Angela Chezem

Angela Chezem, MD, is the Medical Director for Employee Health & Well-Being in the Risk, Safety & Resilience Department at George Mason University. Her team provides medical surveillance programs for university personnel, ergonomic assessments, travel consultations, and multiple training programs such as CPR/AED and First Aid, Stop the Bleed, Bloodborne Pathogens, and Opioid Overdose Response and Naloxone Training.

Previously, Dr. Chezem served as the Medical Director overseeing the COVID surveillance testing program and the COVID vaccination clinic during the pandemic. Her work continues to involve collaboration with the local health department and other university units for emergency and infection response plans.

Additionally, Dr. Chezem worked in the past at George Mason’s Student Health Services providing care for students. She has worked in private practice as a primary care physician, urgent care, and hospital settings for newborns through all adult age ranges. Dr. Chezem also spent time working for the federal government providing care to United States Active Duty Army service members, their family members and retirees both while living abroad and in the U.S.

Dr. Chezem received her Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering at the University of Virginia. Following that, she attended the School of Medicine at the University of Virginia where she received her Medical Doctorate. She is board-certified in Family Medicine, a member of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, and is a fellow of the American Academy of Family Practice.