L. Allen Dobson Jr., M.D. FAAFP is a native of North Carolina and received his undergraduate education at North Carolina State University. He attended medical school at Bowman Gray School of Medicine at Wake Forest University and completed his residency in family medicine at East Carolina University where he served as chief resident. After finishing medical training, Dr. Dobson founded Mt. Pleasant Family Physicians and served as president until assuming the role of Director for Cabarrus Family Medicine Residency in 1995 and President/CEO of Cabarrus Family Medicine. Dr. Dobson has been actively involved in health policy on the state and national level. He was an early leader and developer of the national recognized “Community Care of North Carolina” primary care based Medicaid managed care program. The program received the Annie E Casey award for Innovations in Government, presented by the Harvard’ Kennedy School of Government in October 2007. In 2005 he was appointed Assistant Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, where he was responsible for the health divisions of the department as well as serving as the state Medicaid Director. In Sept. 2007, he stepped down from his state appointment to become Vice President for Clinical Practice Development for Carolinas Healthcare System and return as President of Cabarrus Family Medicine.L. Allen Dobson Jr., M.D. FAAFP is a native of North Carolina and received his undergraduate education at North Carolina State University. He attended medical school at Bowman Gray School of Medicine at Wake Forest University and completed his residency in family medicine at East Carolina University where he served as chief resident. After finishing medical training, Dr. Dobson founded Mt. Pleasant Family Physicians and served as president until assuming the role of Director for Cabarrus Family Medicine Residency in 1995 and President/CEO of Cabarrus Family Medicine. Dr. Dobson has been actively involved in health policy on the state and national level. He was an early leader and developer of the national recognized “Community Care of North Carolina” primary care based Medicaid managed care program. The program received the Annie E Casey award for Innovations in Government, presented by the Harvard’ Kennedy School of Government in October 2007. In 2005 he was appointed Assistant Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, where he was responsible for the health divisions of the department as well as serving as the state Medicaid Director. In Sept. 2007, he stepped down from his state appointment to become Vice President for Clinical Practice Development for Carolinas Healthcare System and return as President of Cabarrus Family Medicine

Dr. Dobson was named the 1992 North Carolina Family Physician of the Year. In 1993, he was the recipient of the Order of the Long Leaf Pine presented by Governor James Martin. In 2006 Dr. Dobson was presented the Life Time Achievement Award by the NCAFP and the Harvey Estes Community Service Award by the North Carolina Medical Society. In Oct 2007, the American Academy of Family Physicians presented Dr Dobson with its National Public Health Award for his contribution to public health. Dr. Dobson has been actively involved in medical student and resident education for many years, holding a faculty appointment of professor of family medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and has served on the Board of the Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors. In 2006 he was presented the 7th Annual Curtis Award and Lecture for Education by the UNC Department of Family Medicine.

Dr. Dobson and his wife, Martha, are the parents of three children. He enjoys spending time at the lake with family and friends and has a special interest in music.