David Lynch, MD, MBBS

David Lynch, MBBS is an Assistant Professor and clinician-investigator in the Division of Geriatrics. He completed his medical school training at the University of Limerick, in Ireland before transitioning to UNC where he completed his residency in Internal Medicine, Chief Residency and Geriatrics fellowship. The prospect of a career in Geriatrics for David represents an opportunity to manage patients with a wide variety of complex medical issues while being entrusted with guiding patients through some of the most challenging transitions of their lives. Combining this role with research allows him to develop the skills necessary to answer questions that arise in clinical practice and to improve the care of many older adults. His overarching research goal is to improve quality of life and decrease hospital-associated adverse events for persons with Alzheimer’s Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease Related Dementias.