John E. Snellings, MD

Chair

Family and Community Medicine


Hofheimer Hall

757.446.5955


John Snellings, MD, serves EVMS as Chair of Family and Community Medicine and Associate Professor while providing primary care for residents of Hampton Roads. 

Dr. Snellings graduated from Norfolk Academy, then received undergraduate degrees in Biology and German Language & Literature from the University of Virginia.  He then earned his Master’s in Biomedical Sciences and his medical degree at EVMS, followed by training at EVMS’ Combined Family Medicine/Internal Medicine Residency.

After graduating from residency, he spent time in New York as faculty in the Department of Family and Social Medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, while providing clinical care to the Bronx’s underserved communities at a federally-qualified health center.

Dr. Snellings returned to Norfolk in 2017 and became Associate Program Director of the Ghent Family Medicine Residency Program. After a promotion to Program Director, he helped combine the Portsmouth Family Medicine and Ghent Family Medicine residencies.  He currently serves as Program Director for the combined “EVMS Family Medicine” program, and Vice Chair for Administration for the Department of Family and Community Medicine. He also chairs the department’s Clinical Competency and Program Evaluation committees.

A board-certified family physician and internist, Dr. Snellings is a fellow of the American College of Physicians and the American Academy of Family Physicians. He is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha, the honorary society for medicine, and a member of the Fine Family Academy of Educators at EVMS.  He recently served on the Board of Directors of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM), and has participated in multiple national projects seeking to improve family medicine education as well as primary care’s value in our healthcare system.

Fine Family Academy of Educators: Member

Additional Certifications

Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine

Diplomate, American Board of Family Medicine

Medical Education

MD, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA

MS in Biomedical Sciences, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA

Residency

Combined Family Medicine/Internal Medicine Residency, EVMS, Norfolk VA

Fellowship

Faculty Development Fellowship, University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill) Department of Family Medicine

Fellow, National Institute for Program Director Development

Specialties

Primary specialty: Family Medicine

Secondary specialty: Internal Medicine

Practice Locations

825 Fairfax Avenue
Suite 118
Hofheimer Hall
Norfolk
757.446.5955

Additional Certifications

Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine

Diplomate, American Board of Family Medicine

Medical Education

MD, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA

MS in Biomedical Sciences, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA

Residency

Combined Family Medicine/Internal Medicine Residency, EVMS, Norfolk VA

Fellowship

Faculty Development Fellowship, University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill) Department of Family Medicine

Fellow, National Institute for Program Director Development

Specialties

Primary specialty: Family Medicine

Secondary specialty: Internal Medicine

Practice Locations

825 Fairfax Avenue
Suite 118
Hofheimer Hall
Norfolk
757.446.5955