Dr Earl Joyner started his medical career at the University of Pennsylvania where he earned his Bachelor’s in 1979 and his MD degree in 1983. He completed the first leg of his residency at Providence Hospital in Washington DC from 1983-1985 and complete his internal medicine training at Mercy Catholic Medical Center in Philadelphia, PA from 1985-1987.

Upon completing his residency, Dr. Joyner headed south to Orangeburg, SC to complete his Public Health Service for NHSC until 1991. Dr. Joyner then decided to take a leap into private internal medicine practice in Griffin and Atlanta Georgia from 1991-2008. In between running his full time practice, in 1996 he became the physician over the District 4 Ryan White HIV program and in 1999 became the HIV Specialist/Staff Physician for the Fulton County Jail.

In 2008, he switched gears and became the Medical ID Director for the Alabama DOC contract to provide the Chronic Care for all HIV patients in all Alabama prisons. After his job became a Telemedicine position, he was able to branch out and became Medical Director to DR Medical Associates in Douglasville, GA.

Dr. Joyner is devoted to providing standard of care to communities who have often been denied quality and compassionate services. He was prominently featured in the 2012 PBS Frontline documentary, Endgame: AIDS in Black America.

In his spare time, Dr. Joyner enjoys playing tennis, reading, learning and just being a sports fan. He is a principal sponsor for Supreme Team Prep Academy Basketball.