02/20/2026
A kid from Gary, Indiana is about to lead the largest physician organization in the country!
Dr. Willie Underwood III, a board-certified urological surgeon and proud alum, will be inaugurated as the American Medical Association president this June, making him only the second Black man to hold the position in the organization's nearly 180-year history.
With 25+ years in urologic surgery, 120+ peer-reviewed publications, and patents for co-developing a prostate cancer biomarker, Dr. Underwood has spent his career not just practicing medicine but fighting to make it more equitable.
From Gary, Indiana to the top of American medicine. Because of him, we can
Read more at becauseofthemwecan.com (link in bio)
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