MSSNY’s Dr. Willie Underwood Elected AMA President-Elect
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MSSNY proudly celebrates the election of Dr. Willie Underwood III, MD, MSc, MPH, as President-Elect of the AMA (American Medical Association). A highly respected urologic surgeon from Buffalo, Dr. Underwood brings over 25 years of clinical leadership and a tireless commitment to advancing medicine through advocacy, equity, and education. He will be inaugurated AMA President in June 2026, the first New Yorker to hold the role since 2009.
A longtime MSSNY member, Dr. Underwood has served as Chair of MSSNY’s Employed Physician Rights Committee and on the Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Committee. He has held prominent leadership positions on the AMA Board of Trustees, including board chair.
“It is an incredible honor to be chosen by my peers to represent physicians and the patients we serve at this critical moment for health care and medicine,” said Dr. Underwood. “The AMA is leading the way in fighting for a rational Medicare payment system, to rein in prior authorization, and reduce physician burnout.”
MSSNY President Dr. David Jakubowicz added, “MSSNY is so proud to have this amazing physician leader come from amongst our ranks to the highest level in our profession, a man of faith who, despite humble origins, rose through grit, perseverance, and incredible intellect. There is no harder worker than he, and I can think of no better person to lead our AMA in these turbulent times.”
