Jeff Underwood Obituary – Jefferson Underwood III, MD was conceived May 15, 1955, in Montgomery, AL. He carried on with a daily existence loaded up with a large group of achievements. An alum of Alabama State University with a BA in Biology (1977), Jeff proceeded to acquire his MD degree from Meharry Medical College in 1981. After finishing his entry-level position and residency in Internal Medicine in the Georgetown University Program at D.C. General Hospital, Jeff got back to Montgomery to join his dad in the act of Internal Medicine. At the point when his dad resigned in 1993, Jeff proceeded with the training until his wellbeing expected him to hesitantly resign.

During Jeff’s life, he was the beneficiary of many distinctions which include: The Young Democrats 2005 Physician of the Year and Achievement Award for Community Service in Health, the 2015 International Association of Internal Medicine’s Top Doctor Award, the 2020 Laureate Award beneficiary from the Alabama Chapter of The American College of Physicians, and the 2020 Samuel Buford Word Award from the Medical Association of the State of Alabama. He was additionally granted the Medical Association of the State of Alabama’s Douglas L. Gun Award for Medical Journalism.

Dr. Underwood’s expert participation included: The American Medical Association, The National Medical Association, The American College of Physicians, The International Society for Hypertension in Blacks, The Board of Medical Examiners for the State of Alabama, and The Editorial Board for the Journal of Ethnicity. He was likewise an individual from the Montgomery County Medical Society, (in which he served on the Board of Trustees and as President) and the Medical Association of the State of Alabama’s Board of Censors. He was a previous President of the Board of Censors and was the principal African-American male to fill in as President of the Medical Association of the State of Alabama.