Roger A. Mitchell, MD

Dr. Roger A. Mitchell Jr. is the 126th President of the National Medical Association and a board-certifiedforensic pathologist with 20 years of experience. He recently served as President of Howard UniversityHospital where he led sweeping transformation of one of the nation’s most historic academic safety-nethospitals. Prior to that, Dr. Mitchell served as Chief Medical Officer and Tenured Professor of Pathologyat Howard University Faculty Practice Plan. As Washington, DC's Chief Medical Examiner, Dr. Mitchellmanaged thousands of autopsies and later became Interim Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice,working on violence prevention policy for the city. Dr. Mitchell co-authored Death in Custody: HowAmerica Ignores the Truth and What We Can Do About It, co-hosted the NAACP Image Awards-nominated podcast Official Ignorance, and appeared on numerous television programs like Dateline withLester Holt, PBS Frontline, Meet the Press, and Roland Martin. Dr. Mitchell studied at Howard University,Rutgers – New Jersey Medical School, George Washington University Hospital, and completed hisfellowship at New York City's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.