Wayne Altman, MD

Dr. Wayne Altman is the Jaharis Family Chair and Professor of Family Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine. Dr. Altman has received 35 teaching awards and citations during his 25 years at Tufts. He has also been recognized as a Boston Top Doc 12 times. Dr. Altman served as the FMClerkship Director for 17 years and has directed the Foundations of Patient Care Curriculum since 2009. 

 

Dr. Altman’s research interests include health policy, wellness group visits, medical education, medical scribes, and vaccine hesitancy.

 

Dr. Altman practices at Family Practice Group (FPG) in Arlington where he is President and co-owner of the practice. At FPG, Dr. Altman has co-led close to 100 Wellness Groups over 14 years. He is the Co-Founder of Wellness Campaign, a non-profit created to promote wellness in communities, as well as with patients and clinicians. 

 

Dr. Altman cofounded Care That Matters, a multi-disciplinary group of health care professionals across the country advocating for pay for performance quality measures that are both patient-centered and evidence-based. 

 

Dr. Altman is the founder of MAPCAP (MA Primary Care Alliance for Patients) which advocates for anti-racist health policy that features an emphasis on Social Determinants of Health, health equity, a prospective global payment for primary care, and the doubling of primary care investment. 

 

Dr. Altman is a Board member for the Massachusetts Academy of Family Physicians and serves as their Legislative Committee Chair. He was presented the 2023 Advocacy Award by the Massachusetts Academy of Family Physicians. Dr. Altman is also Chair of the Advocacy Committee for the Association of Departments of Family Medicine (ADFM).