Here are four physician presidents to know:
Paul Tornetta III, MD, PhD
Dr. Tornetta was recently appointed the 92nd president of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He also serves as director of orthopedic trauma at Boston Medical Center and a professor and chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine of Boston University.
Alan Garber, MD, PhD
Dr. Garber was appointed interim president of Cambridge, Mass.-based Harvard University following the resignation of Claudine Gay, PhD. He previously served as the university's provost and chief academic officer for 12 years.
Penny Castellano, MD
Dr. Castellano serves as president of the Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare Physician Division and interim director of Emory Clinic. She has been with Emory for over three decades and previously served as division director for general gynecology and obstetrics and vice chair for clinical affairs.
Henri Ford, MD
Dr. Ford was appointed the 104th president of the American College of Surgeons in October. He also serves as dean and chief academic officer of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.