Joy Lewis DO PhD

Professor, Medicine and Public Health Chair, Public Health A.T. Still University, School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona

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Wyoming and ChicagoWilson, WY 83014
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Summary

Dr. Joy H. Lewis is a nationally recognized physician leader and public health researcher with more than two decades of experience at the intersection of medicine, health systems transformation, and innovation. She brings a proven track record of advancing population health, driving value-based care, and advising on policy and strategy at the highest levels of U.S. healthcare.
She holds both a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) and a PhD in Health Services Research. She serves as Professor of Medicine and Public Health, Chair of the Department of Public Health and Research, and Director of Research at A.T. Still University’s School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona, where she also founded the National Center for Community Health Research. In these roles, she has led large-scale initiatives improving cancer screening, chronic disease care, and health equity for hundreds of thousands of patients across community health systems nationwide.
Board & Leadership Highlights
•    Founder & Director, National Center for Community Health Research — Executive leader of a multi-million-dollar research portfolio advancing health equity, care integration, and population health outcomes.
•    Federal Policy Advisor — Member, Medicare Evidence Development and Coverage Advisory Committee (CMS) and AHRQ Technical Expert Panel; provided national guidance on coverage decisions, research priorities, and community partnerships.
•    Health Systems Transformation Leader — Principal investigator on federally funded studies applying health economics, outcomes research, and implementation science to advance value-based care, virtual health, and self-measured blood pressure monitoring.
•    Experienced P&L Leader — Directed a national HRSA-funded workforce fellowship with full programmatic and financial responsibility; previously owned and operated a primary care internal medicine practice.

Education & Training

University of California, Los AngelesPh.D., Health Services, 2004
University of ChicagoResidency, Internal Medicine, 1995 - 1998
Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine at Midwestern UniversityClass of 1995
Tufts UniversityB.A., Quantitative Economics and Community Health, Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude, 1986 - 1990

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Certifications & Licensure

WY State License 2022 - 2027
CA State License 2020 - 2024
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Samuel J. Tibbitts Fellowship University of California, Los Angeles, 2001
National Research Service Award Recipient The University of California, Los Angeles, 2000
Sigma Sigma Phi Honor Society Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, 1995

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

3 citations
Advancing Virtual at-Home Care for Community Health Center Patients Using Patient Self-Care Tools, Technology, and Education.
Cheryl Modica, Joy H Lewis, R Curtis Bay
Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare. 2024-01-01
Advancing Virtual at-Home Care for Community Health Center Patients Using Patient Self-Care Tools, Technology, and Education [Response to Letter].
Cheryl Modica, Joy H Lewis, R Curtis Bay
Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare. 2024-01-01
15 citations
Impact of COVID-19-related care disruptions on blood pressure management and control in community health centers.
Margaret Meador, Fátima Coronado, Debosree Roy, R Curtis Bay, Joy H Lewis
BMC Public Health. 2022-12-08

Journal Articles

Evaluating Medical Student Engagement during Virtual Patient Simulations: A Sequential, Mixed Methods Study
McCoy, L, Pettit, RK, Lewis, JH, Allgood, A. Bay, C., Schwartz, FN, BMC Medical Education, 1/1/2016
Gamification & Multimedia for Medical Education: A Landscape Review
McCoy, L, Lewis, JH, Dalton, D, Osteopath Assoc, 1/1/2016
Training Medical Students to Serve the Medically Underserved Through a Virtual Community Health Center
McCoy L, Lewis JH, Bennett T, Allgood JA, Bay C, and Schwartz, FN, Journal of Healthcare for the Poor and Underserved, 1/1/2015

Abstracts/Posters

Assessing the underlying motives for flu vaccination noncompliance in the southern Ohio region.
Students: Ou J., Shah H., Shima S., Tran A., Vu T. Faculty: Shanahan C., Lewis J, National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) Community Health Institute, Orlando, FL, 1/23/2015
Self-efficacy and harm reduction among intravenous users after naloxone training in Portland, OR.
Students: Sallstrom J., Ostrue J., Gould J., Son E., Stout K. Faculty: Watts L., Herskowitz L., Lewis J, National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) Community Health Institute, Orlando, FL, 1/23/2015
A quality and process evaluation of El Rio Community Health Center's Diabetes Exercise and Education Program (DEEP).
Students: ChaudhuryA., Lovato J., Smithwick J., Sup J., Zackria R. Faculty: Dixon C, Wagner R, Lewis J, National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) Community Health Institute, Orlando, FL, 1/23/2015

Lectures

Education Technology Across the Professional Continuum – Reaching our Communities During Medical School
San Antonio, TX - 1/8/2016
Assessing awareness of osteopathic medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) in HealthPoint community health clinics of South King County, Washington.
Orlando, FL - 1/23/2015
Exploring and positively affecting the social determinants of health.
Orlando, FL - 1/23/2015

Other

Do pharmacies disclose prices to Medicare beneficiaries? Evidence from California ' s Prescription Drug Discount Program.
Lewis, Joy H, ProQuest Dissertations and Theses; 2004; Proquest Dissertations & Theses (PQDT)
1/1/2004