Founded under the reign of Emperor D. Pedro I on June 30, 1829, the Academy has changed its name twice, but its purpose remains unchanged: the contribution to the study, discussion and development of medical practices, surgery, public health, and related sciences, as well as serving for consultation of the Brazilian Government on health and medical education issues.

President Eliete Bouskela

1st Vice-President Antonio Egidio Nardi

2nd Vice-President Ronaldo Damião

General Secretary Omar Lupi da Rosa Santos

2nd SecretaryJosé Horácio Costa Aboudib Jr.

Treasurer Oswaldo Moura Brasil do Amaral Filho

1st Treasurer Milton Ary Meier

Speaker Manassés Claudino Fonteles

Library Director Carlos Alberto Basílio de Oliveira

Archive Director  Cláudio Tadeu Daniel-Ribeiro

Museum Director Giovanni Guido Cerri

President of the Medical Section José Osmar Medina de Abreu Pestana

President of the Surgery Section José de Jesus Peixoto Camargo

President of the Section of Sciences Applied to Medicine  Marcello André Barcinski