California native, Theresa Rohr-Kirchgraber, MD, MACP, FAMWA, graduated from California State University, Long Beach, and Weill College of Medicine at Cornell. Training as an Internist at University Hospitals of Cleveland, she is a professor of medicine and clinician educator who joined the faculty of Augusta University/University of Georgia Medical Partnership in March 2021. 

As a physician advocate leading efforts to improve the health of women and their families, Dr. Rohr-Kirchgraber’s leadership positions have included 1st Hispanic President of the American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA), Vice-Chair of the American Medical Association (AMA) Women’s Physician Section, AMA Minority Affairs Governing Council, and the Dissemination and Implementation Steering Committee for the Women’s Preventive Services Initiative with the American College of OBGYN. As an inaugural fellow of AMWA, Dr. Rohr-Kirchgraber is the recipient of many leadership and teaching awards. 

As a 1st generation student and an underrepresented in medicine (UiM) professor of medicine, Dr. Rohr-Kirchgraber is passionate about the need for increased diversity in health care. She strives to assist physicians and others through developing programs and mentoring to find satisfaction in their careers, teaching to ensure our future physicians have a well-rounded background in clinical medicine and understand the social determinants that affect health and well-being. Her clinical expertise is in primary care for adults and adolescents, especially those with chronic conditions.