Robert Forester, MD FAAFP Richard J. Heck, MD CWS
BS, UCLA, 1982
Summa Cum Laude
Departmental Scholar
BS, Univ Arizona, 1987
Summa Cum Laude
President's Award for Excellence
Doctor of Medicine, UC Davis, 1986 Doctor of Medicine, Univ Arizona, 1991
Family Practice Residency,
Modesto 1986-89
David Stein MD Award Outstanding Graduating Resident
Family Practice Residency, 
Modesto 1991-94
Excellence in Resident Research
Board Certified, American Academy of Family Physcians, 1989 to date Board Certified, American Academy of Family Physicians, 1994 to date
Fellow, American Academy of Family Physicians, 2005 Certified Wound Specialist, 2005

Dr. Forester has been in private practice in Modesto for sixteen years. His special medical interests include dermatology, preventive cardiology and medical ethics. Dr. Forester also teaches one half-day per week at the Stanislaus Family Practice Residency Program. He is an avid do-it-yourselfer who enjoys exercise, travel, history and languages.

Dr. Forester is involved in several ministries at Our Lady of Fatima Church. He and his wife Anne have four children.


Dr. Heck has been in private practice in Modesto for eleven years. His special interests include patient education, wound healing and holistic medicine. He has been recognized at the state and local level for outstanding community service.

Dr. Heck enjoys scripture study, traveling, and sports. He enjoys family time with his wife Mary and their two sons, Joseph and Andrew. The Heck Family attends Our Lady of Fatima Church.