Mary Jo Welker, MD

Professor of Clinical Family Medicine

WelkerMaryJoFPLExecutive Director, Primary Care Network
Associate Dean, Primary Care

Clinical Office
OSU Family Medicine at Healthy New Albany
150 W. Main Street
New Albany, Ohio 43054
Phone: 614-293-4980
Fax: 614-685-9427

Academic Office
Northwood-High Building
2231 N. High Street
Suite 269
Columbus, Ohio 43201
Phone: 614-293-2653
Fax: 614-293-2715
MaryJo.Welker@osumc.edu

Having been in private practice for 16 years before joining the faculty full time, my primary interests are education, clinical practice and administration. At the state level, I have been very active in organized medicine through the Ohio Academy of Family Physicians and the Ohio State Medical Association. Nationally, I served three years on the board of directors for the American Academy of Family Physicians and 10 years on the AAFP Foundation’s board of trustees. I participated in their Physicians With Heart program and, most recently, in their Family Medicine Cares program, including three trips to Haiti.

Education and Training

Residency: Riverside Methodist Hospital
MD: The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Undergraduate: The Ohio State University

Professional Honors

  • Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine, 1979
  • Recertification: 1985, 1991, 1997, 2004-2014; 2014-2024
  • Philanthropist of the Year: American Academy of Family Physician Foundation, 2016
  • Family Physician of the Year – Ohio Academy of Family Physicians, 2015
  • Health Care Heroes Manager Award, 2008, central Ohio
  • American Academy of Family Physicians Robert Graham Award for outstanding executives, 2007
  • “Local Legend” – American Medical Women’s Association, 2004
  • OSU Alumni Lifetime Achievement Award, 2001
  • The Notre Dame Alumnae Association of St. Joseph Academy, Distinguished Alumnae, 2000
  • Fellow: American Academy of Family Physicians, 1981
  • Best Doctors in America, 2001-present

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