Michael S. Joyner, MD, MBA, PhD, provides independent healthcare, clinical-strategy, medical-technology, governance, and executive-longevity advisory services to selected companies, investors, founders, boards, and leadership teams.
Drawing upon his experience as a practicing surgeon, physician-executive, healthcare board director, entrepreneur, inventor, and longevity strategist, Dr. Joyner helps organizations evaluate clinical opportunities, identify medical and operational risks, strengthen physician adoption, and translate complex healthcare considerations into commercially relevant decisions.
Engagements may be structured as project-based advisory assignments, medical advisory-board service, clinical diligence engagements, strategic consulting, or interim and fractional medical-leadership support.
Clinical due-diligence services provide independent clinical and strategic perspective and do not constitute legal, accounting, regulatory, securities, or investment advice.
Advisory engagements are designed for selected:
Advisory relationships may include:
Board Member
Provides physician and clinical perspective within a multispecialty ambulatory surgical environment. Relevant areas of board contribution include clinical quality, patient safety, surgical operations, physician alignment, healthcare delivery, and cost-effective care.
Board Member
Supports the preservation and presentation of African American history, cultural heritage, community education, and institutional stewardship.
Dr. Joyner has a personal connection to the institution’s mission. His great-great-grandfather served as a Buffalo Soldier, and his historic home became part of the museum.
Dr. Joyner contributes an independent physician-executive perspective to matters involving:
Dr. Joyner’s experience includes fellowship-trained hand and microsurgery, service as a Former U.S. Army Major and Brigade Surgeon, multisite clinical practice, healthcare entrepreneurship, patented product development, executive education, and the creation of physician-led longevity and performance frameworks.
Five years of formal general surgery training — beginning at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and continuing through Morehouse School of Medicine and its affiliated institutions, with Chief Resident service associated with Grady Memorial Hospital — established a broad foundation in perioperative care, trauma, wound management, surgical complications, patient safety, and hospital operations. That perspective supports advisory opportunities involving clinical risk, surgical services, care delivery, and healthcare operations.
His entrepreneurial background includes the development of patented Touchless Flatware, Touchless Chopsticks, and Touchless Dishware, adding product innovation and intellectual property experience to his physician-executive and board leadership profile.
This combination of clinical, military, operational, and entrepreneurial experience is uncommon among physician board candidates — and it's the lens he brings to every board and advisory conversation.
Dr. Michael J.’s board and advisory perspective is strengthened by executive education in public leadership, organizational change, financial accounting, and product innovation.
His executive education includes:
Dr. Joyner’s business foundation includes an MBA in Sports Administration from St. Thomas University Miami, complementing his physician-executive experience, healthcare operations background, and interest in performance-driven organizations.
Dr. Joyner welcomes consideration for selected:
For healthcare companies, investors, founders, executive teams, and boards seeking independent clinical, strategic, governance, or medical-leadership perspective.