Mark Greenawald, MD

Mark Greenawald, MD, is Professor and Chair of Family Medicine and Community Medicine at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine (VTC) and Vice Chair for Academic Affairs, Well-being, and Professional Development at Carilion Clinic. He also serves as Medical Director for the Carilion Clinic Institute for Leadership Effectiveness (ILE). A former President of the Virginia Academy of Family Physicians, he was named Virginia Family Physician of the Year in 2016.
Mark is committed to clinician leadership and well-being. He has chaired the AAFP Physician Health and Well-Being Conference since 2018 and is faculty for the AAFP Leading Physician Well-being program. He has directed the AAFP Chief Resident Leadership Development Program for 25 years. He co-chairs the Virginia Academy of Family Physicians Well-being Committee and the Virginia Task Force on Primary Care Clinician Retention and Well-being. A trained coach since 2002, he has taught at the Healthcare Coaching Institute since 2014.
In 2019, Mark launched PeerRxMed (www.PeerRxMed.org), a nationally recognized program supporting healthcare professionals in their journey toward thriving.
Mark and his wife, Joanne, an Adult and Child Psychiatrist, live in Roanoke, VA, where they raised three adult children. In his free time, he enjoys stand-up paddleboarding, writing poetry, blogging, singing, and learning to say, “No, thank you.” Read More