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

Defending My Right to Mask In looking at common masking practices in Asia, Dr George Lundberg found a model for how to care for our fellow citizens here in the United States.
Medscape Internal Medicine, April 1, 2021
We're Not in It for the Cash In 1392, Chaucer's physician used his learning to enrich himself and his apothecary. In the 21st century, is medicine a business or a profession?
Medscape Internal Medicine, March 16, 2021
How Medscape Became a Leader in Online Medical Information Dr George Lundberg highlights Medscape's pioneering efforts in online medical publishing.
Medscape Internal Medicine, February 10, 2021
Might COVID Enable Structural Reforms? A book published last year provides lessons that are particularly relevant for a post-COVID country.
Medscape Internal Medicine, December 18, 2020
How Many Deaths Are an Acceptable Cost of Doing Business? Human beings have a remarkable capacity to adapt. But too much adaptation can be a killer.
Medscape Internal Medicine, November 12, 2020
Why Medscape Worked: A Look Back At its founding, Medscape gambled that an open internet that empowered users to make their own decisions about what to read would democratize medicine. Here's why physicians bought in.
Medscape Internal Medicine, November 5, 2020
Medscape and the History of Internet Medical Ethics Medscape was among the earliest medical sites on the Web and pioneered many innovations. George Lundberg recounts one of them: codifying internet medical ethics.
Medscape Internal Medicine, September 24, 2020
Dr Clifton Meador Offers Pearls for Practice Dr George Lundberg reviews the latest pithy principles for physicians from a prolific author.
Medscape Internal Medicine, July 23, 2020
Recent Journal Retractions: Flawed or Fraud? The medical community has come to expect accuracy from top medical journals, says Dr George Lundberg.
Medscape Internal Medicine, July 2, 2020
Harvey Fineberg Reviews the US Pandemic Response Dr Harvey Fineberg outlined how to 'flatten the curve' of the pandemic in 10 weeks; so how have we done?
Medscape Internal Medicine, June 17, 2020

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.