It is my honor to have the opportunity to represent the Los Angeles Academy of Family Physicians for the upcoming year as your president in 2026. After graduating from medical school at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, I completed residency at the Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Family Medicine Residency Program. I now practice […] Read more
Stacey Ludwig, MD, MPH Election season is upon us, and if you are like me, you are counting down the days until it is over: no more texts requesting political donations, no more campaign commercials, and no more daily news coverage of the latest polls. Yet even as we look forward to its end, this […] Read more
Cynthia Chen-Joea, MD, MPH, FAAFP The Care They Can FeelHow chronic stress erodes physician presence, and how to restore it.It was Day 7, my last day on service at the hospital. I was finishing rounds the way I always do at the end of a stretch, making sure every patient knew what came next. One […] Read more
November 2026 – Wesley G. Bradford, MD, MPH California lawmakers sent 1,160 bills to Governor Gavin Newsom. 14 CAFP-supported bills were signed, but 4 were vetoed, which: Would have been forbidden health plans from rescinding or modifying treatment authorizations after the provider has rendered the services in good faith; Would have established a feasibility study […] Read more
Zoom Meeting | October 22, 2026 The meeting was called to order by Chapter President, Dr. Stacey Ludwig, with 15 members in attendance and the Executive Director. The group reviewed and approved the minutes from their previous meeting held on May 20th at Topgolf in El Segundo. Secretary Treasurer, Dr. Michelle Crespo reported on the […] Read more
