William Frederick Miser MD, MA, FAAFP

Dr. Fred Miser graduated from Wheaton College (Illinois) in 1979 and from The Ohio State University College of Medicine in 1982. He entered the United States Army and completed his family medicine residency at the Eisenhower Army Medical Center (Augusta Georgia) in 1985. Dr. Miser then spent a career in the military with tours at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma, Madigan Army Medical Center near Tacoma, Washington (where he completed a two-year faculty development fellowship and obtained a Masters of Arts in social sciences from the University of Washington and Pacific Lutheran University), Tripler Army Medical Center, Hawaii (where he was residency director) and then back to Madigan Army Medical Center (where he was the director of the faculty development fellowship, and completed a one-year teaching scholars program at the University of Washington). He retired from the U.S. Army as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1997.

Dr. Miser joined The Ohio State University Department of Family Medicine in May 1999, first as the residency director, and then as a clinical researcher. Due to his love for teaching and working with residents, he resumed the position of residency director in 2009. Dr. Miser has received numerous awards for teaching and research, including the 2012 Ohio Academy of Family Physician’s Educator of the Year, the 2013 American Academy of Family Physician’s Exemplary Teaching Award, the 2014 Association of Family Medicine Residency Director’s Gold Program Director Recognition Award, the 2014 OSU College of Medicine Courage to Teach Award and Distinguished Educator Award, and the 2017 OSU Medical Alumni Society Faculty Teaching Award. He has annually been named one of America’s Best Doctors since 2007. He is a tenured professor of family medicine, has served on the board of directors for the Ohio Academy of Family Physicians and is president elect for the Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors.