Biography - John "Jack" C. Lewin, MD

John C. Lewin
Chief Executive Officer
American College of Cardiology (ACC)

Dr. Jack Lewin has been Chief Executive Officer of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) since November 2006. Under Dr. Lewin's leadership, ACC has aspired to contribute greatly to national leadership in advocacy related to expanding access to care for uninsured persons, and in reforming Medicare, Medicaid, and the financing and delivery of quality health care. 

Prior to Coming to ACC, Dr. Lewin was CEO of the 35,000 member California Medical Association and its various subsidiary companies. Dr. Lewin was also formerly Hawaii's Director of Health from 1986-1994, overseeing 6500 employees and a $1 Billion budget. In this role, he helped Hawaii achieve near-universal access to health care and revitalize statewide public health systems. In Hawaii, he was also CEO of the statewide 13-facility Community Hospital System.

As a Commissioned Officer in the USPHS prior to his role in Hawaii, Dr. Lewin was the founder and first Director of the Navajo Nation Department of Health, serving the needs of Americas largest Indian tribe, straddling the three states of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah.

He serves on numerous national boards and advisory bodies, including founder and President of the Physicians Foundations, which is among the top ten health-related philanthropies in the nation, focused on promoting quality, patient safety, and health information technology adoption, and President of the national Patient Safety Institute. He was an advisor on health policy to President Clinton.

Dr. Lewin received his B.A. in Biological Sciences from the University of California, Irvine, and his M.D. from the University of Southern California.