Dr. Lewey was born and raised in the Kansas City area. He received his Bachelors degree from William Jewell College and his medical education from the University of Health Sciences College Of Osteopathic Medicine in Kansas City. Upon graduation Dr. Lewey was commissioned a Captain in the U.S. Army Medical Corps and reported to Fort Bragg, North Carolina for his internship in 1984 and then following his internship Dr. Lewey was selected as one of the Army’s first combined Internal Medicine-Pediatrics residents at William Beaumont Army Medical Center where he received the Outstanding House staff Research Award.

After residency he assumed several leadership positions including command of the Main Support Battalion’s medical company of 1st Infantry Division (Mech) Main Support Battalion during the first Gulf War where he was awarded the Bronze Star medal and Combat Medic Badge. In 1994 he was one of only two physicians promoted two years early to Lieutenant Colonel.

Dr. Lewey completed his fellowship at Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, where he remained until its closure in 1996. He then became the Chief of Gastroenterology at Evans Army Hospital before leaving the military to enter private practice in 1998.  Dr. Lewey’s special interests and expertise include Celiac Sprue, food intolerance, inflammatory bowel diseases and advanced endoscopic procedures. Dr. Lewey has written numerous articles, book chapters, and a booklet. He has five children from grade school age to young adult and is married to Dr. Jennifer Lewey. His hobbies include skiing, photography, genealogy, Civil War history and the love of sport cars.

Education/Experience

College: William Jewell College, Liberty, MO, 1980

Medical School: University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kansas City, MO, 1984

Internship: Womack Army Hospital, Fort Bragg, NC 1984-1985.

Residency: Combined Internal Medicine-Pediatrics, William Beaumont Army Medical Center El Paso, TX 1985-1989.

Gastroenterology Fellowship: Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Aurora, CO 1993-1995

Board Certifications

Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) 1989

Diplomate of ABIM, Subspecialty of Gastroenterology 1995, 2005

Diplomate of American Board of Pediatrics 1989, 1998