Here is a polished speaker profile bio based only on the information provided: Bobby Mukkamala, MD, is the immediate past president of the American Medical Association and a board-certified otolaryngologist–head and neck surgeon in solo private practice in Flint, Michigan. He is also board certified in lifestyle medicine and is committed to improving the healthcare system through disease prevention. Dr. Mukkamala earned his medical degree from the University of Michigan Medical School and completed his residency at Loyola University Medical Center in Chicago before returning to Flint in 2000. Dr. Mukkamala has been active in the AMA since residency. His service has included representing Michigan in the AMA Young Physicians Section, serving for 13 years as a member of the Michigan delegation to the AMA House of Delegates, and serving on the AMA Council on Science and Public Health, including as chair from 2016 to 2017. He is also a past recipient of the AMA Foundation’s Excellence in Medicine Leadership Award. In Michigan, Dr. Mukkamala has served on the Michigan State Medical Society Board of Directors since 2011, including terms as board chair and president. He is also a past president of the Genesee County Medical Society and continues to serve on its board. Dr. Mukkamala has played an active role in addressing the effects of Flint’s water crisis and supporting the city’s broader revitalization. As past chair of the Community Foundation of Greater Flint, he helped guide funding for projects focused on mitigating the effects of lead exposure in local children. He also serves on the boards of the Foundation for Flint and the C.S. Mott Foundation. Dr. Mukkamala shares an office with his wife, Nita Kulkarni, MD, an obstetrician-gynecologist. Together, they established the Endowed Health Professions Scholarships at the University of Michigan-Flint in 2012. Outside of medicine, he enjoys working on his car collection and spending time with his family.