Penn Medicine Provider
Gastroenterology
Kristle Lee Lynch, MD
5.0
(191)
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Gastroenterology Perelman
Make an appointmentCall 215-349-8222

About me

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

Education and training

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

What my patients think about me

Average Rating
5.0

191 reviews

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

May 2025
5.0
5.0
intelligent, thorough and caring.
May 2025
5.0
5.0
dr lynch is a true professional.
April 2025
5.0
5.0
he was patient with me. she explained things thoroughly and made me feel very comfortable and at ease.
April 2025
5.0
5.0
she really listened to my concerns and spent a lot of time with me

Insurance accepted

My 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

My research

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: 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: 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.: 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: 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: 2024

Ketchem, C. Lynch, K. PCABS and PPIs: the Dynamic Duo of Acid Blockers , Gastroenterology and Hepatology: 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. : 2024

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: 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.: 2024