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Julia B. Lewis MD

Professor of Medicine

Areas of Expertise

  • Chronic Kidney Disease
  • Kidney Stones
  • Nephrology

Location

1301 Medical Center Drive, Suite 2501
Nashville, TN 37232

Languages

  • English
  • Spanish

Education

  • Doctor of Medicine - University of Illinois Chicago, 1980
  • Internship - Michael Reese Hospital, 1981
  • Residency - Michael Reese Hospital, 1983
  • Fellowship - University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
  • Fellowship - University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Board Certifications

  • Internal Medicine - American Board of Internal Medicine, 1983
  • Nephrology - American Board of Internal Medicine, 1986

Patient Comments

Patient Comments are gathered from the Press Ganey Patient Experience Survey and displayed in full. Patients are not identified in order to respect patient privacy.
Was worried since I no longer was Dr Steitz patient but Dr Maggio seems great as well. That said, no one compared to Dr Lewis. Dr Steitz came close and both of them saved my life, literally!
July 24, 2026
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Highly recommend
July 21, 2026
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I recommend Vanderbilt to all my friends.
July 13, 2026
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Dr. Lewis is doing great to help keep me healthy
July 13, 2026
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Dr. Lewis really cares about her patients.
July 3, 2026
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In my experience, Vanderbilt Nephrology is the best. My experience with Dr. Steitz and Dr. Lewis was the best. I come back to Vanderbilt even though I live in the Washington DC metroplex because of the care I have received from Dr. Lewis for almost 30 years.
July 1, 2026
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Very thorough and meticulous.Explained everything to us in detail. She was great
June 30, 2026
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Doctor lewis was incredible.
June 30, 2026
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Dr Lewis guidance has turned my kidney issue completely around. I will be forever grateful. I was not getting any direction until Dr Lewis took my case two years ago. Improvement started to happening quickly.
June 24, 2026
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