Sharon Lewis, MD
University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Sharon Lewis, MD, is an Associate Professor of Neurology at the University of Pennsylvania. She specializes in general neurology and neuromuscular medicine. She completed her neurology residency and neuromuscular fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania in 2010 and stayed on as a faculty member. Throughout her career, she has pursued her passion for mentoring and teaching which is inclusive of supporting students who are underrepresented in medicine. With the knowledge of the leaky pipeline for students pursuing STEM based and healthcare fields, Dr. Lewis began teaching in the Penn Educational Pipeline Program (EPP) as a resident and eventually became the program director. The EPP provides a multi-tiered mentorship and educational opportunity which teaches health care concepts and self-efficacy to local West Philadelphia high school students. Now, in her role as Assistant Dean for Diversity Recruitment in the Program for Diversity and Inclusion at the Perelman School of Medicine, Dr. Lewis is the faculty advisor for several healthcare pipeline programs which impact high school to undergraduate students from underrepresented groups in medicine. As an Assistant Dean, she is a mentor to the incoming underrepresented students and serves as a guide to navigating their journey through medical school. In addition, she liaises with the office of admissions and student leaders from the cultural affinity groups to create innovative strategies to recruit a diverse medical school class. In this role, she collaborates with key stakeholders in the medical school leadership to ensure an inclusive environment that creates a sense of community amongst all the medical students. Due to these endeavors, Dr. Lewis has been recognized with several awards for clinical excellence as well as teaching and mentorship. These include the Penn Pearls teaching award, Penn Med Minority Hall of Fame for Commitment to Underrepresented Minorities, the Neurology Resident’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, the Dean's Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching (at an Affiliated Hospital), and was inducted into the Academy of Master Clinicians at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Lewis graduated from the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida, with a Bachelor of Science, cum laude, in Biology and a minor in chemistry and psychology. She earned her MD at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.