Percy Wootton is an American
cardiologist. In June 1997, he became president of the
American Medical Association
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, after having served as a member of the Board of Trustees from 1991 to 1996. Wootton was a clinical professor of medicine at the
Medical College of Virginia,
Virginia Commonwealth University
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.
Education
Wootton earned his Bachelor of Science degree from
Lynchburg College
The University of Lynchburg, formerly Lynchburg College, is a private university associated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and located in Lynchburg, Virginia. It has approximately 2,800 undergraduate and graduate students. ...
in 1953.
He earned his medical degree from the Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University in 1957. In medical school, he was a member of the
Alpha Omega Alpha
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Honor Medical Society.
Dr. Wootton returned to Lynchburg College to pursue a
Doctorate of Sciences, which he earned in 1998.
Offices held
*President,
American Medical Association
The American Medical Association (AMA) is a professional association and lobbying group of physicians and medical students. Founded in 1847, it is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Membership was approximately 240,000 in 2016.
The AMA's state ...
1997-1998
*Board of Trustees Member,
American Medical Association
The American Medical Association (AMA) is a professional association and lobbying group of physicians and medical students. Founded in 1847, it is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Membership was approximately 240,000 in 2016.
The AMA's state ...
1991-1996
*Board of Trustees Member,
Lynchburg College
The University of Lynchburg, formerly Lynchburg College, is a private university associated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and located in Lynchburg, Virginia. It has approximately 2,800 undergraduate and graduate students. ...
*President, Richmond Academy of Medicine
*President,
Medical Society of Virginia
*President, The Richmond Area Heart Association
*President, The Virginia Heart Association
Awards & honors
*Outstanding Alumnus Award,
Medical College of Virginia, 1996
*Fellow,
American College of Physicians
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*Fellow,
American College of Cardiology
See also
*
List of presidents of the American Medical Association
List of presidents of the American Medical Association (founded 1847):
* Nathaniel Chapman, 1847–48
* Alexander Hodgdon Stevens, 1848–49
* John Collins Warren, 1849–50
* Reuben D. Mussey, 1850–51
* James Moultrie, 1851&ndas ...
References
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American cardiologists
Living people
University of Lynchburg alumni
Medical College of Virginia alumni
Fellows of the American College of Cardiology
Year of birth missing (living people)
Presidents of the American Medical Association