Addiction Medicine Fellow
University of Illinois - Chicago
Joseph Archer, MD, MPH is a board-certified family medicine physician currently completing his fellowship in addiction medicine at the University of Illinois – Chicago. Dr. Archer received his bachelor’s degree from The University of Chicago and his Medical Doctorate (MD) and Master of Public Health (MPH) from the University of Wisconsin. His public health fieldwork focused on Tribal policy analysis and development among Native Nations in the Midwest. He was inducted into the Gold Humanism Honors Society as well as the Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health.
He completed his residency in Family Medicine at the University of Illinois – Chicago, where he joined the rural track program and spent a portion of his time practicing with the Indian Health Services (IHS) in Chinle, Arizona. Dr. Archer also served as a Chief Resident and was recognized as the UI Health Resident of the Year in 2024. He was selected as an American Society of Addiction Medicine 2026 Ruth Fox scholarship recipient. Dr. Archer has special interests in combatting health disparities in substance use and addiction treatment, street medicine, and Indigenous health.