Youngstown-native and Valley resident Dr. Mike Sevilla was sworn-in as the president of the Ohio Academy of Family Physicians during its virtual Annual 2020-21 Membership Meeting recently.

Dr. Sevilla has held numerous leadership positions since joining the OAFP in 2001, from serving on the Board of Directors as president-elect, vice president, speaker, vice speaker, to the at-large director and served on multiple committees including national action, finance, and public policy. OAFP is a statewide, professional association with more than 5,200 members, which includes practicing physicians, family medicine residents and medical students. 

After being sworn into to his new title, Dr. Sevilla said “I am honored and I appreciate the opportunity to serve as your OAFP president over this next year. Educate. Communicate. And Advocate. ‘Be the change you want to see in this world.’”

Dr. Sevilla grew up in Youngstown, and attended Cardinal Mooney High School, is a graduate of Youngstown State University and received his medical degree from the Northeast Ohio Medical University in Rootstown.

Dr. Sevilla, who lives in Salem, runs his private practice at the Family Practice Center in Salem and serves on the Board of Directors at the Salem Regional Medical Center. He is also an associate professor of family and community medicine at NEOMED.

He is a social media enthusiast encourages physicians to utilize social media as a means to connect with, and educate, their communities.