82 Equity, Diversity, Inclusion: Awareness, Curiosity, Action

Dr. Lisa Lowery is a native of Grand Rapids and a graduate of Ottawa Hills High School. She attended Michigan State University receiving her Bachelor of Science Degree in Microbiology, with Honors. Her research during her fellowship concentrated on sexually transmitted diseases and reproductive health. While at the Johns Hopkins, she obtained a Master of Public Health in the Department of Population and Family Health Sciences with a Certificate of Concentration in Maternal and Child Health. Currently, Dr. Lowery is an Adolescent Medicine specialist at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital-Spectrum Health Medical Group. She has been on faculty since July 2004. Dr. Lowery also serves as Adolescent Medicine Section Chief and an Associate Program Director for the Combined Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Residency Program Michigan State University/Grand Rapids Campus. She is the president of West Michigan Medical Society/National Medical Association and serves on the Grand Rapids Urban League Board of Directors and the Michigan Eating Disorders Alliance Board. In the summer of 2018, started serving on the Cherry Health Foundation Board and the Kent County Community Health Advisory Committee. Email Lisa at lisa.lowery@helendevoschildrens.org and visit https://medicine.chm.msu.edu/ to know more about her space. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! Pediatric Meltdown was listed as a Top 20 Pediatric Podcast on FeedSpot: https://blog.feedspot.com/pediatric_podcasts/ If you’d like to connect with me on Twitter @gagginol or email me at gagginol@medicalbhs.com and gagginol@yahoo.com to let me know your thoughts and what you would like to hear in upcoming episodes. To learn more about me visit https://www.medicalbhs.com/ LOVE WHAT YOU HEARD? Leave us a 5-star review so we can continue to provide you with great content. Share this episode and help people know more about children’s health and well-being.