Yvonnecris Smith Veal, MD — internal medicine (occupational), pediatric medicine
Courtesy Yvonnecris Smith Veal, MD, photograph copyright Scurlock Studio
In 1895, the National Medical Association was founded to advocate for African American physicians and their patients. In 1989, Dr. Yvonnecris Smith Veal (b. 1936) became the first woman to chair the association’s Board of Trustees. In 1995, while senior medical director for the U.S. Postal Service New York metropolitan area, Dr. Veal was named the 95th president of the National Medical Association. Only the fourth woman to serve as its president, Dr. Veal became a spokesperson for more than 25,000 African American physicians.
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