Dr. Reginald D. Hughes, MD, MPH, FAAP

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Get to know Family Physician Dr. Reginald D. Hughes, who serves patients in New York.

Dr. Hughes is a board-certified family physician based in New York. His hospital affiliations include Jamaica Hospital Medical Center & White Plains Hospital.

Jamaica Hospital Medical Center is a 404-bed hospital and has served the Jamaica, Queens community since 1891. Its mission is to “To serve our patients and the community in a way that is second to none.”

White Plains Hospital is a 292-bed general medical and surgical, non-profit hospital located in White Plains, New York. Its primary mission is providing exceptional acute and preventive medical care to all people who live in, work in or visit Westchester County and its surrounding areas.

A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Dr. Hughes graduated with his medical degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham – Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine in 1998. He then went on to perform his residency in family medicine at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center from 1998 until 2001.

Possessing immense general knowledge on maintaining health, the doctor is board-certified in family medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM). The ABFM is a non-profit, independent medical association of American physicians who practice in family medicine and its sub-specialties.

Holding fellowship status, Dr. Hughes is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians (FAAFP).

As the Founder of The African Cultural Exchange, a US-based NGO focused on cross-cultural development in Africa and with over 20 years of development and medical work experience in sub-Saharan Africa, Dr. Hughes is dedicated to the improvement of the lives of the people of the continent.  Additionally, he serves as a military physician in the US Army Reserve where he recently completed a detainee health care mission at Abu Ghraib Prison Hospital in Iraq.

Family medicine is a medical specialty devoted to comprehensive health care for people of all ages. The specialist is called a family physician or family doctor. A family physician is often the first person a patient sees when seeking healthcare services. They examine and treat patients with a wide range of conditions and refer those with serious ailments to a specialist or appropriate facility.

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