Dr. Dr. Timothy Hanson

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Get to know Family Practitioner Dr. Timothy S. Hanson, who serves the population of Rio Rancho, New Mexico.

Dr. Hanson is a family practitioner currently practicing with Presbyterian Intel Health For Life in Rio Rancho, New Mexico and is affiliated with Presbyterian Hospital. As a not-for-profit healthcare facility, Presbyterian Hospital is dedicated to the care of its patients and community. With convenient medical facilities, including specialized centers for heart health, women’s health, and children’s health, Presbyterian Hospital is New Mexico’s flagship medical facility – with the comfort and care you’d expect from a neighborhood hospital.

In regards to his education, Dr. Hanson graduated from the University of Minnesota Medical School in 1985 giving him over three decades of experience in his field. He then completed his family medicine residency with the Hennepin County Medical Center. 

To stay up to date in his field, he remains Certified in Family Medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM). Founded in 1969, ABFM is a not-for-profit, private organization whose mission is to improve the health of the public through Board Certification, Residency Training, Research, Leadership Development, and promoting the development of the specialty of Family Medicine.

Due to his expertise he has been awarded the Bridges to Excellence: Physician Office Systems Recognition Program in 2019. This program is designed to recognize practices that use information systems to enhance the quality of patient care. To obtain Recognition, practices must demonstrate that they have implemented systematic office

Family medicine is the medical specialty which provides continuing, comprehensive health care for the individual and family. It is a specialty in breadth that integrates biological, clinical and behavioral sciences. The scope of family medicine encompasses all ages, both sexes, each organ system, as well as every disease entity. The specialist is called a family physician or family doctor. 

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