John J. Whyte, MD, MPH

John J. Whyte, MD, MPH

John J. Whyte, MD, MPH, serves as the CEO and executive vice president of the American Medical Association, the nation’s largest physician organization.

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Bruce Scott, MD

Bruce A. Scott, MD

Bruce A. Scott, MD, board-certified in both otolaryngology and facial plastic surgery, was the 179th president of the American Medical Association for the year 2024-2025.

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Kevin B. O'Reilly

Kevin B. O'Reilly

Kevin rejoined the AMA in 2016 after an earlier stint as a senior reporter with American Medical News. He has covered a wide range of topics in health care, including diagnostics, medical ethics, quality improvement, patient safety and meetings of the AMA House of Delegates.

Previously, Kevin served as senior editor at CAP Today, a monthly magazine published by the College of American Pathologists. He was graduated with honors from Columbia College Chicago's print journalism program.

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Sara Berg

Sara Berg, MS

Sara joined the AMA in 2017 after working as a freelance writer for a variety of clients. She has covered a wide range of topics in health care, as well as finance, law, flooring and hockey.

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Andis Robeznieks

Andis Robeznieks

Andis retired from the AMA after serving as a senior news writer from 2017 to 2025. That tenure followed an earlier stint with the AMA as a reporter on health care quality, medical ethics and patient safety topics for American Medical News.

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Brendan Murphy

Brendan Murphy

Brendan Murphy joined the AMA in 2016. Prior to joining the writing team at AMA Wire, he reported on various topics, including health care. His work has appeared in The Wednesday Journal, Columbia Missourian, Vine Line and ESPN.com, among other publications. He is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism.

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Georgia Garvey

Georgia Garvey

Georgia is a writer covering a variety of health care topics for the AMA.

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Nadine Hammoud, MD

Nadine Hammoud, MD

Dr. Hammoud is a board-certified ob-gyn with a special interest in minimally invasive surgery and hormonal replacement therapy in perimenopause and menopause.

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Diana Mirel

Diana Mirel

Diana Mirel is a freelance writer, editor and content strategist who specializes in health care.

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