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Robert Graham, MD

Dr. Graham currently is Professor of Family Medicine, and the Robert and Myfanwy Smith Chair in the Department of Family Medicine, at the University of Cincinnati School of Medicine, a position he has held since March of 2005.

Dr. Graham has previously been associated with the discipline of family medicine as the Executive Vice President/CEO of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) (1985-2000), the head of the Academy’s Foundation (1988-1997), and the Administrative Officer of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) (1973-1975).

In addition to his activities in family medicine, Dr. Graham has held a number of leadership responsibilities in the federal health sector, including the position of Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) (1981-1985), during which time he held the rank of Rear Admiral in the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service, and served as an Assistant Surgeon General. He also served in senior positions at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (2001-2004), the Health Resources Administration (1976-1979), and the Health Services and Mental Health Administration (1970-1973). From 1979-1980, he served as a Professional Staff Member of the U.S. Senate Sub-Committee on Health.

Dr. Graham, a native of Kansas, is a graduate of Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana (1965), and the University of Kansas School of Medicine in Kansas City, Kansas (1970).