Percy Wootton | |
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152nd President of the American Medical Association | |
In office 1997–1998 | |
Preceded by | Daniel H. Johnson,Jr. |
Succeeded by | Nancy Dickey |
American Medical Association Board of Trustees | |
In office 1991–1996 | |
Lynchburg College Board of Trustees | |
Personal details | |
Residence(s) | Richmond,Virginia |
Alma mater | Lynchburg College (B.S. 1953;DSc 1998) Medical College of Virginia (M.D. 1957) |
Profession | Cardiologist Clinical Professor of Medicine (MCV) |
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Wootton earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Lynchburg College in 1953.
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