Professor Richard Roberts

Richard Roberts is Professor and past Chair in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health in Madison. A family physician and attorney, Dr. Roberts practices in Belleville, a rural community of 1900, and provides a wide range of services, including attending births, performing endoscopy, and caring for patients in hospital and intensive care.

Professor Roberts is President-Elect of Wonca, the World Organization of Family Doctors, and Past President of the American Academy of Family Physicians. He is on the Board of Governors of the National Patient Safety Foundation and the National Advisory Council of the California Health Benefits Review Program.

Dr. Roberts was a leader of the U.S. Future of Family Medicine (FFM) Project. He conceived and convened the September 2006 SOAR (Six Organizations to Advance the Renewal of) Family Medicine International Colloquium in Toronto.

Professor Roberts completed his undergraduate degree in philosophy and law degree at the University of Wisconsin. His medical degree is from the George Washington University School of Medicine. His residency in family medicine was done at UCLA-Santa Monica. His 140 dozen grants, and more than 500 presentations have focused on quality improvement and primary care.