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Highly recommend!Dr Lynch was wonderful. It looked at my MRI before coming in the room so he knew everything that was going on. He showed me the MRI and explained it in terms that I could understand easily. I highly recommend him.
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Quick & Thorough!
Dr Lynch was very thorough and quick to diagnose my shoulder issue. He provided me a treatment and exercises to perform.
Dr. Jeffrey Lynch is a fellowship-trained orthopedic shoulder and elbow surgeon who specializes in complex arthroscopic and open surgeries of the upper extremity. Dr. Lynch completed his residency in orthopedic surgery at the Jefferson Health New Jersey Division, where he received training in all aspects of orthopedic surgery including arthroplasty, arthroscopy, fracture care surgery as well as the non-operative management of many orthopedic conditions. While in residency, Dr. Lynch served as the research chief resident overseeing one of the most productive research residencies nationwide.
Following residency, Dr. Lynch completed a fellowship in shoulder and elbow surgery at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Cleveland, OH, training under world experts in the treatment of all conditions related to the shoulder and elbow. In Cleveland, Dr. Lynch gained an extensive knowledge in routine and complex shoulder replacement procedures, rotator cuff and labral repair, and muscle tendon transfers as well as elbow arthroscopy, arthroplasty and ligamentous procedures such as biceps repairs and Tommy John Surgery. Dr. Lynch has a particular interest in revision shoulder replacement and periprosthetic fracture management.
Dr. Lynch, At A Glance
- Board-eligible orthopedic surgeon
- Fellowship-trained shoulder and elbow surgery
- Specialize in complex primary and revision shoulder arthroplasty
- Provides expert care arthroscopic and open procedures of the shoulder and elbow
- Special interest in periprosthetic fractures and prosthetic joint infections of the shoulder and elbow
- Throwing sport injury specialist including Tommy John Surgery and UCL repair
Specialty Focus
- Primary and revision shoulder arthroplasty
- Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair
- Arthroscopic and open treatment of shoulder instability
- Elbow arthroplasty
- Fractures of the shoulder and elbow
- Tendinous and ligamentous injuries of the elbow
- Throwing injuries of the upper extremity
Advanced Techniques / Approach to Care
- Anatomic and reverse shoulder replacement
- Advanced 3D pre-operative planning in shoulder arthroplasty
- Pyrocarbon hemiarthroplasty for young active patients with advanced shoulder arthritis
- Minimally invasive arthroscopic techniques in rotator cuff and labral repairs
- Elbow UCL repair or reconstruction with internal brace
- Total elbow arthroplasty
- Nonsurgical management of all conditions of the shoulder and elbow
Why Patients Choose Dr. Lynch
Patients choose Dr. Lynch for:
- Personalized approach to patient care
- Patient autonomy in clinical decision making
- Advanced modern techniques in shoulder replacement surgery
- Expert-level care for complex revision and periprosthetic fracture procedures right here in Delaware
Conditions Treated
- Primary osteoarthritis of the shoulder and elbow
- Rotator cuff tear arthropathy of the shoulder
- Incomplete and complete rotator cuff tear
- Anterior/posterior subluxation of humerus
- Strain/injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of other parts of biceps
- 2,3,4 part open/closed fracture of elbow, shoulder and humerus (displaced and non-displaced)
- Adhesive capsulitis
- Subluxation/dislocation of shoulder joint
- Medial/lateral epicondylitis of the elbow
Procedures Performed
Procedures performed in office:
- Glenohumeral and subacromial injections
- Intra-articular elbow injections
Frequently scheduled treatments or interventions
- Anatomic and reverse total shoulder arthroplasty
- Revision total shoulder arthroplasty
- Shoulder rotator cuff repair, subacromial decompression, biceps tenodesis
- Shoulder debridement
- Shoulder arthroscopic labral repair
- Distal biceps and triceps tendon repair
Dr. Lynch was born and raised in Sewell, NJ. After attending high school at St. Joseph’s Prep in Philadelphia, PA, he completed his undergraduate studies in Biology at The Johns Hopkins University where he played four years of NCAA baseball serving as team captain. Upon graduation, he attended the Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Stratford, NJ.
Dr. Lynch completed his residency in orthopedic surgery at the Jefferson Health New Jersey Division, where he received training in all aspects of orthopedic surgery including arthroplasty, arthroscopy, fracture care surgery as well as the non-operative management of many orthopedic conditions. While in residency, Dr. Lynch served as the research chief resident overseeing one of the most productive research residencies nationwide.
Following residency, Dr. Lynch completed a fellowship in shoulder and elbow surgery at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Cleveland, OH, training under world experts in the treatment of all conditions related to the shoulder and elbow. In Cleveland, Dr. Lynch gained an extensive knowledge in routine and complex shoulder replacement procedures, rotator cuff and labral repair, and muscle tendon transfers as well as elbow arthroscopy, arthroplasty and ligamentous procedures such as biceps repairs and Tommy John Surgery. Dr. Lynch has a particular interest in revision shoulder replacement and periprosthetic fracture management.
- Fellowship – The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
- Residency – Jefferson Health NJ
- Medical school – Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine
- Undergraduate – Johns Hopkins University
Board certifications: AAOS Board Eligible Surgeon
Professional memberships:
- American Shoulder and Elbow Society (ASES) – Candidate member
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery (AAOS)
- Mid-Atlantic Shoulder and Elbow Society (MASES)
- Phoenix Society
During his undergrad at Johns Hopkins, he played four years of NCAA Baseball, serving as team captain. Dr. Lynch is active in education and producing research to move the field of orthopaedics forward. Throughout his training, he has authored more than a dozen peer-reviewed journal articles and presented his research at local, regional and national orthopedic and sub-specialty conferences, receiving numerous awards for his work. He is a candidate member of the American Shoulder and Elbow Society (ASES), a member of the Mid-Atlantic Shoulder and Elbow Society (MASES) and the prestigious Phoenix Society. In his free time, Dr. Lynch enjoys cooking, distance running, golf, watching and attending Philadelphia sporting events, and spending time with his wife, Stephanie, and their growing family.