Fernando Porter, MD

Fernando Porter, MD

Dr. Porter is board certified in family medicine and has been practicing primary care and urgent care since 2013.

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Portrait of Gerald E. Harmon.

Gerald E. Harmon, MD

Gerald E. Harmon, MD, a family medicine specialist, was the 176th president of the American Medical Association for the year 2021-2022.

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Aletha Maybank, MD

Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH

Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH, currently serves as the chief health equity officer and senior vice president for the American Medical Association (AMA) where she focuses on embedding health equity across all the work of the AMA.

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Jennifer Lubell

Jennifer Lubell

Jennifer Lubell is a freelance writer in the Washington, D.C., area. She has written about health care practice trends and policy and clinical research for more than two decades.

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Susan R. Bailey, MD

Susan R. Bailey, MD

Susan R. Bailey, MD, a board-certified allergist/immunologist, was the 175th president of the American Medical Association for the year 2020-2021.

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Cheryl Ferrier, MD

Cheryl Ferrier, MD

Dr. Ferrier is an ob-gyn who leads Olde Towne Obstetrics & Gynecology LLC, a practice in Alexandria, Virginia, that is affiliated with Privia Medical Group, an AMA Health System Program partner.

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Portrait of Patrice Harris

Patrice A. Harris, MD, MA

Patrice A. Harris, MD, MA, a board-certified psychiatrist, was the 174th president of the American Medical Association for the year 2020-2021.

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Len Strazewski

Len Strazewski is a contributing news writer for the AMA and has been writing about health care, employee benefits and insurance for more than 30 years.

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Barbara L. McAneny, MD

Barbara L. McAneny, MD

Barbara L. McAneny, MD, a board-certified medical oncologist/hematologist from Albuquerque, N.M., became the 173rd president of the American Medical Association in June 2018.

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