Meet Our Practitioners
The physicians and practitioners at the Family Practice Clinic of Mills County are among Texas’ best and brightest; committed to meeting the healthcare needs of the community.
Dr.Timothy Rudolph |John Seth, FNP | Susan Shaffer, FNP
Timothy Rudolph, M.D.
Dr. Timothy Rudolph received his M.D. degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center Houston – Medical School at Houston, Texas in 2005 and specializes in family medicine. He completed his residency at John Peter Smith Hospital – Tarrant County Hospital District at Fort Worth, Texas, in June 2008. He is licensed in the state of Texas and is board certified.
John Seth, FNP
John Seth holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Baylor University and a Master of Science in Nursing from UT Arlington. He has been nationally credentialed as a Family Nurse Practitioner by ANCC since 1984. John, his wife, Linda and granddaughter, Skylee, live on a ranch in southern Comanche county. Since 2001, John has served Blanket United Methodist Church as a part-time pastor. He cherishes the quiet of the country, tending to his garden and fruit trees, and seeing the “treasures” his granddaughter finds as she explores and enjoys the ranch. John has provided quality healthcare to the Goldthwaite community for 20 years and continues to serve as practitioner at the Family Practice Clinic of Mills County.
Susan Shaffer, FNP
Susan Shaffer, aka “Princess Practitioner,” graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Nursing in 2003 and a Master’s of Science in Nursing in 2006 from the University of Texas in Arlington. She earned her associate’s degree in Nursing from St. Mary’s in Minnesota in 1985. Susan was the recipient of the “Outstanding Rural Scholar” award by the Texas Office of Rural and Community Affairs. She has 24 years of nursing experience and is a board certified Family Nurse Practitioner. She, her husband, Ken, and their three children, Nathan, Caleb and Gabrielle, have resided in Hamilton for over 16 years. Susan currently practices at the Family Practice Rural Health Clinic in Hamilton and the Family Practice Clinic of Mills County.