The American Medical Association House of Delegates (HOD) elects officers and council members at each Annual Meeting. The 2026 Annual Meeting of the House of Delegates is taking place June 5–10, 2026.
Pursuant to Policy G-610.090, this will serve as the Official Candidate Notification listing members who have announced their intention to seek election at the June 2026 House of Delegates meeting.
2026 elections
President elect
One open position
- Sandra A. Fryhofer, MD (Elected)
- Michael Suk, MD, JD, MPH, MBA
Speaker of the House of Delegates
One open position
- Lisa Bohman Egbert, MD (Elected)
Vice speaker of the House of Delegates
One open position
- John H. Armstrong, MD (Elected)
Board of Trustees
Four open positions; one potential open position*
- Toluwalasé (Lasé) Ajayi, MD (Elected)
- Raj Ambay, MD
- Alex Ding, MD
- Stephen K. Epstein, MD, MPP
- Stuart Gitlow, MD, MPH, MBA
- Marilyn Heine, MD (Elected)
- Tripti Kataria, MD (Elected)
- Heather A. Smith, MD, MPH (Elected)
Board of Trustees, Young Physician
One open position
- Amar Kelkar, MD, MPH (Elected)
- Sam Mathis, MD, MPH, MBA
- Avani Patel, MD, MHA
Council on Constitution and Bylaws
Two open positions
- Stuart J. Glassman, MD, MBA (Elected)
- Steven C. Thornquist, MD (Elected)
Council on Medical Education
One open position
- P. Travis Harker, MD, MPH
- Mark Milstein, MD (Elected)
Council on Medical Service
Three open positions
- Ravi Goel, MD (Elected)
- Michael Hanak, MD (Elected)
- Niva M. Lubin-Johnson, MD
- Steven Wang, MD, MBA (Elected)
Council on Science & Public Health
Four open positions
- Joanna Turner Bisgrove, MD, MPH
- Joshua Cohen, MD, MPH (Elected)
- Dave Cundiff, MD, MPH (Elected)
- Laura Halpin, MD, PhD (Elected)
- Cynthia Romero, MD (Elected)
Council on Science & Public Health, Resident Physician
- Abhi Dharan, MD (Elected)
*Potential newly opened position: Positions that may open as the result of the election of a currently announced candidate in another contest.
Individuals considering becoming a candidate for any of the existing open or potential newly opened positions are encouraged to send an email with an electronic announcement card to [email protected] notifying us of your intention to be a candidate. Please designate if you wish to declare your candidacy for an open position or for a potential newly opened position.
