Because family medicine is such a customizable specialty, the possibilities are endless. Check out these physician profiles to see the amazing things family physicians do with their careers, including rural medicine, sports medicine, women's care, private and group practice, teaching, research, and more.
Family Physician Q&As
Physician of the Month - May 2012: Barbara L. Sheline, MD, MPH
Barbara L. Sheline, MD, MPH, has made private practice, academics, global health, clinical innovation and service to the underserved all part of her career. She practices the full scope of care, including obstetrics, through her position as assistant dean for primary care and associate professor of family medicine at Duke University School of Medicine. Dr. Sheline teaches at the university and sees patients in Duke's clinic, which incorporates elements of the Patient-Centered Medical Home model. Dr. Sheline joined the Duke faculty in 1990, after completing a fellowship in social medicine at the University of New Mexico.
Physician Q&As
Dr. Jen Brull - October 2011
-- Q&A with Jen Brull, MD, of Prairie Star Family Practice, Plainville, Kan. Dr. Brull is a family physician in a rural community, and also has a special interest in health information technology and quality improvement.
Dr. Jay W. Lee - November 2011
-- Q&A with Jay W. Lee, MD, MPH, assistant program director and director of health policy at the Long Beach Memorial Family Medicine Residency Program. Dr. Lee is also a prominent social media presence on behalf of family medicine and is involved in the Family Medicine Revolution movement.
Dr. Beverly Flowers Jordan - December 2011
-- Q&A with Beverly Flowers Jordan, MD, FAAFP, a new physician in the fifth year of her career and already very active in her practice, her community and family medicine leaders. Dr. Jordan is part of a four-physician practice, Professional Medical Associates, in Enterprise, Alabama, and treats patients from the community and its surrounding rural areas, as well as from a local military base. Dr. Jordan also holds a certificate of added qualification in sports medicine.
Dr. Fred Rottnek - January 2012
-- Q&A with Fred Rottnek, MD, MAHCM, a full-time faculty member at Saint Louis University and the Saint Louis County Department of Health's Medical Director for Corrections Medicine. Dr. Rottnek is also involved in homeless health care and serves as medical director for the Area Health Education Center (AHEC). In addition to his medical degree, Dr. Rottnek holds a Master of Arts in Health Care Mission.
Dr. DeVry C. Anderson - February 2012
-- Q&A with DeVry C. Anderson, MD, a family physician who uses his skills as a military surgeon for the Warrior Transition Brigade, Fort Hood, TX, and as owner and chief medical offer of Quick Care Walk In Clinic in North Austin, TX. Through his two roles Dr. Anderson serves two distinctly different patient populations, and also works to manage the fusion of the patient-centered medical home and urgent care models into his practices.
Dr. Melody Jordahl-Iafrato - March 2012
-- Q&A with Melody Jordahl-Iafrato, MD, a family physician working with North County HealthCare's office in Show Low, Arizona, a federally qualified community health center. In her practice, Dr. Jordahl-Iafrato sees all types of patients from newborns to the elderly, provides obstetrical care and does procedures, among them skin biopsies, cryotherapy, colposcopies and joint injections. She is also president-elect of the Arizona Academy of Family Physicians.
Dr. Russell Kohl - April 2012
-- Q&A with Russell Kohl, MD, FAAFP, a full-time faculty member at the Univeristy of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine. Dr. Kohl brings a full-scope expertise with him to the academic community, having practiced full-scope family medicine for seven years, including surgical obstetrics and edoscopy, with a strong focus on community involvement and public health. Dr. Kohl served on the AAFP Board of Directors as its new physician member in 2010-11.
Dr. Barbara Sheline - May 2012
-- Q&A with Barbara L. Sheline, MD, MPH. Dr. Sheline has made private practice, academics, global health, clinical innovation and service to the underserved all part of her career, practicing the full scope of care, including obstetrics, through her position as assistant dean for primary care and associate professor of family medicine at Duke University School of Medicine. Dr. Sheline teaches at the university and sees patients in Duke's clinic, which incorporates elements of the Patient-Centered Medical Home model. Dr. Sheline joined the Duke faculty in 1990, after completing a fellowship in social medicine at the University of New Mexico.
