family doctor

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We’re a long way from Norman Rockwell’s Saturday Evening Post portraits of doting parents taking their rosy-cheeked children to the avuncular family doctor for back-to-school checkups.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

Timmons says she started her concierge practice in 2022 after burning out as a traditional family doctor.

From Barron's • Nov. 12, 2025

“The thought that I am a failure as a mother, as a physician and as a human is never far away,” said Daisy, who works as a family doctor.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2025

The problem with GPs conducting DREs, Weiner told me, was that while a family doctor might have a lot of experience conducting the test, that doesn’t mean they are particularly good at identifying a cancer.

From Slate • Aug. 17, 2024

I went to see Dr. Leona A. Turner, who has been my family doctor for years, who practices in East Elmhurst, Long Island.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey