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