Lonnie Robert Bristow
Lonnie Bristow is a board-certified doctor of internal medicine, who became the first African American President of the American Medical Association (AMA) in its 148 year history.
1930
New York, USA
African American
1953-
Received a Bachelor’s degree from the City College of New York
1957-
Earned his MD from New York University
Lonnie Bristow’s father Lonnie Harlis Bristow was a Baptist minister and his mother, Vivian Wines Bristow, was a nurse. Bristow’s mother inspired his journey into medicine. He also took care of his aunt, who had arthritis. Bristow grew up in Harlem, New York and he played quarter back on the varsity football team in Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia. He left this college after two years, before joining the US Navy.
In 1964, Lonnie practiced medicine as an internist with a sub speciality in occupational medicine in San Pablo, California. In 1970 Bristow joined the AMA and served as an alternate delegate, a delegate, a member of the Executive Committee, and a member of the Board of Regents. From the years 1995-1996, he was elected president of the Board of Regents. Some of his work includes sickle cell anaemia, coronary care and socio-economic issues.
He has honorary degrees from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Morehouse College School of Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine, and the City College of New York.
Bristow married Margaret Jeter, 1 June 1957 and they had one daughter, Mary. They divorced in 1961 and later that year he married Marilyn Hingslage. They had two children, Robert and Elizabeth.
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