Dr. Cynthia Lewis, MD
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Cynthia Lewis, MD, is the Medical Director of the Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine within the Department of Pediatrics at Newark Beth Israel, and a Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. An accomplished leader with over two decades of experience, Dr. Lewis previously served as the Chief of the Division of Adolescent Medicine at BronxCare Health System. There, she designed and led an evidence-based, award-winning, and grant-funded healthcare program. Throughout her career, she has been the principal investigator for numerous grants dedicated to improving health outcomes in underserved communities.
Dr. Lewis earned her medical degree from the Boston University School of Medicine, completed her pediatric residency at Weill Cornell Medical Center, and held an adolescent medicine fellowship at Montefiore Medical Center. An active leader in her field, she has served on the Editorial Board of the Annals of Pediatric and Child Health and contributed to multiple committees for the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine. Outside of her clinical practice, she is an avid gardener, hiker, and traveler.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
- How to make complex adolescent health information understandable, relatable, and culturally relevant for young people.
- Why health education does not have to be boring when storytelling, culture, and creativity increase engagement.
- How Dr. Lewis turns funding barriers into opportunities by connecting community partners like City Harvest and Shape Up New York.
- How community partnerships expand what healthcare programs can accomplish even when resources are limited.
- How to connect the right people and resources to solve problems when a direct path is blocked.
- Why adolescents need healthcare that is developmentally appropriate, confidential, accessible, welcoming, and designed for them.
- How parents, educators, and healthcare professionals can communicate more effectively with the young people they serve.
- Why giving young people opportunities and adults who believe in them changes what they believe is possible.
- How healthcare professionals can think beyond the exam room to reach more people through population health and community engagement.
- That you do not always need more resources; you may need to see and connect the resources that already exist.
about the show
America’s Best Doctors is a business documentary series featuring medical professionals, healthcare leaders, innovators, and physicians who are making a meaningful impact in the lives of their patients and communities.
Each episode takes viewers beyond the white coat to explore the real story behind the doctor. Guests share the challenges, sacrifices, breakthroughs, and defining moments that shaped their careers and helped them become trusted leaders in medicine.
The series highlights doctors who have built their reputation through skill, compassion, innovation, leadership, and a commitment to improving lives. From patient care and medical breakthroughs to practice growth and community impact, America’s Best Doctors shows what it takes to lead in one of the most demanding fields in the world.
Through powerful interviews and documentary-style storytelling, the series gives audiences a closer look at the people, purpose, and humanity behind modern medicine.
For featured guests, America’s Best Doctors provides a platform to share their journey, build authority, and help viewers understand the passion and dedication behind their work.
