Biography
Dr. Jerry Bradley is a board-certified Family Medicine physician and board-eligible in both Geriatric Medicine and Hospice & Palliative Medicine, currently serving as Chief of Geriatrics in the Division of Internal Medicine at the University of South Alabama and USA Health, where he also holds faculty appointments as Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine and Assistant Professor of Family Medicine.
A graduate of the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Dr. Bradley completed his Internal Medicine internship at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, followed by seven years of active service as a Medical Officer in the United States Navy. During his naval career, he became a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt, earned a Diploma from the College of Naval Command & Staff at the U.S. Naval War College, and led numerous continuous process improvement initiatives across multiple naval medical facilities, earning recognition at the regional and national level. He received an Honorable Discharge in 2020.
Dr. Bradley completed his residency in Family Medicine at the University of Louisville–Owensboro Health program and his fellowship in Geriatrics, Hospice, and Palliative Medicine at the University of Miami and Jackson Memorial Hospital.
His academic portfolio is as broad as it is deep. He holds a Master of Science in Healthcare Systems Engineering (with Honors) from the Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering, an EdD in Community Care and Counseling–Traumatology (with Distinction) from Liberty University, and a Master of Divinity from Regent University. He completed a Master of Theological Studies in Applied Orthodox Theology at the Antiochian House of Studies and holds a Certificate in Orthodox Christian Studies from the Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies at the Cambridge Theological Federation. He also holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (Summa Cum Laude, Departmental Honors) from the University of South Alabama.
Dr. Bradley is currently completing a PhD in Industrial Engineering at the University of Tennessee Knoxville, an MBA at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Gies School of Business, an MS in Healthcare Management at the Johns Hopkins University Carey School of Business, and a PhD in Applied Apologetics (ABD) at the Liberty University Rawlings School of Divinity.
His research focuses on geriatric syndromes, delirium, frailty, the long-term sequelae of COVID-19 in older adults, and the application of artificial intelligence and predictive modeling to geriatric and palliative care. He has authored and co-authored peer-reviewed publications in PLoS One, COVID, The Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging, and The Journal of Biological Chemistry, and has presented at national and international conferences including the Gerontological Society of America and the American Delirium Society.
Beyond the clinical and academic, Dr. Bradley holds a deep commitment to theological inquiry and the integration of faith with the practice of medicine and the ethics of human care — a conviction that the healing of persons requires attention to body, mind, and soul.