Dr. Shareef Elnahal, Under Secretary for Health at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
Dr. Elnahal was nominated by President Biden and confirmed by the United States Senate on July 21, 2022. As the Under Secretary for Health, Dr. Elnahal oversees the delivery of care to more than 9 million enrolled Veterans. Prior to this role, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of University Hospital in Newark, NJ from 2019 -2022, leeding the University Hospital through the COVID-19 public health emergency. Dr. Elnahal previously served as VA’s assistant deputy under secretary for health for quality, safety and value from 2016–2018. During that time he co-founded the VHA Innovation Ecosystem, which focused on sharing best practices to improve veteran care.