Neurology
David Lynch, MD
Professor of Neurology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
David R. Lynch, MD, PhD, is an attending neurologist in the Division of Neurology at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), where he directs the Friedreich's Ataxia Program and serves as Professor of Neurology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. His subspecialty focus is neurogenetics, with particular expertise in Friedreich's ataxia (FA), a progressive neurodegenerative disorder caused by frataxin gene mutations leading to ataxia, cardiomyopathy, and diabe
35+
Years in Practice
Credentials
Board Certifications
- Neurology (American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology)
- Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology
Education & Training
- Professor of Neurology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
- Fellowship, Pharmacology and Neurology - University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
- Residency, Neurology - Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
- Internship, Internal Medicine - Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
- PhD in Neuroscience - Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Clinical Focus
Subspecialties
Conditions & Treatments
Practice Details
Hospital Affiliations
- Lancaster General Hospital
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- Hospitals of the University of Pennsylvania-Penn Presbyterian
- Kenmore Mercy Hospital
- UPMC Altoona
Languages
English
Experience
35+ years in practice