Nominated by President Joseph R. Biden and confirmed by the United States Senate to be the chief executive of the VA health care system. The VA serves over 9 million enrolled Veterans with a $149B dollar health care delivery system, including a $36B payer for care in the community.
Clinical Associate Professor
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Dec 2019 - May 2022(2 years 6 months)
Newark, New Jersey
President and CEO
University Hospital
Aug 2019 - Jul 2022(3 years)
Newark, New Jersey
Commissioner of Health
NJ Department of Health
Jan 2018 - Aug 2019(1 year 8 months)
Trenton, New Jersey
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Georgetown University
Jul 2017 - Jun 2019(2 years)
Washington D.C. Metro Area
Assistant Deputy Under Secretary for Health, Quality, Safety, and Value
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Nov 2016 - Jan 2018(1 year 3 months)
Washington D.C. Metro Area
Director, Diffusion of Excellence Initiative
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Aug 2015 - Nov 2016(1 year 4 months)
Washington, District Of Columbia
White House Fellow
The White House
Aug 2015 - Nov 2016(1 year 4 months)
Washington D.C. Metro Area
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Operations management consultant
Wright Patterson Hospital
Jul 2014 - Aug 2015(1 year 2 months)
Lead a systematic research effort evaluating the efficacy of operational process improvement efforts, as well as the capacity sharing program between Wright-Patterson and surrounding VA hospitals in the Buckeye Federal Health Consortium. Involved in organizational turnaround projects to enhance the efficiency, quality, and safety of care services.