Walter Dante Conwell M.D. M.B.A. 

Education

POSTGRADUATE:
University of Chicago Medical Center 
Residency: Internal Medicine Intern,Resident, Chief Resident

POSTGRADUATE:
University of Colorado Hospitals
Residency: Clinical Fellow Pulmonary and Critical Care, Research Fellow Department of Endocrinology, Admin Fellow, Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Clinical Fellow Sleep Medicine

MEDICAL SCHOOL:
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Degree: Doctor of Medicine

GRADUATE:
University of Edinburgh
Degree: Master of Science Narrative Futures 

GRADUATE:
University of Colorado Business School
Degree: Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Healthcare Administration


UNDERGRADUATE:
Florida A&M University
Degree: Bachelor of Science Biology/Pre-Medicine

Research Interests

• Narratology
• Artificial Intellegence

Clinical Interests

• Sleep Medicine 

Specialties

• Critical Care Medicine
• Pulmonary Disease
• Sleep Medicine

Board Certification

ABIM

Publications

• Walter D. Conwell, MD; Shelia Tsai. Managing Comorbid Illness in Obstructive Sleep Apnea- What Can We Learn from Other Diseases: Sleep Med Clin (2016) vol. 11 pp. 313-21

• Shazia Jamil, MD; Walter D. Conwell, MD; et al. ATS Core Curriculum 2017: Part I. Adult Sleep Medicine. Ann Am Thorac Soc (2017) vol 14 (Supplement_2) S150-S164

• Burton N. Melius, PhD, Walter D. Conwell, MD, MBA. Impact of Telehealth on Health Economics. Sleep Medicine Clinics. Sleep Med Clin 15 (2020) 441–447

• Mark A. Schuster, MD, PhD, Walter D. Conwell, MD, MBA, Maureen T. Connelly, MD, MPH, and Holly J. Humphrey, MD. Building Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity into the Fabric of a New Medical School: Early Experiences of the Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine. Acad Med. (2020) vol. 95 (12S) S66-S70

• Walter D. Conwell, MD, MBA. Biological and Genetic Determinants of Mental Health. In: Dawes D, ed. The Political Determinants of Mental Health. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association Publishing; 2025:115-130.

 

Honors and Awards

Florida A&M University 
1999 Distinguished Scholars Award Recipient     
2001 Award to Biology Sophomore with Highest GPA      
2002 Award to Biology Junior with Highest GPA     
2002 FAMU Inducted into National Dean's List     
1999-2003 FAMU Deans List              
2003 FAMU Award to Biology Senior with Highest GPA  
2003 FAMU Award for Outstanding Leadership      
2003 Summa Cum Laude        
 
University of Chicago Medical Center/Pritzker School of Medicine 
2003 Pritzker Merit Scholarship Award      
2003, 2004 Peter V. Westhaysen Award     
2004 AMA Foundation Minority Scholars Award   
2005 Dr. Charles E. Gavin Foundation Scholarship    
2006 Lew Wallace High School Alumni Award    
2007 Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society     
2007 AOA Medical Student Service Project Award     
2007 Inducted to Gold Humanism Honor Society  
2007 Gold Humanism Award for Humanism in Medicine   
2007 Campus Life and Leadership Award      
2007 Pritzker Leadership Award      
2007 Graduation with Honors        
2010, 2011 Hilger Perry Jenkins Award for Teaching       
2011 Favorite Faculty Award        

University of Colorado Hospital 
2012 Fellow of the Year Award      
2013 Graduate Chapter Gold Humanism Honor Society    
 
Colorado Permanente Medical Group 
2018 5280 Denver Top Doc      
2018 Top 100 “Art of Medicine”/Patient Satisfaction scores    
 
Morehouse school of Medicine 
2022 Top 100 Diversity Officers in Healthcare