September 30, 2024
Edwin Bogonko, MD, MBA, of Lakeville, was installed as the Minnesota Medical Association’s (MMA) 158th president on September 27 during the association’s Empowering Physicians Conference in Minneapolis.
Bogonko, a hospitalist with Allina Health in Shakopee, has been very active with the MMA since he became a member in 2010. He served as the chair of the MMA's Board of Trustees from October 2020 to September 2023. He has also served on the MMA’s Executive Committee, Policy Council, Nominating Committee, Awards Committee, and the Finance and Audit Committee.
His term, which officially begins October 1, lasts one year.
About the Minnesota Medical Association
The Minnesota Medical Association is a non-profit professional association representing physicians, residents and medical students. With more than 10,000 members, the MMA is dedicated to being the indispensable and unified voice of physicians for advancing the practice of medicine, the profession and patient health in Minnesota.
October 8, 2025
Two physicians, four physicians-in-training, the late Minnesota House of Representatives Speaker Emerita and the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy were all honored with MMA awards as part of this year’s Empowering Physicians event on September 26. Each year, the MMA honors those in medicine for going above and beyond.
September 30, 2025
Lisa Mattson, MD, of Plymouth, was installed as the Minnesota Medical Association’s (MMA) 159th president on September 26, during the association’s Empowering Physicians event in Minneapolis.
September 8, 2025
The Minnesota Medical Association (MMA) and four other physician advocacy organizations sent a letter to Gov. Tim Walz on September 5 urging him to call a special legislative session to “pass legislation to address the devastating death and injuries from firearms and gun violence.