The American Medical Association House of Delegates (HOD) elects officers and council members at each Annual Meeting. The 2026 Annual Meeting of the House of Delegates is taking place June 5–10, 2026.
Pursuant to Policy G-610.090, this will serve as the Official Candidate Notification listing members who have announced their intention to seek election at the June 2026 House of Delegates meeting.
2026 AMA Election Manual
The 2026 AMA Election Manual provides information regarding the election process including AMA guiding principles and campaign rules and conduct. It also offers detailed write-ups from announced candidates and their conflict of interest statements.
2026 candidates' web pages
Links are provided on this page to the AMA candidate web pages for those candidates that chose to create a page. The links can also be found on each candidate's page in the AMA Election Manual. Candidate web page material was prepared by each candidate using an AMA template. All content of the web page is the sole responsibility of the candidate.
President elect
One open position
Speaker of the House of Delegates
One open position
- Lisa Bohman Egbert, MD
Vice speaker of the House of Delegates
One open position
- John H. Armstrong, MD
Board of Trustees
Four open positions; one potential open position*
- Toluwalasé (Lasé) Ajayi, MD, AMA candidate web page
- Raj Ambay, MD, AMA candidate web page
- Alex Ding, MD, AMA candidate web page
- Stephen K. Epstein, MD, MP, AMA candidate web page
- Stuart Gitlow, MD, MPH, MBA
- Marilyn Heine, MD, AMA candidate web page
- Tripti Kataria, MD, AMA candidate web page
- Heather A. Smith, MD, MPH, AMA candidate web page
Board of Trustees, Young Physician
One open position
- Amar Kelkar, MD, MPH, AMA candidate web page
- Sam Mathis, MD, MPH, MBA, AMA candidate web page
- Avani Patel, MD, MHA, AMA candidate web page
Council on Constitution and Bylaws
Two open positions
- Stuart J. Glassman, MD, MBA, AMA candidate web page
- Steven C. Thornquist, MD
Council on Medical Education
One open position
Council on Medical Service
Three open positions
- Ravi Goel, MD, AMA candidate web page
- Michael Hanak, MD, AMA candidate web page
- Niva M. Lubin-Johnson, MD, AMA candidate web page
- Steven Wang, MD, MBA, AMA candidate web page
Council on Science & Public Health
Four open positions
- Joanna Turner Bisgrove, MD, MPH, AMA candidate web page
- Joshua Cohen, MD, MPH, AMA candidate web page
- Dave Cundiff, MD, MPH, AMA candidate web page
- Laura Halpin, MD, PhD, AMA candidate web page
- Cynthia Romero, MD, AMA candidate web page
Council on Science & Public Health, Resident Physician
*Potential newly opened position: Positions that may open as the result of the election of a currently announced candidate in another contest.
Individuals considering becoming a candidate for any of the existing open or potential newly opened positions are encouraged to send an email with an electronic announcement card to [email protected] notifying us of your intention to be a candidate. Please designate if you wish to declare your candidacy for an open position or for a potential newly opened position.
