Lisa Maxwell, M.D., MHCDS

President, ChristianaCare Medical Group

In this role, Dr. Maxwell leads efforts to improve every aspect of care for every person the ChristianaCare Medical Group touches. Her priorities include the adoption of population health measures, the embedding of health equity into care delivery and workforce development, expansion of access points for patients, and the continuous enhancement of patient and caregiver experience.

Prior to her current role, Dr. Maxwell served as ChristianaCare’s chief learning officer. Before that, she worked in both student and resident education, serving as the program director in Family Medicine, co-program director for the Emergency Medicine-Family Medicine Residency Program and director for Undergraduate Medical Education. She also has served as interim chair for the Department of Family & Community Medicine.

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Dr. Maxwell completed her medical education at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Her residency training took place at Crozer-Keystone Family Medicine.

She joined ChristianaCare in 2005, completing a fellowship in faculty development with a focus on the care of underserved populations. In addition to leading efforts in clinical system education, she led efforts to establish the Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University’s Delaware Branch Campus for medical students.

She received a Master of Health Care Delivery Science from Dartmouth College in 2018.

She has held regional and local leadership positions in various organizations, including on the board of the Delaware Institute of Medical Education and Research (DIMER). She continues to practice primary care at ChristianaCare Family Medicine at Darley Green.

Specialties:Family Medicine
Education:Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Dartmouth College
Residency:Crozer-Keystone Family Medicine
Fellowship:ChristianaCare