Dr. Niva Lubin-Johnson has been an advocate of quality healthcare for all and is the 119th President of the NMA. She is the third President and first woman to have served as President, Speaker of the House of Delegates and Chair of the Board of Trustees.

She finished her Medical Degree in 3 years. A board-certified General Internist, Dr. Lubin-Johnson was in private practice for 29 years.

Dr. Lubin-Johnson is Past Chair of the Women’s Physician Section and the Minority Affairs Section of the AMA. She is a member of the American College of Physicians, Life-member of the Student National Medical Association and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., and a founding advisory member of TimesUp Healthcare. She serves on the Illinois Department of Public Health COVID-19 Equity Team, the Illinois Lieutenant Governor Health Equity Task Force, and the Organizing Committee of the NMA and American Association of Medical Colleges Collaborative to increase Black Men in Medicine. Dr. Lubin-Johnson is also a member of the International Health and Wellness Committee of Alpha Kappa Alpha, Sorority, Inc. (2022-2026).

She believes in the need for wellness and preventive care to prevent physician burnout and focused on increasing the numbers of African Americans entering and completing medical school and residency.

Members of Trinity United Church of Christ for over 20 years, Dr Lubin-Johnson and her husband reside in Chicago and parents to three adult children. They will receive the best Christmas present ever, their first grandchild, December 2022.