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Ardis Dee Hoven, MD
Immediate Past President
American Medical Association
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rdis Dee Hoven, MD, an internal medicine and infectious disease specialist in Lexington,
Ky., was president of the American Medical Association from June 2013 to June 2014.
Dr. Hoven has been a member of the AMA Board of Trustees (BOT) since 2005, serving as
its secretary for 2008–2009, chair for 2010–2011, and immediate past chair from 2011 to 2012.
Prior to her election to the AMA-BOT, Dr. Hoven
served as a member and chair of the AMA Council
on Medical Service. She was a member of the
Utilization Review and Accreditation Commission
for six years and served on its executive
committee. Additional activities have included
service on the AMA Foundation board of directors,
the Group Practice Advisory Council of the AMA,
the AMA-convened Physician Consortium for
Performance Improvement®, the COLA board
of directors, the National Advisory Council for
Healthcare Research and Quality, as well as an
appointment to the Practicing Physicians Advisory
Commission. Currently Dr. Hoven serves as the
AMA-BOT representative on the Board of Directors
of the National Quality Forum, the Quality Alliance
Steering Committee, and is the chair of the AMA
delegation to the World Medical Association.
Dr. Hoven’s involvement at the state level has
been extensive. She was president of the Kentucky
Medical Association from 1993 to 1994 and served
as a delegate to the AMA from Kentucky prior to
her election to the AMA-BOT. She has also been
actively involved in medical staff issues at her
local hospital and has held a variety of positions,
including president of the medical staff, member
of the board of directors and president of the
hospital foundation board.
Born in Cincinnati, Dr. Hoven received her
undergraduate degree in microbiology and
then her medical degree from the University of
Kentucky, Lexington. She completed her internal
medicine and infectious disease training at the
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Board-certified in internal medicine and infectious
disease, Dr. Hoven is a fellow of the American
College of Physicians and the Infectious Disease
Society of America. She has been the recipient of
many awards, including the University of Kentucky
College of Medicine Distinguished Alumnus
Award and the Kentucky Medical Association
Distinguished Service Award. In 2013 Dr. Hoven
was named one of Modern Healthcare Magazine’s
Top 25 Women in Healthcare, in addition to its list
of the 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare
(No. 54), and its 50 Most Influential Physician
Executives and Leaders (No. 5).
Dr. Hoven is married to Ron Sanders, PhD, an
economist and college professor. They share a
mutual enjoyment of two grandchildren, sports,
travel and philanthropic activities.
2014–2015
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