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Elections will be held at the Annual Meeting of the House of Delegates on June 11, 2024.
Officers and seven councils are elected by the American Medical Association House of Delegates (HOD) at the Annual Meeting. The elections are conducted during a special election session under the supervision of the Committee on Rules and Credentials and the chief teller, who are appointed by the speakers. The speaker and vice speaker are responsible for overall administration of the elections. Voting is conducted by secret ballot.
Bobby Mukkamala, MD
Candidate for AMA president-elect
Term
2024-2025
An experienced leader
A proven advocate
Background, experience and sponsors
The Michigan State Medical Society and its delegation to the AMA are excited to announce the candidacy of Bobby Mukkamala, MD, for president-elect of the American Medical Association. His candidacy is enthusiastically endorsed by the Great Lakes States Coalition and the Otolaryngology Section Council.
A graduate of the University of Michigan Medical School, Dr. Mukkamala practices otolaryngology in his hometown of Flint, Michigan in an office he has shared for the past 24 years with his wife, Nita, an obstetrician-gynecologist.
Dr. Mukkamala has earned the confidence of his fellow physicians at all levels of organized medicine, having served as president of his Genesee County Medical Society and Michigan State Medical Society.
At the AMA, Dr. Mukkamala served on CSAPH for eight years before being elected to the Board of Trustees in 2017 and 2021.
Dr. Mukkamala is a coalition builder and a strong voice for physicians in the ever changing and turbulent landscape of health care in America.
In his board liaison work, he has been at the table of many of our sections to listen and offer guidance as their work was done.
Externally, over the past seven years, Dr. Mukkamala has served the association and the profession in many capacities from coast to coast. From congressional testimony to meetings with the executive branch in the White House, he has been a compelling voice to share with others the perspective of what it is like to care for our patients in this challenging climate.
Internally, he has shared with multiple state and specialty societies the current focus areas of our AMA and our perspective on how to improve our ability to care for our patients. As chair of the AMA Substance Use and Pain Care Task Force, he has been a recognized voice as we try to change the trajectory of the opioid epidemic.
While he serves the AMA nationally, he remains engaged in his hometown of Flint. Serving on boards of several area nonprofits, Dr. Mukkamala is tireless in his work to improve the economic trajectory of his hometown, the future of its children, and especially the health of its citizens.
He and Nita have two adult children, Nikhil, a biomedical engineer, and Deven, a PhD candidate in political science.
He has an enormous sense of gratitude for his parents Apparao and Sumathi, both IMGs, and the country that welcomed them decades ago.
Eager to listen and ready to represent
Full time practice with "Boots on the Ground"
Motivated to serve and represent you
“I am forever grateful for the opportunity the AMA and our HOD have given me to become a leader within medicine. I have learned much, and I will be a life-long learner as I engage with physicians in an effort to improve health care in our country. I am ready to lead our AMA in a new role as its president-elect. The influences on health care are vast, and I am eager to make sure that physicians are always in the best position to improve the care of our patients. I humbly ask for your continued support and your vote to allow me to do so.”
Additional resources
- Visit the AMA elections page for information on other candidates running for office.
- Find up to date information for the June Annual Meeting of the HOD.
