Dr G Samaram has been unanimously elected the National President of Indian Medical Association (IMA) for the year 2009-2010.
This was announced by the association in a release here today.
Samaram had served the apex body of the medicos as state president, central working committee member and national vice-president of the IMA, the release said.
Born on July 30, 1939 in Machilipatnam in Andhra Pradesh, Samaram attained his MBBS degree from Rangaraya Medical College, Kakinada and started private practice in Vijayawada in 1970.
He is also a social worker and has been organising various programmes for street children.
He was insturmental in promoting National Integration Camps.