John Lewis, Jr, MD, MS FACEP

John Edward Lewis, Jr. is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and core educational faculty at the Emory University School of Medicine, where he serves as the co-chair of Social Emergency Medicine and Director of APP Education. A Morehouse College graduate, John received his medical doctorate from Howard University. In 2003, he completed his residency in Emergency Medicine at Cook County Hospital, Chicago, IL.

John is passionate about teaching and has also held academic positions at Cook County Hospital and Hampton University. He has received several teaching awards throughout his career. Most recently, John served as the co-chair of the ACEP (American College of Emergency Physicians) Social Emergency Medicine Education Workgroup. In this role, he co-led a national team composed of joint members of the Society for Academic Emergency Physicians (SAEM) and ACEP in the development of a free onlinesocial emergency medicine curriculum, SEMinal Study, which launched in May 2024.

Dr. Lewis co-founded a layperson’s health literacy start-up, Emergency Medicine Remix, whose mission is to educate and end preventable health disparities through synergistic partnerships with educators, creatives, and artists. Toolkits, collaborations, and live events can also be accessed at EMREMX.com. Emergency Medicine Remix -The Podcast can be found on all streaming and social media platforms.