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John Russell, MD
John Russell, MD
    • Chair, Department of Family Medicine
    • Director, Family Medicine Residency
    • Abington Memorial Hospital
    • Abington, PA

    John J. Russell, MD, FAAFP, a graduate of Penn State College of Medicine, completed his residency in Family Medicine at Abington Memorial Hospital in Abington, Pennsylvania, where he served as co-chief resident. He is currently the Chair of the Department of Family Medicine and Director of the Family Medicine Residency Program at Abington Memorial Hospital and a clinical professor of Family and Community Medicine at Sidney Kimmel Medical College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr Russell has served as a contributing editor for several primary care publications and has served as a reviewer for and contributor to American Family Physician and Vaccine. He is the author or coauthor of multiple journal publications on family medicine topics, including adult immunizations, dermatology, and infectious diseases. He has been a co-editor of clinical updates from the American Academy of Family Physicians, Dr. Russell is also a co-author of the textbooks Dermatology Skills for Primary Care: An Illustrated Guide and Common Dermatologic Conditions in Primary Care published in 2019 and a soon to be released book, “Top Articles in Primary Care.”. He lectures to primary care physicians, both regionally and nationally, on a variety of primary care and family medicine topics, including more than 100 continuing medical education programs on infectious diseases and immunizations, asthma, lipids, diabetes, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Since 2014, he has served as the host of the “Clinician’s Roundtable and Book Club on ReachMD™ (SiriusXM®/iHeartRadio). He also serves as the cohost of the monthly ADA podcast on diabetes, “Diabetes Core Update.” Dr. Russell has held a number of leadership roles as a practicing physician, including serving as president of the Abington Memorial Hospital Medical Executive Committee. Additionally, he has been chairman of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee at Abington Memorial Hospital since 2005 and Chair of the Bioethics Committee. Dr. Russell has been named a “Top Doctor in Family Medicine” by Philadelphia magazine, recognized and US News and World Report..

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