About

Dr. Joye K. Lowman, MD, MPH, FACOG, FPMRS

Dr. Lowman: Experienced Physician, Advocate for Women’s Health, and Community Leader in Atlanta

Education and Training

  • Doctor of Medicine from the University of Pennsylvania
  • Masters of Public Health from Columbia University
  • Three-year fellowship in Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery at Indiana University, the first accredited program and the leading surgical training program in the country
  • Only African American graduate in the program
  • Bachelors in Biology, Spelman College

Research and Academic Achievements

  • Presented research at the largest national meetings for FPMRS, winning awards for outstanding research in 2007 and 2008
  • Presented original research at international conferences, including the International Urogynecological Association (IUGA) meeting in Cape Town and the American Urogynecologic Society (AUGS) meeting in Colorado
  • Formally trained physician scientist and a graduate of a Clinical Investigator Training Enhancement (CITE) program sponsored by the National Institute of Health
  • Dual boarded in FPMRS and Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Active advocate for evidence-based medicine and research in FPMRS
  • Researcher, Lancaster University, United Kingdom

Commitment to Women’s Health

  • Advocate for women’s health and menopausal hormone therapy, delivering lectures at the National Medical Association
  • Dedicated to pushing for insurance coverage for critical drugs like Osphena and other novel hormone therapies to improve patients’ quality of life

Community Involvement and Leadership

  • Over 100 hours of annual community service
  • Co-founder of the KOYE (Keeping our Youth Engaged) program, promoting the health and well-being of underserved children through various initiatives
  • Founder of Moxie Real Estate, a company focused on renovating foreclosed and abandoned homes into affordable housing for the working poor

Humanitarian Efforts

  • Provided free medical care to rural health clinics surrounding Freetown, Sierra Leone, with the Mama-Pikin Foundation

Recognition and Publications

  • Featured expert in various media outlets, including V103, Atlanta Medicine, Who’s Who in Indianapolis, On Common Ground Magazine, Best Self, and more
  • Author of multiple book chapters
  • Recipient of research grants from the American Urogynecologic Society and the Society of Gynecologic Surgeons

Professional Affiliations

  • Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
  • Member of the American Urogynecologic Society, the Society of Gynecologic Surgeons, the International Urogynecologic Society, the Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogenital Reconstruction, and the North American Menopause Society