Ardis Dee Hoven, M.D.
Chair, Board of Trustees
American Medical Association

Ardis Dee Hoven, M.D., an internal medicine and infectious disease specialist in Lexington, Ky., has been a member of the American Medical Association (AMA) Board of Trustees (BOT) since 2005. She served as its secretary for 2008–2009, and in June 2010 she began serving as chair for 2010–2011.

Prior to her election to the AMA-BOT, Dr. Hoven served as a member and chair of the AMA Council on Medical Service. She was a member of the Utilization Review and Accreditation Commission for six years and served on its executive committee. Additional activities have included service on the Group Practice Advisory Council of the AMA and an appointment to the Practicing Physicians Advisory Commission. Currently Dr. Hoven serves as the AMA-BOT representative on the AMA Foundation board, the COLA board and the AMA-convened Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement®. Most recently she was appointed to the National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Dr. Hoven’s involvement at the state level has been extensive. She was president of the Kentucky Medical Association from 1993 to 1994 and served as a delegate to the AMA from Kentucky prior to her election to the AMA-BOT. She has also been actively involved in medical staff issues at her local hospital and has held a variety of positions, including president of the medical staff, member of the board of directors and president of the hospital foundation board.

Born in Cincinnati, Dr. Hoven received her undergraduate degree in microbiology and then her medical degree from the University of Kentucky, Lexington. She completed her internal medicine and infectious disease training at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Since then, she has been in active practice and currently is the medical director of the Bluegrass Care Clinic, an infectious disease and HIV/AIDS practice affiliated with the University of Kentucky College of Medicine.

Board-certified in internal medicine and infectious disease, Dr. Hoven is a fellow of the American College of Physicians and the Infectious Disease Society of America. She has been the recipient of many awards, including the University of Kentucky College of Medicine Distinguished Alumnus Award and the Kentucky Medical Association Distinguished Service Award.

Dr. Hoven is married to Ron Sanders, Ph.D., an economist and college professor. They share a mutual enjoyment of two grandchildren, sports, travel and philanthropic activities.