Jonathan Pewitt, M.D. is a native of Franklin, Tennessee. After high school, he enrolled in the U.S. Army and served as an M1A1 Tank driver at Fort Riley, Kansas. After his years of service, he pursued his undergraduate education at the University of Tennessee in Chattanooga, where he graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and Psychology. After graduating, he served in the Peace Corps with his wife, Amber, as a biology teacher in Tanzania, East Africa.