INDIANAPOLIS – Richard D. Feldman, MD, has
been named the recipient of the 2014 Nikitas J. Zervanos Outstanding Program
Director Award from the American Academy of Family Physicians and the
Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors.
Feldman, director of the Franciscan St. Francis
Health Family Medicine Residency Program, was recognized for his contributions
to the community and organizations of family medicine. Further, it salutes his
leadership and service as a mentor to residents, other program directors and
family medicine teachers.
Feldman, who also directs
the medical education program at Franciscan St. Francis, holds several elected
appointments with the Indiana Academy of Family Physicians, the Indianapolis
Medical Society and Indiana State Medical Association. He has served as president
of the Indiana Academy of Family Physicians (IAFP) and is past president of
the Indiana Medical History Museum.
In 1981, Feldman became youngest in the nation to become the
director of a family medicine residency, one of the most robust of its kind in
the region.
He most recently received lifetime achievement accolades from
the IAFP and the Indiana Public Health Foundation.
An Indianapolis resident, Feldman served as Indiana State
Health Commissioner from 1997 to 2001, and he’s a regularly featured editorial
columnist for the Indianapolis Star.
