Meet the Doctors
Joyce R. Lewis, MD
Family Medicine
I have asthma, allergies, eczema and aniridia, so I was in a doctor’s office all the time growing up. I wanted to be able to help others, like I had been helped. I chose family medicine for the diversity – the ability to care for patients of different ages and with different medical problems.
My mission is to provide excellent healthcare so patients can be healthy enough to fulfill their mission. Our area is so culturally diverse. I appreciate the differences in cultures and I am able to connect with patients who have different physical, mental and spiritual concerns. Patients have taught me a great deal about the U.S. healthcare system and their experiences.
I feel that every patient encounter is an opportunity to teach and to provide preventive healthcare. Most importantly, I enjoy that every patient brings something different. I see a variety of ages, from ‘itty-bitties’ or infants to senior citizens who sometimes have a more active personal life than I do. And I always treat my patients as I would my own family.
- Board-Certified: Family Medicine, American Board of Family Medicine
- Residency: Eastern Virginia Graduate School of Medicine, Ghent Family Practice, Norfolk, VA
- MD: University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC
- BSC: Biology (summa cum laude), Spelman College, Atlanta, GA
- Adjunct Faculty: Emory University, Department of Family & Preventive Medicine, Atlanta, GA
- Memberships: American Academy of Family Physicians, American Medical Association, Georgia Academy of Family Physicians, DeKalb Medical Center
Dorothy A. O. White-Williams, MD
Family Medicine
My mission is to partner with patients to help improve their overall well-being. I’ve come to realize that I can learn a lot from patients, and I enjoy the relationships developed over time – with them as individuals and with their families.
With each person who comes into my office, I become fully involved with their personal story and life. I listen intently and try to comfort them and let them know that I truly care. Listening to patients and being able to engage them is one of my strengths as a physician. I treat all patients with the same respect and compassion – regardless of their socioeconomic or cultural background. But my heart still aches sometimes as I discover the difficulties some patients have.
I enjoy having the ability to treat so many different kinds of people of all ages with all types of illnesses, and I appreciate being an integral part of the patients’ healthcare team. I look forward to continuing to build my medical knowledge so I can help my patients even more.
- Board-Certified: Family Medicine, American Board of Family Medicine
- Residency: Family Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
- MD: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
- BA: Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH
- Adjunct Faculty: Emory University, Department of Family & Preventive Medicine, Atlanta, GA
- Memberships: American Academy of Family Physicians, American Medical Association, Georgia Academy of Family Physicians, DeKalb Medical Center