Robert Assibey, MD, FAAFP
New physician member
Dr. Assibey, founder of mobile advanced wound company Wounds R Us, advocates to improve the U.S. health care system for physicians and patients.
Robert Assibey, MD, FAAFP, a family physician practicing in Northern California, is the new physician member of the AAFP Board of Directors. The AAFP represents 124,500 physicians and medical students nationwide. Dr. Assibey was elected to a one-year term by the New Physician constituency during the AAFP National Conference of Constituency Leaders and was confirmed by the AAFP’s governing body, the Congress of Delegates.
A new physician is a doctor in the first seven years of practice following residency completion. As the new physician member of the board of directors, Dr. Assibey represents the interests and opinions of the New Physician constituency to the Board and the Congress of Delegates. He also advocates on behalf of family physicians and patients nationwide to inspire positive change in the U.S. health care system.
Leading at the state and national levels
Dr. Assibey has served in multiple clinical and academic roles. He is the CEO and founder of Wounds R Us, a mobile advanced wound care company out of Livermore, California, that provides in-home advanced wound care to elderly patients. He has held several leadership positions within the California Academy of Family Physicians and was a co-convener for the 2025 AAFP NCCL New Physician constituency.
Dr. Assibey earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia and graduated from Ross University School of Medicine in Barbados. He continued his education through residency at the San Joaquin General Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program in French Camp.