This is the list of the presidents of the Texas Medical Association.
Note: In 1939, the presidents were renumbered; there is no explanation for this in the Transactions of the House of Delegates.
Joseph Taylor: January 1853, Marshall
George Cupples (Founding): November 1853, San Antonio
- Thomas J. Heard: 1868-69, Galveston
- Richard Harrison Jones: 1870-71, Brenham (Wills Point)
- David R. Wallace: 1871-72, Waco
- R. T. Flewellen: 1872-73, Houston
- David Finney Stuart: 1873-74, Houston
- Albert Gallatin Clopton: 1874-75, Jefferson
- Henry Wyer Brown: 1875-76, Waco
- Robert H. Harrison: 1876-77, Columbus
- W. D. Kelley: 1877-78, Galveston
- George Cupples: 1878-79, San Antonio
- John H. Pope: 1879-80, Marshall
- Andrew Robert Kilpatrick: 1880-81, Navasota
- Ashbel Smith: 1881-82, Cedar Bayou
- Silas F. Starley: 1882-83, Tyler
- Alexander Porter Brown: 1883-84, Jefferson
- Henry Clay Ghent: 1884-85, Belton
- E. P. Becton: 1885-86, Sulphur Springs
- T. H. Nott: 1886-87, Goliad
- Sam R. Burroughs: 1887-88, Buffalo
- John Fannin Young Paine: 1888-89, Galveston
- Richard M. Swearingen: 1889-90, Austin
- William Paxton Burts: 1890-91, Fort Worth
- William Henderson Wilkes: 1891-92, Waco
- James D. Osborn: 1892-93, Cleburne
- John Henry Sears: 1893-94, Waco
- James Wharton McLaughlin: 1894-95, Austin
- P. C. Coleman: 1895-96, Colorado
- James Campbell Loggins: 1896-97, Ennis
- Bacon Saunders: 1897-98, Fort Worth
- J. T. Wilson: 1898-99, Sherman
- Asa B. Gardner: 1899-1900, Bellville
- Berthold Ernest Hadra: 1900-01, Waco
- Taylor Hudson: 1901-02, Belton
- Samuel Clark Red: 1902-03, Houston
- Frank Paschal: 1903-04, San Antonio
- F. E. Daniel: 1904-05, Austin
- J. E. Gilcreest: 1905-06, Gainesville
- Garland Ben Foscue: 1906-07, Waco
- Charles E. Cantrell: 1907-08, Greenville
- Hatch Whitfield Cummings Sr.: 1908-09, Hearne
- Witten Booth Russ: 1909-10, San Antonio
- John T. Moore: 1910-11, Houston/Galveston
- David R. Fly: 1911, died in office: Fort Worth
- J. H. McCracken: 1911-12, Mineral Wells
- John Shade Turner: 1912-13, Dallas/Fort Worth
- Marvin Lee Graves: 1913-14, Waco/San Antonio
- Franklin Douglas Boyd: 1914-15, Fort Worth
- George H. Moody: 1915-16, San Antonio
- J. M. Inge: 1916-17, Denton
- Edward Henry Cary: 1917-18, Dallas
- S. P. Rice: 1918-19, Marlin
- Robert W. Knox: 1919-20, Houston
- Ira Carleton Chase: 1920-21, Fort Worth
- Thomas Joseph Bennett: 1921-22, Austin
- Joe Becton: 1922-23, Greenville
- Arthur Carroll Scott: 1923-24, Temple
- Murff Franklin Bledsoe: 1924-25, Port Arthur
- C. M. Rosser: 1925-26, Dallas
- William Keiller: 1926-27, Galveston
- Joseph Gilbert: 1927-28, Austin
- Felix P. Miller: 1928-29, El Paso
- Joe E. Dildy: 1929, died in office: Brownwood
- Don Juan Jenkins: 1929-30, Daingerfield
- John W. Burns: 1930-31, Cuero
- John O. McReynolds: 1931-32, Dallas
- John H. Foster: 1932-33, Houston
- Alonzo Alverly Ross: 1933-34, Lockhart
- Samuel Evans Thompson: 1934-35, Kerrville
- John Hill Burleson: 1935-36, San Antonio
- Howard Rush Dudgeon Sr.: 1936-37, Waco
- Calvin Richards Hannah: 1937-38, Dallas
- Ernst William Bertner: 1938-39, Houston
- Leopold Hiram Reeves: 1939-40, Fort Worth
- Preston Hunt: 1940-41, Texarkana
- Neil Dugald Buie: 1941-42, Marlin
- Judson Ludwell Taylor: 1942-43, Houston
- Charles Scott Venable: 1943-44, San Antonio
- Herschel Frank Connally Sr.: 1944-45, and 1945-46, Waco
- Claude Carr Cody Jr.: 1946-47, Houston
- Britton Elbridge Pickett Sr.: 1947-48, Carrizo Springs
- Tate Miller: 1948-49, Dallas
- George Valter Brindley: 1949-50, Temple
- William Mooney Gambrell: 1950-51, Austin
- Allen T. Stewart: 1951-52, Lubbock
- Truman Connor Terrell: 1952-53, Fort Worth
- George Turner: 1953-54, El Paso
- F. J. L. Blasingame: 1954-55, Wharton
- Joel Layton Cochran: 1955-56, San Antonio
- Milford Owen Rouse: 1956-57, Dallas
- Charles Denton Kerr: 1957-58, Houston
- Howard O. Smith: 1958-59, Marlin
- Franklin William Yeager: 1959-60, Corpus Christi
- May Owen: 1960-61, Fort Worth
- Harvey Renger: 1961-62, Hallettsville
- George Waldron: 1962-63, Houston
- Robert Mayo Tenery: 1963-64, Waxahachie
- Max E. Johnson: 1964-65, San Antonio
- David Wade: 1965-66, Austin
- James D. Murphy: 1966-67, Fort Worth
- Howard Rush Dudgeon Jr.: 1967-68, Waco
- George Valter Brindley Jr.: 1968-69, Temple
- Charles Max Cole: 1969-70, Dallas
- Walter Walthall: 1970-71, San Antonio
- James H. Sammons: 1971-72, Baytown
- S. Braswell Locker: 1972-73, Brownwood
- Charles Ballard Dryden: 1973-74, Wichita Falls
- Ed W. Schmidt: 1974-75, Pecos
- Nym Lou Barker Jr.: 1975-76, Paris
- Leone Sanders Thompson Jr.: 1976-77, Dallas
- John Marvin Smith Jr.: 1977-78, San Antonio
- Mylie Eugene Durham Jr.: 1978-79, Houston
- Mario Efrain Ramirez: 1979-80, Rio Grande City
- Durwood Earnest Neal: 1980-81, Fort Worth
- William Ferdinand Ross: 1981-82, Dallas
- Ruth Marie Bain: 1982-83, Austin
- Milton Victor Davis: 1983-84, Dallas
- George Gambrell Alexander: 1984-85, Houston
- D. Clifford Burross: 1985-86, Wichita Falls
- Jim Bob Brame: 1986-87, Eldorado
- David Vanderpool: 1987-88, Dallas
- Valington Fontain Borum: 1988-89, Fort Worth
- Max Camille Butler: 1989-90, Houston
- Wm. Gordon McGee: 1990-91, El Paso
- Sam A. Nixon: 1991-92, Houston
- William G. Gamel: 1992-93, Austin
- Robert Mayo Tenery Jr.: 1993-94, Dallas
- Betty Pearce Stephenson: 1994-95, Houston
- Mark J. Kubala: 1995-96, Beaumont
- Hugh Lamensdorf: 1996-97, Fort Worth
- Phil Hunter Berry Jr.: 1997-98, Dallas
- John Prentice Howe III: 1998-99, San Antonio
- Alan Carl Baum: 1999-2000, Houston
- J. James Rohack: 2000-01, Temple
- Tom B. Hancher: 2001-02, Columbus
- Frederick L. Merian: 2002-03, Victoria
- Charles W. Bailey Jr.: 2003-04, Houston
- Bohn D. Allen: 2004-05, Arlington
- Robert T. Gunby Jr.: 2005-06, Dallas
- Ladon V. Homer: 2006-07, Fort Worth
- William W. Hinchey, MD: 2007-08, San Antonio
- Josie R. Williams, MD: 2008-09, Bryan
- William Fleming III, MD: 2009-10, Houston
- Susan Rudd Bailey, MD: 2010-11, Fort Worth
- C. Bruce Malone, MD: 2011-12, Austin
- Michael E. Speer, MD: 2012-13, Houston
- Stephen L. Brotherton, MD: 2013-14, Fort Worth
- Austin I. King, MD: 2014-15, Abilene
- Tom Garcia, MD: 2015-16, Houston
- Don R. Read, MD: 2016-2017, Dallas
- Carlos J. Cardenas, MD: 2017-18, Edinburg
- Douglas W. Curran, MD: 2018-19, Athens
- David C. Fleeger, MD: 2019-20, Austin
- Diana L. Fite, MD: 2020-21, Houston
- E. Linda Villarreal, MD: 2021-22, Edinburg
- Gary W. Floyd, MD: 2022-23, Keller
- Rick W. Snyder II, MD: 2023-24, Dallas
- G. Ray Callas, MD, 2024-25, Beaumont
- Jayesh “Jay” Shah, MD, 2025-26, San Antonio
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