Troy Parks

Troy Parks

Troy was a news writer for the AMA from 2015 to 2017. In addition to writing for the AMA, his work has appeared in newsletters and publications of the Colorado Medical Society, the Texas Medical Association, the Washington State Medical Association, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and Oblong Magazine. 

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Lauren Rees

Lauren was a staff writer for the AMA from 2014 to 2015.

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Timothy M. Smith

Timothy M. Smith

Timothy contributes news stories on a freelance basis. He was a senior staff writer at the AMA from 2016 to 2017 and has more than 10 years’ experience writing about health care. He previously served as director of communications for Venice Family Clinic, the then-largest free clinic in the country, where he wrote extensively about accessibility of care, health care reform and health policy. He is a graduate of Indiana University.

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Robert Nagler Miller

Robert worked as a contributing writer in 2017.

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Caleb Zimmerschied

Caleb worked as a contributing writer in 2017.

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Tim Mullaney

Tim Mullaney was a contributing writer for the AMA in 2016.

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David O. Barbe, MD, MHA

David O. Barbe, MD, MHA

Dr. Barbe, a board-certified family physician from Mountain Grove, Missouri., was the 172nd president of the American Medical Association from June 2017 to June 2018. He currently serves as president of the World Medical Association.

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Andrew W. Gurman, MD

Andrew W. Gurman, MD

Dr. Gurman, an orthopaedic hand surgeon from Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, became the 171st president of the American Medical Association in June 2016.

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Michael Winters

Michael Winters was a contributing writer for the AMA in 2016.

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