Long-time family doctor is retiring, but his family is carrying on his legacy

David Head worked as a family doctor in Northwest Alaska, including Nome and Kotzebue, for more than three decades

Long-time family doctor in Northwest Alaska David Head fishes on the Pilgrim River out from Nome with his family and friends. Left to right: Benjamin Head with his wifel; Joshua Head with wife; Lori and David Head; Sonja Head and her husband; Sai Ling Liu, another physician from Nome. Photo courtesy of David Head.

“My father was a family medicine doctor who did everything in a small community in Idaho,” he said. “I admired what he was able to do.” Nome, Head said, was similar to his hometown: a small tight-knit community where people enjoyed fishing and family life. Head found like-minded people who helped him figure out the hunting grounds. As an avid basketball player, he was also able to relate to the community through sports, participating in the city league.

So when in 2018, Head retired from the hospital in Nome and was approached with an offer to help at the Maniilaq Health Center in Kotzebue, he felt like he already knew the town relatively well.

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