Nancy H. Nielsen, an internist from Buffalo, New York, is the President of the American Medical Association.
 
Dr. Nielsen holds a doctorate in microbiology and her medical degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. There, she is a clinical professor of medicine and senior associate dean for medical education. 
 
Dr. Nielsen is a nationally recognized expert in the field of clinical quality and patient safety.  She is the AMA’s chief spokesperson for its Voice for the Uninsured campaign and travels throughout the United States highlighting the AMA’s plans for broad health system reform.
 
Before becoming AMA President, Dr. Nielsen served four terms as speaker of the AMA House of Delegates, and three as vice-speaker. As a member of the AMA Council on Scientific Affairs, she helped develop policies on depression, alcoholism among women, Alzheimer’s disease and a host of other issues.
 
She serves on several national committees and has testified many times before Congress for the AMA.