- 1895–1898 Robert F. Boyd, M.D. Nashville, TN
- 1898–1900 H.T. Noel, M.D. Nashville, TN
- 1901–1902 O.D. Porter, M.D. Bowling Green, KY
- 1903 F.A. Stewart, M.D. Nashville, TN
- 1904 Charles V. Roman, M.D. Dallas, TX
- 1905 John E. Hunter, M.D. Lexington, KY
- 1906 R.E. Jones, M.D. Richmond, VA
- 1906 H.F. Gamble, M.D. Charles, WV
- 1907 Nathan F. Mossell, M.D. Philadelphia, PA
- 1908 W.H. Wright, M.D. Baltimore, MD
- 1909 P.A. Johnson, M.D. New York, NY
- 1910 Marcus F. Wheatland, M.D. Newport, RI
- 1911 Austin M. Curtis, M.D. Washington, DC
- 1913 John A. Kenney, Sr., M.D. Tuskegee Institute, AL
- 1914 A.M. Brown, M.D. Birmingham, AL
- 1915 F.S. Hargraves, M.D. Wilson, NC
- 1916 Ulysses G. Dailey, M.D. Chicago, IL
- 1917 D.W. Byrd, M.D. Norfolk, VA
- 1918 George W. Cabaniss, M.D. Washington, DC
- 1919 D.A. Ferguson, D.D.S. Richmond, VA
- 1920 J.W. Jones, M.D. Winston-Salem, NC
- 1921 John P. Turner, M.D. Philadelphia, PA
- 1922 H.M. Green, M.D. Knoxville, TN
- 1923 J. Edward Perry, M.D. Kansas City, MO
- 1924 John O. Plummer, M.D. Raleigh, NC
- 1924 Carl G. Roberts, M.D. Chicago, IL
- 1925 Michael Q. Dumas, M.D. Washington, DC
- 1926 Walter G. Alexander, M.D. Orange, NJ
- 1928 C.V. Freeman, D.D.S. Jacksonville, FL
- 1929 T. Spotuas Burwell, M.D. Philadelphia, PA
- 1930 L.A. West, M.D. Memphis, TN
- 1931 W.H. Higgins, M.D. Providence, RI
- 1932 Peter M. Murray, M.D. New York, NY
- 1933 G. Hamilton Francis, M.D. Norfolk, VA
- 1934 Midian O. Bousfeld, M.D. Chicago, IL
- 1935 John H. Hale, M.D. Nashville, AL
- 1936 W. Harry Barnes, M.D. Philadelphia, PA
- 1937 Roscoe C. Giles, M.D. Chicago, IL
- 1938 Lyndon M. Hill, M.D. Atlanta, GA
- 1939 George W. Bowles, M.D. York, PA
- 1940 Albert W. Dumas, Sr., M.D. Natchez, MS
- 1941 Arthur N. Vaughn, M.D. St. Louis, MO
- 1942 Henry Eugene Lee, M.D. Houston, TX
- 1943 T. Manuel Smith, M.D. Chicago, IL
- 1943 Henry H. Walker, M.D. Nashville, TN
- 1944 Emory I. Robinson, M.D. Los Angeles, CA
- 1945 Emory I. Robinson, M.D. Los Angeles, CA, CA
- 1946 Walter A. Young, M.D. St. Louis, MO, MO
- 1947 J.A.C. Lattimore, M.D. Louisville, KY
- 1948 C. Austin Whittier, M.D. San Antonio, TX
- 1948 Matthew Walker, M.D. Nashville, TN
- 1949 C. Herbert Marshall, M.D. Washington, DC
- 1951 Joseph G. Gathings, M.D. Washington, DC
- 1952 Whittier C. Atkinson, M.D. Coatesville, PA
- 1953 A. Porter Davis, M.D. Kansas City, KS
- 1955 A.C. Terrence, M.D. Opelousas, LA
- 1956 T.R.M. Howard, M.D. Chicago, IL
- 1957 Arthur M. Townsend, Jr., M.D. St. Louis, MO
- 1958 R. Stillman Smith, M.D. Macon, GA
- 1959 Edward C. Mazique, M.D. Washington, DC
- 1960 James T. Aldrich, M.D. St. Louis, MO
- 1961 Vaughn C. Mason, M.D. New York, NY
- 1962 John A. Kenney, Jr., M.D. Washington, DC
- 1963 Kenneth W. Clement Cleveland, OH
- 1964 W. Montague Cobb, M.D. Washington, DC
- 1965 Leonidas H. Berry, M.D. Chicago, IL
- 1966 John L.S. Hollomon, Jr., M.D. New York, NY
- 1967 Lionel F. Swan, M.D. Detroit, MI
- 1968 James M Whittico, Jr., M.D. St. Louis, MO
- 1969 Julius W. Hill, M.D. Los Angeles, CA
- 1970 W.T. Armstrong, M.D. Rocky Mount, NC
- 1971 Emerson C. Walden, Sr., M.D. Baltimore, MD
- 1972 Edmund C. Casey, M.D. Cincinnati, OH
- 1973 Emery L. Rann, M.D. Charlotte, NC
- 1974 Vernal G. Cave, M.D. Brooklyn, NY
- 1975 Jasper F. Williams, M.D. Chicago, IL
- 1976 Arthur H. Coleman, M.D. San Francisco, CA
- 1977 Charles C. Bookert, M.D. Clairton, PA
- 1978 Jesse B. Barber, Jr., M.D. Washington, DC
- 1979 Robert E. Dawson, Sr., M.D. Durham, NC
- 1980 Vertis R. Thompson, M.D. Oakland, CA
- 1981 Frank S. Royal, M.D. Richmond, VA
- 1982 Robert L.M. Hilliard, M.D. San Antonio, TX
- 1983 Lucius C. Earles, III, M.D. Chicago, IL
- 1984 Phillip M. Smith, M.D. Los Angeles, CA
- 1985 Edith Irby Jones, M.D. Houston, TX
- 1986 John O. Brown, M.D. Miami, FL
- 1987 John E. Joyner, M.D. Indianapolis, IN
- 1988 Frank E. Staggers, M.D. Oakland, CA
- 1989 Vivan W. Pinn, M.D.* Washington, DC
- 1990 Charles Johnson, M.D. Durham, NC
- 1991 Alma Rose George, M.D. Detroit, MI
- 1992 Richard O. Butcher, M.D. El Cajon, CA
- 1993 Leonard E. Lawrence, M.D. San Antonio, TX
- 1994 Tracy M. Walton, Jr., M.D. Washington, DC
- 1995 Yvonnecris Smith Veal, M.D.* St. Albans, NY
- 1996 Randall C. Morgan, Jr., M.D.* Gary, IN
- 1997 Nathaniel H. Murdock, M.D.* St. Louis, MO
- 1998 Gary C. Dennis, M.D.* Washington, DC
- 1999–2000 Walter W. Shervington, M.D. New Orleans, LA
- 1999–2000 Javette C. Orgain, M.D.* Chicago, IL (Completed the Apr-July 2000 portion of the 1999 Presidential term)
- 2000–2001 Rodney G. Hood, M.D.* San Diego, CA
- 2001–2002 Lucille C. Norville Perez, M.D.* Bethesda, MD
- 2002–2003 L. Natalie Carroll, M.D.* Houston, TX
- 2003–2004 Randall W. Maxey, M.D., Ph.D.* Los Angeles, CA
- 2004–2005 Winston S. Price, M.D.* Brooklyn, NY
- 2005–2006 Sandra L Gadson, M.D.* Flossmoor, IL
- 2006–2007 Albert W. Morris, Jr., M.D.* Memphis, TN
- 2007–2008 Nelson. L Adams, III, M.D.* Miami Shores, FL
- 2008–2009 Carolyn Barley Britton, M.D., M.S.* New York, NY
- 2009–2010 Willarda Edwards, M.D.* Baltimore, MD
- 2010–2011 Leonard Weathers, M.D.* Shreveport, LA
- 2011–2012 Cedric Bright, M.D.* Durham, NC
- 2012–2013 Rahn Bailey, M.D.* Nashville, TN
- 2013–2014 Michael LeNoir, M.D.* Oakland, CA
- 2013–2014 Lawrence Sanders, M.D.* Atlanta, GA
- 2015–2016 Edith Mitchell, M.D. Philadelphia, PA
- 2016–2017 Richard Williams, M.D.* Los Angeles, CA
- 2017–2018 Doris Brown, M.D.* Washington, DC
- 2018–2019 Niva Lubin-Johnson, M.D.* Chicago, IL
- 2019–2020 Oliver Brooks, M.D.* Los Angeles, CA
- 2020–2021 Leon McDougle, M.D.* Columbus, OH
- 2021–2022 Rachel Villanueva, M.D.* New York, NY
- 2022–2023 Garfield Clunie, M.D.* New York, NY
- 2023–2024 Yolanda Lawson, M.D.* Dallas, TX
- 2024–2025 Virginia Caine, M.D.* Indianapolis, IN
- 2025–2026 Roger Mitchell, M.D.* Washington, DC
*Indicates Living Past Presidents