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![adams_5x7a[1]](images/adams_clip_image002.jpg) Nelson L. Adams, III, M.D.
Chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Jackson North Medical Center and President of N. L. Adams, M.D. and Associates. Dr. Adams is also President and Chairman of Access Health Solutions (AHS), a managed care company providing services in 26 counties in Florida. He is an alumnus of Howard University, and earned his medical degree at Meharry Medical College, where he was named Student of the Year in his freshman class and served as President of the Meharry Chapter of the Student National Medical Association. Dr. Adams completed his four-year residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Emory University in 1982. He was the first African-American Chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the first African-American Chief of Staff of North Shore Medical Center. In 1992, he founded the Maternal Child Health Initiative (MCHI), an award-winning model for providing care to at-risk, low-income, pregnant women. He has served on the board of directors of the Dade County Medical Association (DCMA) for nearly 10 years, and is the past Treasurer, Secretary, Vice-President, and immediate past President of the DCMA. He is past President of the local and state NMA societies in Florida and has served as Vice President, Secretary of the House of Delegates. He has been a member of the FIU Foundation Board of Directors since August 2004, and he is a Founder of the FIU College of Medicine. Additionally, he is an active member of the historic St. John Baptist Church where he serves as a Deacon and Chairman of the Board of the church's Community Development Corporation. Dr. Adams is married to Effie Jones Adams and they are the proud parents of Victoria and Nelson. They reside in North Miami Beach. |
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