David Lynch, MRCPI, PhD is a consultant neurologist at the National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery and the UCL Institute of Neurology in London. He specializes in neurogenetics, particularly the inherited white matter disorders, like ALSP.

He completed his early medical training in Dublin, before taking up a Leonard Wolfson Clinical Fellowship at the UCL Institute of Neurology. He completed a PhD on the genetics of leukodystrophy, and has authored numerous papers on clinical and genetic aspects of these conditions in adults.

Dr. Lynch is clinical lead for adults at the NHS England Highly Specialist Service for inherited white matter disorders, a specialist multidisciplinary team which provides advice on the diagnosis and management of these rare conditions.