Dr. Lynch is a nationally and internationally recognized physician executive, innovator, and health system strategist whose work advances the integration of emergency medicine, addiction treatment, and public health innovation. A board-certified emergency medicine physician, Dr. Lynch has built a career at the intersection of clinical leadership, health policy, and digital transformation, developing sustainable, evidence-informed models of care that bridge medicine, research, and community systems.

He is the Founder and Chief Medical Officer of MATTERS (Medication for Addiction Treatment & Electronic Referrals) — a multistate platform that has redefined how individuals with substance use disorders access timely, evidence-based treatment and harm-reduction resources. Under his leadership, MATTERS has become one of the nation’s most comprehensive linkage and referral systems, facilitating thousands of treatment connections through a HIPAA-secure digital network, 24/7 tele-MAT access, and community harm-reduction initiatives. The program has distributed over 22 million fentanyl & xylazine test strips, 10,000 naloxone kits, and 40+ harm-reduction vending sites, while securing over $44 million in competitive state and local funding to expand access to care and strengthen public health infrastructure.

Dr. Lynch serves as a Clinical Professor of Emergency and Addiction Medicine at the University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, where he mentors medical students, residents, and fellows in emergency care, addiction medicine, and healthcare systems innovation. He actively collaborates with academic institutions across the United States and Canada on multi-site research and implementation projects focused on addiction medicine, harm reduction, and telehealth-enabled models of care. His scholarly contributions include numerous peer-reviewed publications in journals such as The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, and Journal of Addiction Medicine, along with invited reviews and white papers for leading professional organizations.

A sought-after national and international lecturer, Dr. Lynch has delivered more than 100 invited presentations, panels, and keynote addresses at major conferences across North America and Europe. His international presentations include the World Academic Congress of Emergency Medicine (Rome, Italy), the Mediterranean Emergency Medicine Congress (Rhodes, Greece), and the Canadian Society of Addiction Medicine Scientific Conference (Hamilton, Ontario, and Victoria, British Columbia). In the United States, he has spoken at the American Academy of Emergency Medicine Annual Scientific Assembly, the National Council on Mental Wellbeing NATCON Conference, and the National Conference on EMS, among many others. His research and public health leadership have informed state and national strategies in substance-use treatment and harm reduction, earning recognition from the New York State Department of Health, American Academy of Emergency Medicine, and the New York Society of Addiction Medicine.

He completed his Emergency Medicine Residency at the University at Buffalo, where he served as Chief Resident, and earned his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (inaugural class). Dr. Lynch also holds an executive education certificate from Harvard Business School (Managing Health Care Delivery) and is completing a certificate in Innovations for Substance Use Disorder at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School.

Addictions, Clinical Research, Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Medicine

Physician Gender:

Male