New Delhi, June 12 -- Indian-origin doctor Bobby Mukkamala was on Wednesday, June 11, elected 180th President of the American Medical Association. With his election, Bobby Mukkamala became the first person of Indian origin to lead the organisation in its 178-year history.

In a statement following his election, Bobby Mukkamala said, "To call this moment humbling doesn't capture it. It's moving. It's awe-inspiring."

His appointment as the 180th President of the American Medical Association comes a few months after Bobby Mukkamala went through a surgery to remove an 8-cm temporal lobe tumour on the left side of his brain.

The removal of 90 per cent of the tumor was a best-case scenario for Mukkamala. During his decades working in organise...