Chavon M Onumah, MD

Chavon Onumah, MD, MPH, MEd, FACP is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the General Internal Medicine Division at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. She is a board-certified general internist, HIV specialist, and medical educator with clinical and scholarly interests in preventive medicine, HIV prevention and treatment, women’s health, health equity, and equity in medical education.

Dr. Onumah is a graduate of the GW SMHS Master Teacher Leadership Development Program and currently serves as the internal medicine residency program director and is a former clerkship director. She has served on and led several institutional initiatives and committees as well as national committees in the Society of General Internal Medicine and the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine. She has been an invited speaker locally and nationally on various topics in clinical medicine, medical education, and health equity. She has been recognized for her leadership with awards and honors such as the ACP Sol Katz Teaching Award, the GW SMHS Diversity & Inclusion Award, and the GW Department of Medicine Distinguished Achievement in Health Equity.