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Directory of ethnic medical associations
The list below contains names, contact information and the name of a recent president of many ethnic medical organizations in the United States.
It is extremely difficult to maintain current information for these organizations because the address and telephone number often changes when there is a change in officers. If you have additional or more current information, please contact us.
The AMA does not assume responsibility for content on other Web sites.
| American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin 600 Enterprise Drive, Suite 108 Oak Brook , IL 60523 President: Hemantkumar Patel, MD |
Phone: (630) 990-2277 Fax: (630) 990-2281 Web site |
| American College of International Physicians 9323 Old Mt. Veron Road Alexanderia, VA 22309 Chairman BOT and President: Alex Yadao, MD |
Phone: (701) 221-1500 Fax: (703) 221-1500 |
| American Association of Surgeons of Indian Origin Highland Park Plaza, #209 Covington, LA 70433 President: Surendra K. Purohit, MD |
Phone: (504) 892-6811 Fax: (504) 892-8767 |
| American Lebanese Medical Association 6302 Princeville Circle Huntington Beach, CA 92648 President: Jason Boutros, MD |
Phone: (717) 960-0564 Fax: (717) 960-7655 Web site |
| Argentine - American Medical Society (AAMS) Sociedad Medica Argentino-Estadounidense 854 Jefferson Street Baldwin Harbor, NY 11510 President: Mara J. Fiorentino, MD Admin. Secretary: Mrs. Mirta Barone |
Fax: (516) 771-0580 Web site |
| Asian-American Medical Society 8695 Connecticut, Suite D Merrillville, IN 46410 President: Vijay Dave, MD |
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| Asian-American Physician Association of Western New York 725 Orchard Park Road West Seneca, NY 14224 President: Kailash Lall, MD |
Phone: (716) 675-1001 |
| Association of Chinese American Physicians (ACAP) 33-70 Prince Street, Suite 703 New York, NY 11354 President: David Zhang |
Phone: (718) 321-8893 |
| Association of Haitian Physicians Abroad 1166 Eastern Parkway Brooklyn, NY 11213 President: Yves Manigat, MD |
Phone: (718) 245-1015 |
| Association of Kerala Medical Graduates President: Abdul M. Karim, MD, FACE, FACP |
Phone: (352) 799-3728 |
| Association of Pakistani Physicians of North America 6414 South Cass Avenue Westmont, IL 60559 President: Nadeem Kazi, MD |
Phone: (630) 968-8605 Fax: (630) 968-8677 Web site |
| Association of Philippine Physicians in America 312 Sprague Road Penn Valley, PA 19072 President: Francis Talangbayan, MD |
Phone: (610) 563-6756 Web site |
| Bangladesh Medical Association of North America 4250 Hempstead Turnpike Bethpage, NY 11714-5707 President: Abul F. Islam, MD |
Phone: (989) 686-8382 Web site |
| Burmese Medical Association of North American P.O. Box 20052 Baltimore, MD 21284 President: George Hlaing Mya, MD |
Phone: (505) 522-2400 |
| Chinese American Medical Society 41 Elizabeth Street, Suite 403 New York, NY 10013 President: Wilson Ko, MD |
E-Mail Web site |
| Chinese American Physicians' Society 817 Harrison Street Oakland, CA 94607 Executive Director: David Derr, MD President: David Law, MD |
E-Mail Web site |
| Colegio Medico Cubano Libre P. O. Box 141016 Coral Gables, FL 33114-1016 President: Enrique Huertas, MD |
Phone: (305) 446-9902 |
| Confederation of Hispanic American Medical Associations 900 Ridge Side Drive Monterey, CA 91754 President: Adrian Ortega, MD |
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| Dominican American Medical Society 610 West 145th Street New York, NY 10031 President: Manuel Acevedo, MD |
Phone: (212) 234-9100 |
| FMG Organization 92 Bogota Street Staten Island, NY 10314 President: Jairo Casas, MD |
Phone: (718) 698-5967 |
| Hellenic Medical Society of New York 401 East 34th Street New York, NY 10016 President: George D. Dungas, MD, PhD |
Phone: (212) 683-4447 |
| Hudson Valley Indian Physician Practitioners 97 Main Street Fishkill, NY 12524 President: Jai K. Jalag, MD |
Phone: (914) 897-3210 Fax: (914) 897-3290 |
| Hungarian Medical Association of America P.O. Box 421 Buffalo, NY 14226-1617 President: Laszlo L. Mechtler, MD |
Phone: (716) 510-3719 |
| Icelandic Medical Association Children's Hospital, 34th and Civic Center Philadelphia, PA 19104 |
Phone: (267) 426-6047 |
| Illinois-Peruvian American Medical Society 918 Williams Street River Forest, IL 60305-1457 President: S. Guillermo Philipps, MD |
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| Indian American Urological Association Two Wooodfield Lake 1100 East Woodfield Road, Suite 520 Schaumburg, IL 60173 President: Amit Chakrabarty, MD |
Phone: (847) 517-7225 Web site |
| Interamerican College of Physicians and Surgeons, Inc 1616 H Street, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006 President: Rene F. Rodriguez, MD |
Phone: (202) 467-4756 Web site |
| International College of Surgeons - U.S. Section 1516 North Lake Shore Drive Chicago, IL 60610 President: Vijay Mittal, MD |
Phone: (312) 787-6274 Fax: (312) 787) 9289 Web site |
| Iranian American Medical Association P.O. Box 8218 Haledon, NJ 07538-0218 President: Barry Sadegi, MD |
Phone: (971) 595-888 |
| Islamic Medical Association of North America 101 W. 22nd Street, Sutie 106 Lombard, IL 60148 Executive Director: Shiraz Malik |
Phone: (630) 932-0000 Fax: (630) 932-0005 |
| Japanese Medical Society of America 100 Park Avenue, Suite 1600 New York, NY 10017 President: Shunichi Homma, M.D. |
Phone: (212) 315-5038 Web site |
| Korean-American Medical Association of the U.S. 40 Bennet Road Engelwood, NJ 07631 President: Daniel Y. Kim, MD |
Phone: (201) 541-1345 Web site |
| Morgagni Medical Society 14 East 75th Street New York, NY 10021 President: Antonia Delli-Pizzi, MD |
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| National Arab American Medical Association 801 S. Adams Street Suite 208 Birmingham, MI 48009 Executive Director: Mouhannad Hammami, MD |
Phone: (248) 646-3661 Fax: (248) 646-0617 E-Mail Web site |
| National Hispanic Medical Association 1700 17th Street, NW, Suite 405 Washington, DC 20009 President and CFO: Elena Rios, MD, MSPH |
Phone: (202) 265-4297 Web site |
| North American Taiwan Medical Association- Chicago Chapter 38 Ridgefield Lane Willowbrook, IL 60521 |
Phone: (708) 229-5812 Fax: (708) 499-2337 |
| Peruvian American Medical Society 6488 Tamerland Drive West Bloomfield, Michigan 48322 President: Anibal V. Zambrano, MD |
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| Philippine Medical Association of America 572 East 17th Street Brooklyn, NY 11226 President: Eduardo Macalino, MD |
Phone: (718) 852-8564 |
| Polish-American Medical Society 5428 N. Milwaukee Ave. Chicago, IL 60630 President: Bronislaw Orawiec, MD |
Phone: (773) 594-1515 Web site |
| Rajasthan Medical Alumni Association 89 Shore Road Manhasset, NY 11030 President: Pravin Singhai, MD |
Phone: (516) 825-5505 |
| Romanian Medical Society of New York 21-26 Broadway Astoria, NY 11106 President: Napoleon Savescu, MD |
Phone: (718) 932-1700 Fax: (718) 728-7635 |
| Russian American Medical Assocation 36100 Euclid Avenue - Suite 330-B Willoughby, OH 44094 President: Konstantine Slavin, MD |
Phone: (440) 953-8055 Fax: (440) 953-0242 Web site |
| Salvadorean American Medical Society 1631 North Loop West #570 Houston, Texas 77008 President: G. Alfonso Saade, MD |
Phone: (305) 412-9435 |
| Serbian-American Medical Society 30 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 510 Chicago, IL 60602 President: Zeljko Attagic, MD |
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| Society of Asian-Indian Surgeons of America Department of Surgery Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center 1650 Selwyn Avenue, #4H Bronx, NY 10457 President: Vellore S. Parthivel, MD |
Phone: (718) 960-1251 |
| Society of Philippine Surgeons in America President: Reynaldo Castillo, MD |
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| Spanish-American Medical Society 420 Lakeville Road Lake Success, NY 11042 President: Franklin A. Caldera, MD |
Phone: (516) 354-0710 Fax: (516) 354-8181 |
| Thai Physicians Association of America 1165 Stonewall Trail Fairview Heights, IL 62208 President: Dhawesuk Tangi, MD |
Phone: (618) 628-0223 Fax: (618) 628-1672 |
| Turkish American Physicians Association 1350 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10128 President: Saedettin Sun, MD |
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| Ukrainian Medical Association of North American 2247 West Chicago Avenue Chicago, IL 60622 President: Andrew Iwach, MD |
Phone: (773) 278-6262 Web site |
| United States Colombian Medical Association (USCMA) 280 Aragon Avenue Coral Gables, FL 33134 President: Marco Danon, MD |
Phone: (305) 446-7099 Fax: (305) 446-3340 Web site |
| Venezuelan American Medical Association P.O. Box 15460 Plantation, FL 33318-5460 |
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| Vietnamese Medical Association of the USA 4221 Greenway Baltimore, MD 21218 Chairman: Thuy Dinh Tran, MD |
Phone: (410) 502-5383 Web site |
Please note that updated information on the following organizations was not available for verification when this list was updated in November 2008: American Yugoslav Medical Society, Columbian Medical Society, Janusz Kurczak Medical Society, Medical Association of the US and Mexico, and Semmelweis Scientific Society. Please contact us at img@ama-assn.org if you have any questions about these organizations.
Additional medical associations defined by ethnicity or race
(These links will take you off the AMA Web site. The AMA is not responsible for content of other Web sites.)
Association of American Indian Physicians
National Hispanic Medical Association
(The three organizations listed above have memberships that consist predominately of U.S. medical graduates. For more minority physician resources, go to the Minority Affairs Consortium site)
Last updated: Nov 12, 2008
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