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Roland Goertz, MD
Roland Goertz, MD

    Dr. Roland A. Goertz is president of the American Academy of Family Physicians, which represents 94,700 physicians and medical students nationwide. A family physician from Waco, Texas, he previously served three years as a director on the Academy's board of directors. He has practiced medicine for more than 25 years. He has also been active in education, having served as chair of the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Texas Medical School - Houston. He has also been CEO of foundations that oversee operations at the Waco Family Health Center, which provides care to more than 50,000 patients in McLennan County, Texas. He also holds an appointment at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School - Dallas. Goertz graduated from medical school at the University of Texas Health Science Center - San Antonio in 1981. He then completed a residency in family medicine at John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth. He subsequently completed a clinical teaching fellowship in family medicine in 1986 and received a master's degree in business administration from Baylor University in 2003.  

    Schedule28 Mar 2024