One Adequate and Well-Controlled Clinical Investigation and Confirmatory Evidence. FDA Public Docket December 2023 Notes: https://www.regulations.gov/comment/FDA-2023-D-2318-0018.
Lynch HF, Ramachandran R (with signatories): Expert Letter to Congressional Sponsors re: The Promising Pathway Act Congressional Record December 2023 Notes: https://doctorsforamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Congress-Letter-Promising-Pathway-Act-12.04.23-FINAL.pdf.
Lynch HF, Kearns L, Moch K, Caplan AL: What’s the Worst That Could Happen? A Toothless FDA. Health Affairs Forefront November 2023 Notes: https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/s-worst-could-happen-toothless-fda.
Lynch HF: "Miracle Drugs, Million Dollar Price Tags" "playing god?" (podcast, hosted by Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics) November 2023.
Lynch HF: “Life in the Fast Lane: Navigating Accelerated Drug Approval” MedPage Today, Instagram Live October 2023.
Lynch HF: "Do IRBs Do More Good Than Harm?" Bio(un)ethical (podcast) October 2023 Notes: https://www.biounethical.com/episodes/episode/79e72cf4/4-holly-fernandez-lynch-do-irbs-do-more-good-than-harm.