Michael R. McLeod, MD, FAAFP, a Family Physician with Texas Family Doctor

Get to know Family Physician Dr. Michael R. McLeod, who serves patients in Crockett, Texas.

Dr. McLeod is a board-certified family physician with over two decades of practice in rural Texas. He is the Medical Director of Texas Family Doctor in Crockett, Texas.

From newborns to senior patients, Dr. McLeod has always sought to care for each patient personally. He believes a healing relationship begins with a RELATIONSHIP between patient and doctor, WITHOUT the influence of government, insurance companies, drug companies or others who often have their own interests to protect. 

Educated in the United States, Dr. McLeod graduated from Texas A & M University with a degree in Psychology, and then from University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas with his medical degree. He completed three years of rural family medicine training during his residency at UAMS Health – Family Medical Center in Ft. Smith, Arkansas before starting practice in South Texas, where he served patients and their families for over 20 years. 

Possessing immense general knowledge on maintaining health, the doctor is board-certified in family medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM). The ABFM is a non-profit, independent medical association of American physicians who practice in family medicine and its sub-specialties.

Professionally, Dr. McLeod has practiced extensively in many clinical settings, including traditional clinic, hospital, nursing home, and even has made house calls throughout his career. He opened the first direct primary care clinic in the Crossroads region of Texas, and has extensive experience connecting with patients in-person as well as via phone, video, and secure text visits. 

Helping to train the future healthcare leaders of Texas and beyond, Dr. McLeod has served in either associate or full-time core faculty roles for such institutions as UTMB, Baylor College of Medicine, and the Texas A & M College of Medicine.

Since 2022, he has been serving as an Associate Professor of Family Medicine at Sam Houston State University College of Osteopathic Medicine.

In addition to being a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians (FAAFP), Dr. McLeod is a member of the Texas Academy of Family Physicians and the Texas Medical Association.

Family medicine is a medical specialty devoted to comprehensive health care for people of all ages. The specialist is called a family physician or family doctor. A family physician is often the first person a patient sees when seeking healthcare services. They examine and treat patients with a wide range of conditions and refer those with serious ailments to a specialist or appropriate facility.

Among Dr. McLeod’s various accolades include 2023 Rising Star Award, Crockett Chamber of Commerce; 2014 Health Heroes Award, Texas Medical Association; and 2006 Business of the Year, Cuero Chamber of Commerce. He is also proud to have won a National Research Contest with a presentation of research on Diabetes Care, and to have been recognized with the first ever Health Heroes Award from the Texas Medical Association.

Degrees and accolades aside, Dr. McLeod is most honored by the trust of his patients over the years, many of whom he considers to be friends first. He is excited to be living now in the peaceful pineywoods of East Texas with the opportunity to meet and serve new and old patients alike, both locally and across Texas through virtual care. 

HealthCARE has changed a lot over 20+ years; but the CARE in healthCARE still remains most important to Dr. McLeod.

Learn More about Dr. Michael R. McLeod:
Through his findatopdoc profile, https://www.findatopdoc.com/doctor/192534-Michael-McLeod-Family-Practitioner or through Texas Family Doctor, https://txfamilydoctor.com/

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