Bruce A. Scott, MD

Specialty:
Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery
Conflict of Interest
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Immediate Past President, AMA,
Board of Trustees Members
Term:
2025-2026
Email:
[email protected]

Bruce A. Scott, MD, is the immediate past president of the American Medical Association. As president he became known as an outspoken advocate for practicing physicians and their patients. He continues as a member of the AMA Board of Trustees, now for his 11th consecutive year.

Dr. Scott has been a leader in medicine throughout his career—prior to being president, he served four years as speaker and four years as vice speaker of the AMA House of Delegates, presiding at the meetings of delegates from every state and specialty as they crafted policies for the medical profession. Before this he was a member of the House of Delegates for over 20 years and earlier was the young physician member on the AMA Board of Trustees.

He previously served on the AMA Foundation’s board of directors and as the president of the foundation. Dr. Scott has been president of his county and state medical associations and served on the boards of the Greater Louisville Medical Society and the Kentucky Medical Association (KMA) for over 20 years. As a leader in these associations, he fought for access to care for vulnerable populations, improvement in public health and reduction of administrative burdens in health care.

Dr. Scott recently served on the board of directors for Health2047, the AMA’s Silicon Valley-based innovation subsidiary. He is the recipient of Special Congressional Recognition for his outstanding and invaluable service to the community and was awarded the KMA Distinguished Service Award in recognition of his work on behalf of Kentucky’s physicians and patients.

Dr. Scott is passionate about practicing medicine. He is the president of his six-physician independent private practice group, medical director of a multispecialty ambulatory surgery center and holds a clinical appointment at the University of Louisville School of Medicine. His commitment to change in medicine is grounded in the barriers to care he strives to overcome in his daily practice.

A graduate of Vanderbilt University, Dr. Scott completed his medical education and residency at University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas, and a fellowship at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Subsequently he returned to his hometown of Louisville, Ky., to practice. He is board-certified in both otolaryngology and facial plastic surgery.

An author of myriad articles for peer-reviewed publications, as well as chapters in otolaryngology textbooks, Dr. Scott also speaks to physician audiences around the country on topics ranging from leadership and advocacy to sinusitis and clinical documentation.

Dr. Scott has been happily married for over 30 years and is a proud father and grandfather.

2025–2026

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