Percy Wootton is an American

cardiologist Cardiology () is the study of the heart. Cardiology is a branch of medicine that deals with disorders of the heart and the cardiovascular system. The field includes medical diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery di ...

. In June 1997, he became president of the

American Medical Association The American Medical Association (AMA) is an American professional association and lobbying group of physicians and medical students. This medical association was founded in 1847 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Membership was 271,660 ...

, after having served as a member of the Board of Trustees from 1991 to 1996. Wootton was a clinical professor of medicine at the

Medical College of Virginia The VCU Medical Center (VCU Health), formerly known as the Medical College of Virginia (MCV), is the medical campus of Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), located in downtown Richmond, Virginia, United States. As MCV, VCU Medical Center merged ...

Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) is a Public university, public research university in Richmond, Virginia, United States. VCU was founded in 1838 as the medical department of Hampden–Sydney College, becoming the Medical College of Virgin ...

Education

Wootton earned his Bachelor of Science degree from

Lynchburg College The University of Lynchburg, formerly Lynchburg College, is a private university associated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and located in Lynchburg, Virginia, United States. It has approximately 2,800 undergraduate and graduate ...

in 1953. He earned his medical degree from the Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University in 1957. In medical school, he was a member of the

Alpha Omega Alpha Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society () is an honor society in the field of medicine. It has active chapters in 132 Liaison Committee on Medical Education, LCME-accredited medical schools in the United States and Lebanon. It annually elects ove ...

Honor Medical Society. Dr. Wootton returned to Lynchburg College to pursue a Doctorate of Sciences, which he earned in 1998.

Offices held

*President,

1997-1998 *Board of Trustees Member,

1991-1996 *Board of Trustees Member,

*President, Richmond Academy of Medicine *President,

Medical Society of Virginia The Medical Society of Virginia (MSV), is a professional association of more than 11,000 Virginia physicians, medical students, residents, physician assistants and physician assistant students. It was founded in December 1820, and incorporated i ...

*President, The Richmond Area Heart Association *President, The Virginia Heart Association

Awards & honors

*Outstanding Alumnus Award,

, 1996 *Fellow,

American College of Physicians The American College of Physicians (ACP) is a Philadelphia-based national organization of internal medicine physicians, who specialize in the diagnosis, treatment, and care of adults. With 161,000 members, ACP is the largest medical-specialty or ...

*Fellow,

American College of Cardiology The American College of Cardiology (ACC), based in Washington, D.C., is a nonprofit medical association established in 1949. It bestows credentials upon cardiovascular specialists who meet its qualifications. Education is a core component of the ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wootton, Percy American cardiologists Living people University of Lynchburg alumni Medical College of Virginia alumni Fellows of the American College of Cardiology Year of birth missing (living people) Presidents of the American Medical Association

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