Headshot of Dr. Luke Mease, a middle-aged white man in his military dress uniform

Luke Mease, MD, MPH

Clinical Assistant Professor
Email: luke.e.mease.mil@mail.mil
Expertise: Safe Workplaces, COVID-19, Occupational Medicine

About

Dr. Luke Mease is the program director for the Preventive Medicine Residency at Madigan Army Medical Center Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA. He previously served as Chief of Preventive Medicine at the same location. Dr. Mease serves as core faculty in the Preventive Medicine Registry at Madigan and holds an adjunct assistant professorship of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics at the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD.

Dr. Mease currently conducts research and teaching/mentorship activities focused on occupational and environmental health. Recent publications and research efforts explore the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on members of the military as well as exposure risk to lead and vector-borne illnesses in this population. He is currently leads several committees associated with medical training at Madigan.

Dr. Mease earned his medical degree at the University of Colorado, Denver, then completed a 2-year residency in Preventive Medicine at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research in Silver Spring, Maryland. He completed an MPH at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health & Hygiene and a second residency in occupational medicine at the Uniformed Services University.

Education

  • MD, University of Colorado, Denver
  • MPH, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health

Affiliations

Program Director, Preventive Medicine Residency, Madigan Army Medical Center Joint Base Lewis-McChord

Mentorship

DEOHS Students Mentored

Health Impacts of Acute Wildfire Smoke Exposure on the Active-Duty Military Population at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, USA
Mark S. Robinson | MPH | 2025 | View

Military Population Health Outcomes Associated with Hospitalization for COVID-19 Infection Between 1 March 2020 and 31 December 2022
Karla Vega Colon | MPH | 2023 | View

A multidisciplinary evaluation of perceptions of workplace violence prevention in the Emergency Department: A qualitative research study.
Arron Smith | MPH | 2022 | View

Media Mentions

How wildfire smoke could impact the military
| DEOHS HSM Blog | Featured: Debra Cherry, Lianne Sheppard, Luke Mease | View