George D. Lundberg is the Editor at Large of Medscape Medical News

George D. Lundberg, MD Editor-at-Large, Medscape

As Editor-at-Large for Medscape, Dr. Lundberg delivers to readers his informed perspective on up-to-the minute issues affecting healthcare and the practice of medicine. In addition to his work with Medscape, he serves as Editor-in-Chief at Cancer Commons, as President and Chair of the Board of Directors of The Lundberg Institute, and as a clinical professor of pathology at Northwestern University. Dr. Lundberg has more than 30 years' combined experience as Editor-in-Chief of JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association), the 10 AMA specialty journals, AM News, Medscape, The Medscape Journal of Medicine, eMedicine from WebMD, and MedPage Today from Everyday Health. He was called a medical Internet "pioneer" in 1995. A frequent lecturer and radio and television guest, and a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, the Industry Standard dubbed Dr. Lundberg "Online Healthcare's Medicine Man" in 2000.

Latest Articles by George D. Lundberg

Is the AMA Irrelevant or the Main Player? Books and articles expose the problems inside medicine but solutions don't seem to follow.
Medscape Internal Medicine, May 3, 2022
How and Why the Language of Medicine Must Change Words matter. Which of today's commonly used terms need updating, and what are better alternatives?
Medscape Internal Medicine, March 30, 2022
The Human Race Keeps Trying to Make Itself Extinct Nuclear war, climate change, and increasingly deadly pandemics. Will we ever again distinguish what really matters from all the self-destructive drivel around us?
Medscape Internal Medicine, February 9, 2022
Make Room for Mavericks Among Us Maverick medicine has a valid place alongside the mainstream, but beware the physician loonies.
Medscape Internal Medicine, January 12, 2022
The Life Lessons That Elizabeth Holmes Didn't Learn The epic failure of Theranos reminds us all of the life lessons we should have learned in kindergarten, says Dr Lundberg.
Medscape Internal Medicine, November 23, 2021
DIY Fingernail Surgery for Seborrheic Keratoses Dr Lundberg presents long-term follow-up of his personal technique to remove these benign lesions.
Medscape Internal Medicine, October 22, 2021
Death and Dying in America Dr George Lundberg says planning for the end of life should be a requirement and suggests that as a country, we have a long way to go.
Medscape Internal Medicine, September 2, 2021
Time for a New Letter From a Birmingham Jail We need another massive protest movement, this one against the anti-vaxxer/anti-masker public health threat.
Medscape Internal Medicine, August 19, 2021
Leana Wen's Fight Is Our Fight George Lundberg reviews Leana Wen's latest book.
Medscape Internal Medicine, August 4, 2021
Being a Patient Is Still Hazardous to Your Health The patient safety movement still has its work cut out for it, says Dr Lundberg.
Medscape Internal Medicine, June 28, 2021

About George Lundberg, MD

Prior to joining CollabRx, Dr. Lundberg served as President of the American Society for Clinical Pathology; Professor of Pathology and Associate Director of Laboratories at the Los Angeles County/USC Medical Center for 10 years; and for 5 years was Professor and Chair of Pathology at the University of California, Davis. He served in the US Army during the Vietnam War, leaving as a lieutenant colonel after 11 years. Prior to his military service, Dr. Lundberg completed a clinical internship in Hawaii and a pathology residency in San Antonio. He holds earned and honorary degrees from North Park College, Baylor University, the University of Alabama (Birmingham and Tuscaloosa), the State University of New York (Syracuse), Thomas Jefferson University, and the Medical College of Ohio. Dr. Lundberg has worked in tropical medicine in Central America and forensic medicine in New York, Sweden, and England. His major professional interests are toxicology, violence, communication, physician behavior, patient safety, and health system reform.