Dr. Lewis Hunter

Dr. Lewis Hunter is an experienced Internist and Pediatrician who provides comprehensive care for patients of all ages. She has practiced primary care in Los Angeles for over a decade, developing expertise in providing preventive care, addressing urgent issues, and managing complex medical conditions. As an Assistant Professor at UCLA Health and the Geffen School of Medicine, she cared for a large panel of adult and pediatric patients, supervised and taught resident physicians and medical students, and volunteered at Venice Family Clinic. She aims to provide high-quality, patient-centered medical care grounded in the patient-doctor relationship. When she’s not working, she is spending time with her family and 3 children, reading fiction for her book club, walking her dog, and volunteering with a local literacy organization.

Education & Training:

  • BA, Neuroscience, Columbia College at Columbia University

  • MD, Harvard Medical School

  • Internship & Residency Training in Internal Medicine & Pediatrics (Med-Peds), UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine

  • MS, Health Policy & Management, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health

  • National Research Service Award, UCLA

Licensing & Certifications & Memberships:

  • Physician & Surgeon License, California Medical Board

  • American Board of Internal Medicine

  • American Board of Pediatrics

  • American Academy of Pediatrics

  • American College of Physicians

ALIGNED MD Model

At Aligned MD, Dr. Lewis Hunter provides personalized, evidence-based, relationship-driven internal medicine and pediatrics care. This care is flexible and aligned with your goals— whether this be a second opinion about a symptom or medical treatment or jumpstarting a diagnostic workup or treatment plan while you wait to see your regular doctor. It is not designed to replace your primary care internist or pediatrician.

Services offered:

  • Consultation regarding general pediatrics and internal medicine prevention, symptoms, and chronic diseases — including insomnia or sleep problems, perimenopausal symptom management, hypertension (high blood pressure), hyperlipidemia (high cholesterol), pediatric ADHD or developmental concerns, breastfeeding support, newborn care, travel, anxiety and depression, headache, abdominal pain… really almost anything you would see your primary care doctor about that is not an emergency

  • Orders for laboratory testing

  • Referrals for routine imaging

  • Medication prescribing

  • Comprehensive diagnostic and treatment planning

  • Specialty referrals

  • In-person (coming soon!) and telemedicine visits

  • Coordination with your other providers

Services NOT offered:

  • Full service or concierge primary care

  • 24-hour on-call services

  • Urgent care requiring in-office testing or treatment

  • In-office testing such as pap smears, EKGs, urine testing, rapid strep or influenza tests

  • Prescription of controlled medications to adults

  • Insurance billing