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Local physician named President-Elect of Texas Medical Association
CENTRAL TEXAS (FOX 44) – A Central Texas physician is on his way to becoming the 161st president of the Texas Medical Association (TMA).
The TMA has elected Bradford W. Holland, MD, as its new president-elect, placing the Central Texas-based otolaryngologist on course to become the association's 161st president in May 2026.
The TMA says the election took place during TexMed, TMA's annual conference, held this year in San Antonio. Dr. Holland is the first TMA president elected from Waco in more than five decades.
Dr. Holland practices at Coryell Health in Gatesville and Waco. He says his goal as TMA president-elect is to preserve the medical profession for future generations, a mission that originally inspired his involvement in advocacy. He also encourages physicians to engage in policy efforts which safeguard the physician-patient relationship and strengthen the future of medicine.
The TMA says Dr. Holland has been a member for more than 30 years, starting as a medical student at UT Southwestern. He is a graduate of the TMA Leadership College, served on the Council on Legislation, and was first elected vice speaker of the TMA House of Delegates in 2019. Dr. Holland led the House through the COVID-19 pandemic, later serving four terms as speaker. He also chaired TEXPAC, TMA's political action committee.
In addition to his TMA leadership, Dr. Holland is a past president of both the McLennan County Medical Society and the Texas Association of Otolaryngology. He is board-certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology, and serves as adjunct faculty in Baylor University's Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders.
The TMA says Dr. Holland and his wife, Amanda Holland, director of advising for Baylor's Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences, live in Waco and have four children. The couple enjoys attending concerts, serving in community arts leadership, and fly fishing in mountain trout streams.
Dr. Holland will serve a one-year term as president-elect before officially assuming the role of TMA president in May 2026.
The TMA is the largest state medical society in the nation, and represents more than 59,000 physician and medical student members. It is dedicated to improving the health of all Texans.
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