Jamal Lawrence, MD, DipABLM
Jamal Lawrence, MD, DipABLM
Founder | CEO | Physician
Harvest Health MD
Dr. Jamal Lawrence, MD, is a double board-certified Family Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine Physician and the founder and CEO of Harvest Health MD.
He is a New York native who graduated from the State University of New York at Binghamton with a B.A. in Biological Sciences and a Minor in Sociology. A year after graduating, Dr. Lawrence attended Indiana University School of Medicine and later completed his training at the Savannah Family Medicine Residency Program at Memorial Health in Savannah, Georgia.
Throughout his education and training, Dr. Lawrence has held numerous leadership positions in various organizations, including the Minority Association of Pre-medical Students (MAPS), the Student National Medical Association (SNMA), and the American Academy of Family Physicians Primary Care Leadership Collaborative (AAFP - PCLC). He has been recognized on a local and national level for his leadership and service to his community, winning the SCORE Savannah 2020 “Bizpitch Competition” and the local Black Chamber of Commerce’s “Emerging Black Business Award”. He has also been recognized by his undergraduate alumni association as “Bearcat of the Last Decade” B.O.L.D. 10 Under 10, an award granted to alumni who have demonstrated a very high level of career achievement within 10 years of graduating, thus showing great potential for future leadership.
Desiring to blend his passion for social issues, business, leadership, mentorship, and community service, Dr. Lawrence has continued to interweave them into his practice of medicine. After learning about the Direct Primary Care (DPC) medical practice model, he founded Harvest Health MD to be able to impact patients on a deeper level - while providing affordable and accessible health care regardless of insurance status. As an extension of Dr. Lawrence, Harvest Health MD seeks to improve the quality of care and healthcare experience for its members and the surrounding community.
As Dr. Lawrence continues his career, he remains focused on serving his community while bridging the gap between the exam room and community organizations. Dr. Lawrence is also a health and wellness enthusiast, which is demonstrated through his approach to patient care and his own lifestyle choices. As a recent Health Equity Achieved through Lifestyle Medicine (H.E.A.L.) Scholar, Dr. Lawrence has refined his focus, using lifestyle medicine and behavior change as a tool to close the gap in health disparities of chronic diseases that so many marginalized and underserved patients suffer from.
Dr. Lawrence currently resides in Savannah, Georgia with his wife and son and serves as the President of the South Atlantic Medical Association, his local National Medical Association (NMA) chapter. He is also a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Community Medicine at Mercer University School of Medicine. Dr. Lawrence is also a proud member of the American Academic of Family Physicians, the Georgia Academy of Family Physicians, and the American College of Lifestyle Medicine.