Kristle Lee Lynch, MD

Gastroenterology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Gastroenterology Perelman
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Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Director, Esophageal and Swallowing Center
  • Director, GI Physiology Lab
  • Director, Advanced Esophagology Fellowship
  • Professor of Clinical Medicine (Gastroenterology)

My education and training

  • Medical School: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
  • Residency: Northwestern Memorial Hospital
  • Fellowship: Johns Hopkins Hospital

Spoken languages

English
English

Insurance accepted

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Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Lynch is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and conditions

Research

Publications

Bellam, K., Lee, B., Lynch, KL. Eosinophilic Esophagitis Response Rates in Real Life. , The World Organization for Specialized Studies on Diseases of the Esophagus 17th World Conference. Versailles, France.: 2026


Bellam, K., Lee, Briton., Muir, A., Lynch, KL. Hard to Swallow: Treatment Adherence Challenges in Eosinophilic Esophagitis , The World Organization for Specialized Studies on Diseases of the Esophagus 17th World Conference. Versailles, France. : 2026


Bellam, K., Lee, B., Lynch, KL. Dupixent Dosage Decision: Exploring the Histologic Trend for a Change from Weekly to Every Other Week in Eosinophilic Esophagitis , The World Organization for Specialized Studies on Diseases of the Esophagus 17th World Conference. Versailles, France. : 2026


Dellon, E. S.; Carlson, D. A.; Greuter, T.; Collins, M. H.; Lankarani, A.; Talreja, N.; Ravi, K.; Simões Neto, J.; Afif, W.; Gonsalves, N. P.; Lynch, K. L.; Zaghloul, S.; Cunoosamy, D.; Durrani, S. R.; Zhang, M.; Raphael, B. P.; Angello, J. T.; Radwan, A.; Almansa, C.; Biedermann, L. Dupilumab Improves Esophageal Distensibility in Adults With Eosinophilic Esophagitis: 24-Week Results From the Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Remodeling With Dupilumab in Eosinophilic Esophagitis Long Term (REMODEL) Trial , Digestive Diseases Week. Chicago, IL.: 2026


Jensen, E.T., Katz, I., Abonia, J.P., Bailey, D.D., Chang, J.W., Chehade, M., Davis, C., Dellon, E.S., Furuta, G., Gupta, S.K., Menard-Katcher, C.D., Khoury, P., Kline, D., Klion, A., Kodroff, E., Lynch, K.L., Mehta, P., Mukkada, V.A., Nistel, M., Pesek, R., Rothenberg, M.E., Shoda, T., Starling, A.L.S., Strobel, M.J., Wright, B.L., Muir, A.B. Disproportionate Management of Esophageal Food Impactions: A Multi-Institutional Study , Digestive Diseases Week. Chicago, IL. : 2026


Dash A, Starling AS, Shaffer S, Muir A, Lynch KL. Assessing the performance of a new diagnostic criterion for diagnosing esophageal lichen planus , Diseases of the Esophagus: 2026


Thiele, K., Lee, B., Bellam, K., Rosoff-Verbit, Z., Sodagum, L., Davis, T., Spergel, J., Buckey, T., Muir, A., Lynch, KL. When Relief Hurts: Exploring the Adverse Effect Profile of Dupilumab in Children and Adults With Eosinophilic Esophagitis. , Digestive Diseases Week. Chicago, IL.: 2026


Jain, A. S.; Fang, J. C.; Vaezi, M. F.; Lynch, K. L. AGA Clinical Practice Update on Clinical Interpretation and Reporting of Reflux Monitoring: Expert Review. , Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology : 2026


Avraamides, C. Lynch, KL. Symowicz, J. Mullaney, C. Improving the Journey to Diagnosis and Effective Treatment of Eosinophilic Esophagitis , American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting. Phoenix, Az. : 2025


Shah E., Chiang A., Lynch K., Swanstrom L., Marescaux J., Rishindra R., Vissagi P. Emerging Innovation, Artificial Intelligence, and Digital Technology in Esophagology , Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.: 2025