Robyn Liu, MD, MPH, FAAFP

Robyn Liu, MD, MPH, FAAFP, is a family physician in Portland, Oregon, and a member of the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Family Physicians. The AAFP represents 124,500 physicians and medical students nationwide. As an AAFP Board member, Dr. Liu advocates on behalf of family physicians and patients to inspire positive change in the U.S. health care system.

Full-scope care in rural and urban communities

Dr. Liu currently practices within Northwest Permanente, a multi-specialty, physician-owned group in a fully integrated health system. She sees patients at the second-largest primary care clinic in the region, working to improve the health of urban Portland neighborhoods.

She began her medical career in Tribune, Kansas, where she provided full-scope primary care, hospital care, obstetrical care and long-term care to three frontier counties on the Kansas-Colorado border. She pursued leadership opportunities at the AAFP by getting involved in the National Conference of Constituency Leaders, the Family Medicine Advocacy Summit, commission work, and the Kansas and Oregon Academy of Family Physicians. Dr. Liu subsequently was a faculty member at Oregon Health and Science University, focusing on health policy, medical education and residency program administration.

Pairing family medicine with public health and prevention

Born and raised in Kansas, Dr. Liu earned her medical degree at the University of Kansas School of Medicine after earning undergraduate degrees in history and science at Harvard University. Dr. Liu completed a dual residency at Oregon Health and Science University, where she earned a board certification in public health and preventive medicine, and family medicine. She then graduated with honors from Portland State University with a master's in public health with an emphasis in health management and policy.