Celebrating Excellence: 11 MAFP Members Honored as Fellows at 2025 Annual Meeting

Eleven active physician members of the Academy of Family Physicians were conferred the American Academy of Family Physicians Degree of Fellow (FAAFP) during MAFP’s 2025 Annual Meeting held on July 19. These include:

• Wafa Barkho, MD, FAAFP (Farmington Hills)

• Jonathan Gabison, MD, FAAFP (Ann Arbor)

• Aisha Harris, MD, FAAFP (Flint)

• Heidi Hilton Kosch, DO, FAAFP (Oakland)

• Harland Holman, MD, FAAFP (Grand Rapids)

• Egle Klugiene, MD, FAAFP (Midland)

• Elizabeth Jones, MD, FAAFP (Livonia)

• Andrew Luciano, MD, FAAFP (Kalamazoo)

• James Rosbolt, DO, FAAFP (Ray)

• Jeffrey VanWingen, MD, FAAFP (Grand Rapids)

• Kari Beth Watts, DO, FAAFP (Kalamazoo)

AAFP President Jen Brull MD, FAAFP led the ceremony. 

Established in 1971, the AAFP Degree of Fellow recognizes family physicians who have distinguished themselves through service to family medicine and ongoing professional development. This year’s fellowship class brings the total number of AAFP Fellows to more than 18,000 nationwide and 480 in Michigan. 

AAFP Fellowship entitles the physician to use the honorary designation, “Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians,” or “FAAFP.” Criteria for receiving the AAFP Degree of Fellow consist of at least six years of Academy membership, extensive continuing medical education, participation in public service programs outside medical practice, conducting original research, and serving as a teacher in family medicine. To learn more about the criteria for earning the AAFP Degree of Fellow, click here.