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Lindsay Botsford, MD, MBA, CMQ, sworn in as TAFP President
posted December 2024

TAFP installs 2024-2025 officers
posted December 2024

Celia B. Neavel, MD, FSAHM, FAAFP, named 2024 Texas Family Physician of the Year
posted December 2024

James Felberg, MD, FAAFP, receives the Texas Academy of Family Physicians Public Health Award
posted December 2024

Tatiana Cordova, MD, receives Exemplary Teaching Award
posted December 2024

Bich-May Nguyen, MD, MPH, FAAFP, receives the Texas Academy of Family Physicians Diversity and Health Equity Leadership Award
posted December 2024

Helen Kent Davis receives Texas Academy of Family Physicians Patient Advocacy Award
posted December 2024

Arindam Sarkar, MD, receives the TAFP Rising Star Award
posted December 2024

Doug Curran, MD, receives the TAFP Presidential Award of Merit
posted December 2024

Daniel Casey, MD, receives the TAFP Unsung Hero Award
posted December 2024

Family physicians celebrate Family Medicine Week, Sept. 29 
posted September 2024

Terrance Hines, MD, sworn in as TAFP president
posted November 2023

TAFP installs 2023-2024 officers
posted November 2023

Ronald L. Cook, DO, MBA named Texas Family Physician of the Year
posted November 2023

Alyssa Molina, MD, MPH, receives the Texas Academy of Family Physicians Public Health Award
posted November 2023

State Rep. Suleman Lalani, MD, receives Texas Academy of Family Physicians Patient Advocacy Award
posted November 2023

Victoria Udezi, MD, MPH, receives the Texas Academy of Family Physicians Diversity and Health Equity Leadership Award
posted November 2023

Mary Nguyen, MD, and Lloyd Van Winkle, MD, honored for philanthropy in medicine
posted November 2023

Mark T. Nadeau, MD, receives Exemplary Teaching Award
posted November 2023

Sue S. Bornstein, MD, receives the TAFP Presidential Award of Merit
posted November 2023

Emily Briggs, MD, MPH, sworn in as TAFP president
posted November 2022

TAFP installs 2022-2023 officers
posted November 2022

Linda Siy, MD, named Texas Family Physician of the Year
posted November 2022

Harold Fields, MD, honored for longtime service to medicine
posted November 2022

Lane Aiena, MD, receives the Texas Academy of Family Physicians Public Health Award
posted November 2022

Adela Valdez, MD, MBA, receives the Texas Academy of Family Physicians Diversity and Health Equity Leadership Award
posted November 2022

Lesca Hadley, MD, MBA honored for philanthropy in medicine
posted November 2022

Larry Kravitz, MD, receives Exemplary Teaching Award
posted November 2022

Cristian Fernandez Falcon, MD, receives Exemplary Teaching Award
posted November 2022

University of Texas Medical Branch Family Medicine Interest Group wins Texas and national FMIG Program of Excellence Awards
posted August 2022

TAFP statement regarding Roe v. Wade decision
posted June 2022

Mary Nguyen, MD, sworn in as TAFP president
posted December 2021

Amer Shakil, MD, MBA, completes year as TAFP president
posted December 2021

Emily Briggs, MD, MPH, FAAFP sworn in as TAFP president-elect
posted December 2021

Terrance Hines, MD, FAAFP, sworn in as TAFP treasurer
posted December 2021

Lindsay Botsford, MD, sworn in as TAFP parliamentarian
posted December 2021

Troy Fiesinger, MD, FAAFP, named Texas Family Physician of the Year
posted December 2021

Ronald Tyler, Jr., DVM, MS, receives TAFP Public Health Award
posted December 2021

Fareed Khan, MD receives Exemplary Teaching Award
posted December 2021

State Rep. Toni Rose receives TAFP Patient Advocacy Award
posted December 2021

Robert Youens, MD, honored for philanthropy in medicine
posted December 2021

Leah Raye Mabry, MD, honored for longtime service to medicine
posted December 2021

Amanda Mohammed, MD, receives TAFP Humanitarian Award
posted December 2021

Family physicians encourage masking and vaccination of students
posted August 2021