Leadership
JOHN C. LEWIN, MD
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
American Health
John C. (Jack) Lewin, MD is the Chief Executive Officer or CEO of American Health.
Doctor Lewin is a principal and founder of Lewin and Associates LLC of New York City, and also Chairman of the National Coalition onHealth (NCHC) of Washington DC; and CEO of Convergent Health Systems. Lewin and Associates is a consulting firm focused on advising health start-ups, and also on policy development for health sector companies and government. The NCHC is a respected national advocacy organization in Washington DC representing 90+ national health sector organizations and over 150 million Americans.
Convergent Health Systems (NYC) is a newly-organized provider of advanced COVID-19 risk mitigation strategies, working with Verizon and other partners on strategies for the VA, businesses and academic institutions. Lewin also serves on FDA’s COVID PREPT Task Force. Lewin was President and Chief Executive Officer of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) in New York from 2013 to January 2017. CRF is a global research enterprise focused on preclinical science, human clinical trials, and cutting-edge education in interventional cardiology. TCT, CRF’s annual scientific symposium, is the world’s premier provider of advanced education in the field, drawing 12,000 leading cardiologists and healthcare professionals globally.
Dr. Lewin is an internationally recognized expert in promoting healthy populations and is a strong proponent of a more efficient, effective, and sustainable healthcare system that provides access to high-quality care for all. He has advised two Presidents of the United States as part of a rewarding career in health care, public health, and public policy. From 2006 through 2012, Dr. Lewin was CEO of the 60,000 member American College of Cardiology (ACC), representing over 95% of U.S. cardiologists, 5,000 cardiovascular nurses andclinicians, and over 5,000 international members. The ACC has a distinguished reputation among professional societies for leadership in measuring quality and outcomes to improve physician/hospital performance. During his tenure ACC developed the National Cardiovascular Data Registries (NCDR) comprised of 200 million patient records from over 3,500 hospitals and 2,000 outpatient practices organized to systematically improve heart and vascular outcomes.
Prior to ACC, Dr. Lewin was Chief Executive Officer of the 40,000 member California Medical Association (CMA), where he also advised two Governors and the state legislature on health policy. He was Hawaii’s Director of Health from 1986 to 1994, overseeing 6,500 employees and a billion-dollar budget. In addition to helping Hawaii achieve near-universal access to health care and revitalizing statewide public health systems, he served as CEO of Hawaii’s 12-facility statewide public hospital system. Before that, as a Commissioned Officer in the United States Public Health Service, Dr. Lewin was the founder and first Director of the Navajo Nation Department of Health, serving the health needs of America’s largest American Indian tribe.
He was named as one of Modern Healthcare’s “100 Most Influential People in Healthcare.” He is a recipient of the AMA’s Nathan Davis Award, the American Hospital Association’s Justin Ford Kimball Award, and USPHS Commissioned Officer Association’s Health Leader of the Year award. Dr. Lewin received his BA in Biological Sciences from the University of California, Irvine, and his MD and medical training at the University of Southern California and LA County Medical Center. He has completed more than 30 marathons and enjoys skiing, hiking, kayaking, and composing for the piano. He and his wife, Sandra, raised their three children in Hawaii.