Michael D. Lewis , MD, MPH, MBA, FACPM, FACN is the president and founder of the
Brain Health Education and Research Institute. He is an expert on nutritional and
holistic interventions for brain health, particularly the use of omega-3 fatty acids for the
prevention, management, and rehabilitation of concussions and traumatic brain injury
(TBI). He founded the Brain Health Education and Research Institute in late 2011 upon
retiring as a Colonel after a distinguished thirty-one- year career in the US Army. His
pioneering work in the military and since has helped thousands of people around the
world and is regularly featured in the media, including CNN’s Sanjay Gupta, MD, show
and numerous radio shows and podcasts. He is a graduate of the US Military Academy
at West Point and Tulane University School of Medicine. Dr. Lewis is board-certified and
a fellow of the American Colleges of Preventive Medicine and Nutrition. He completed
postgraduate training at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Johns Hopkins University,
and Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. He is currently in private practice in
Potomac, Maryland (BrainCARE, www.BrainCARE.center ); is a consultant to the US
Army and Navy as well as several organizations, institutes, and nutrition companies
around the world; and is a founding member of the Pop Warner Youth Football Medical
Advisory Board.