TEAM SPOTLIGHT:
John Lund, MD, FACEP
September 11, 2024
Emergency Care Partners (ECP) and Illinois Emergency Medicine Specialists (IEMS) are proud to spotlight John Lund, MD, FACEP. As a residency-trained and board-certified emergency physician, Dr. Lund brings a wealth of clinical experience to IEMS. He has spent many years in high-acuity, high-volume community, and academic Emergency Departments throughout the Chicagoland area. His career has been dedicated to delivering compassionate, professional, and comprehensive emergency medical care. Fluent in both English and Spanish, Dr. Lund continues to address the diverse needs of patients while fostering an inclusive and effective caring environment.
Clinical Leadership Experience in Emergency Medicine
Dr. Lund’s educational foundation is grounded in a Doctor of Medicine degree from Michigan State University and further supported by a master’s degree in molecular biology from the University of Michigan and a bachelor’s degree in Biophysics from the same institution. His postgraduate training in Emergency Medicine was completed at Cook County Stroger Hospital in Chicago. Progressive leadership roles and extensive clinical experience with IEMS highlight his professional journey. He currently serves as the Emergency Department Medical Director at Insight Hospital and Medical Center Chicago, a position he has held since January 2024. Previously, Dr. Lund supported IEMS as the Associate Medical Director at Weiss Memorial Hospital and West Suburban Medical Center.
Dr. Lund’s commitment to his profession in Emergency Medicine is evidenced by his active membership in local and national professional societies. Since 2016, he has been an active member of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), and his involvement with the Emergency Medicine Residents’ Association (EMRA) dates to 2015. Dr. Lund remains an active supporter of new graduates entering the specialty of Emergency Medicine. He is also a member of Alpha Omega Alpha, the national medical honor society, since his induction in 2014.
Interview with Dr. Lund
Q: When did you decide to become a physician?
It’s crazy; the first time I wanted to become a physician, I was approximately seven years old. I saw a picture of myself with a bunch of tubes coming out of my body in all different directions because I was born with a TEF (tracheoesophageal fistula) and was in an incubator for the first few months of my life. You’d think that would be enough, but the reason changed after a trip I took around the world, building an internal need to become someone who cared for others, not because of my past but because the world showed me more of its true face. There are so many people who deserve access to quality healthcare, starting with a physician who cares. I’ve enjoyed the road to being charged with the responsibility to provide that help.
Q: What is your favorite part about working with IEMS and ECP?
The most wonderful part about working with IEMS and ECP, first and foremost, is the family it’s created. I feel lucky to work with the team that I have. I feel like I could approach them about anything from family stuff to personal struggles, as well as lean on them professionally to help guide me and develop our institutions to be incredibly successful, compassionate, and caring. The one thing that’s amazing and unique is although ECP has an incredible breadth of knowledge, tools, and capacity for development, the one-on-one experiences I have, even with the highest individuals in our group, are built more like friendships than just professional relationships.
Q: What do you find most rewarding about your job?
Honestly, the most rewarding part of my job is being able to sit down often next to older patients, ask them what they’re most worried about, and tell them it’s important to me to figure out what’s going on with them, hopefully resolving fear and walking them through a potentially tough part of their life. A very important bonus is doing it in a population that has been underserved and deserves access to a medical system capable of bolstering the community.
Q: What do you like to do outside of work?
My wife sometimes says I’m an Energizer Bunny. Even at 42, I still feel like a kid sometimes, but the most important thing for me outside of work is my girls: my wife, Shua, and my daughter, Sophie. In my individual free time, I enjoy sailing in an old boat and rebuilding old motorcycles. My wife and I love to travel, and Sophie’s getting to the point where she gets to do it with us now, which is super important to us.
About Emergency Care Partners (ECP):
Headquartered in Pensacola, Florida, ECP is a leading provider of emergency medicine and emergency department management services for hospitals across the U.S. with current operations in Arizona, Louisiana, Florida, New York, North Carolina, Missouri, Michigan, and Illinois. ECP currently sees more than 1,400,000 patient visits annually across operations at 54 service sites, supported by a clinical workforce of 1,000+ physicians and mid-level providers. ECP employs a differentiated model relative to other platforms in the industry, highlighted by the ability to maintain ownership through its physician partnership model and for regional/local groups to maintain their branding and clinical autonomy while benefitting from ECP’s resources.