Georgia Academy of Family Physicians elects, Jeff Stone, MD, MBA, MHA, FAAFP as president at the 2019 Annual Meeting
The Georgia Academy of Family Physicians inaugurated Jeff Stone MD, MBA, MHA, FAAFP during their 51st Congress of Delegates, in conjunction with the Annual CME Meeting on Saturday, November 16th. The 2019 Annual Meeting was held at the Atlanta Evergreen Marriott Conference Resort, November 14th through November 16th. Dr. Stone joins other physician leaders who inspire and mount initiatives, education, resources, and advocacy efforts in service to fellow family physicians and Georgia families. Dr. Stone is a native of Latham, New York but now resides in Canton, Georgia.
Dr. Jeff Stone received his bachelor’s degree in Biology and Russian from Bucknell University in Pennsylvania. He obtained his medical degree from St. George’s University School of Medicine in Grenada, W. I. and completed his residency program in family medicine at the Albany Medical Center Affiliated Hospitals in New York. In 2014, Dr. Stone obtained his Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA) from Georgia State University. Dr. Stone is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians.
Dr. Stone is currently a family physician at WellStar Health Systems in Marietta, Georgia. Prior to joining WellStar Medical Group, Dr. Stone was a managing partner with Latham Medical Group in New York. He has more than thirty years of experience treating patients for a wide variety of “cradle to grave” conditions. Dr. Stone is passionate about providing cost effective, value and evidenced based medicine.
In addition to his clinical background, Dr. Stone is heavily committed to community and professional leadership. He is a graduate of the 2017 Georgia Physician Leadership Academy. He served as the Treasurer of the GAFP Board of Directors for three years, and he previously served as the Speaker of Congress of Delegates. Prior to that, he was the Finance and Practice Management Committee Chairman for the GAFP. In 2017, Dr. Stone was awarded the Preceptor of the Year Award at Mercer University School of Medicine and Georgia Regents University (MCG).
“I look forward to a year supporting our members and advancing our strategic initiatives,” said Dr. Stone.
Dr. Stone will serve as the GAFP President 2019-2020 and will subsequently become Board Chair in 2021.