IDGA's 19th Annual Veterans Affairs Healthcare Summit

July 22-23, 2025 | Washington DC Metro Area

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Meet the Speakers

Previous Conference Chairman

James Gfrerer
CEO; Federal Business LLC;
Former CIO, Department of Veterans Affairs

Previous Speakers

Christopher Saslo
Assistant Under Secretary for Health for Patient Care Services; Chief Nursing Of
Department of Veterans Affairs

Hillary Peabody MPH
Acting Assistant Secretary for Health for Integrated Veteran Care, Veterans Heal
Department of Veterans Affairs

Dr. Bruce Scott MD
President
American Medical Association

Dr. Ronald Miller DM
Deputy Assistant Under Secretary for Health for Support
Department of Veterans Affairs

Terry Riffel SES
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Financial Management Business Transformation Serv
Department of Veterans Affairs

Laura Duke
Chief Financial Officer
Veterans Health Administration

Paul Brubaker
Deputy Chief Information Officer, Business Integration and Outcomes Service
Department of Veterans Affairs

Dr. Neil Evans MD
Acting Program Executive Director, Electronic Health Record Modernization Integr
Department of Veterans Affairs

William Tinston
Director
Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization Office

Dr. Yvette Weber
Program Executive Officer, Defense Healthcare Management Systems
Department of Defense

David Sloniker MBA, MSS, CRMP, DML
Executive Director, VA Logistics Redesign Program Office (VALOR)
Department of Veterans Affairs

Amber Pearson
Deputy Chief Information Security Officer and Executive Director of Information
Department of Veterans Affairs

Dave Catanoso
Director (A), Application Hosting, Cloud and Edge Solutions
Department of Veterans Affairs

Dr. Kaeli Yuen MD
Data & AI Health Product Lead, Office of the Chief Technology Officer
Department of Veterans Affairs

Dr. Mark Zhang DO, MMSc, FAMIA
Chief Innovation Officer, Office of Healthcare Innovation and Learning (OHIL), O
Department of Veterans Affairs

Dr. Friedhelm Sandbrink MD
National Program Executive Director for Pain Management, Opioid Safety, and PDMP
Department of Veterans Affairs

Dr. Ernest Moy MD, MPH
Executive Director, Office of Health Equity, VHA
Department of Veterans Affairs

Tiel Keltner
Deputy Network Director, VISN 20 (Northwest)
Veterans Health Administration

Dr. Thomas Ferguson MD
Chief of Staff, Memphis VA Medical Center
Veterans Health Administration

Dr. Jennifer Murphy PhD
Director of Pain Management
Department of Veterans Affairs

Donna Richardson
Customer Experience (CX) Outcomes Supervisor, Tools & Implementation (T&I) Direc
Department of Veterans Affairs

Alison Cormier
Field Operations Manager, Prosthetic and Sensory Aids Service
Department of Veterans Affairs

Dr. Jennifer Martin PharmD
Deputy Chief Consultant, Pharmacy Benefits Management Services
Department of Veterans Affairs

Dr. Allison Tsao MD
Interventional Cardiologist
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Marsden McGuire M.D., M.B.A. (SES-EQV)
Director, Continuum of Care and General Mental Health, Office of Mental Health
Department of Veterans Affairs

Dr. Aaron Drew
Senior Enterprise Solutions Architect, Office of Information & Technology (OI&T)
Department of Veterans Affairs

Sabrina Clark
Director, VA Center for Development & Civic Engagement
Department of Veterans Affairs

Jacenta Best
Chief Nurse, Acute Care, Salisbury, North Carolina VA Health Care System
Department of Veterans Affairs

Richard "Chino" Loubriel
Associate Director, Albany Stratton VA Medical Center
Department of Veterans Affairs

Amanda Doreson
Senior Public Health Advisor, Office of the Chief Medical Officer, Substance Abu
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

Lucille Pezzullo
Acting Division Chief, Global Trade, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)
Department of Homeland Security

Byron M. Jones Sr.
Special Agent and National Program Manager, Homeland Security Investigations
Department of Homeland Security

Charles Dionne
Program Manager, Operation Genuine Valor, Office of the Inspector General (OIG)
Department of Veterans Affairs

Joe Bush
General Counsel
AvaSure

Erin Griffes MSN, RN, NE-BC
Customer Success Advisor, Veterans Affairs/Department of Defense
AvaSure

Dr. Sandeep Wadhwa MD, MBA
Global Chief Medical Officer
Solventum

Dr. Benjamin Pollock Ph.D., M.S.P.H
Assistant Professor of Health Services Research; Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern
Mayo Clinic

Ric Nannini, PharmD, MBA
National Oncology Account Director, Veterans Affairs
AstraZeneca

Chris Robinson
Associate Partner, IBM Consulting, Automation and Data Platforms
IBM

Dr. Matthew Garoufalis DPM, FASPS, FACPM, CWS, FFPM RCPS (Glasg), FRSM
Chief Medical Officer
Advanced Oxygen Therapy Inc.

Keith Whitby
Director of Healthcare Technology Management
Mayo Clinic

Dr. Edo Paz
SVP, Medical Affairs
Hello Heart

Dr. Rick May MD
Senior Principal
Vizient Consulting Solutions

Dr. Adam Rothschild MD, MA
Clinical Informaticist
Solventum

David Bowers
Senior Product Manager
Solventum

Marissa Berman Psy.D
Senior Behavioral Scientist
BetterUp

Patrick Winter
SVP of Commercial Operations
Commure/Athelas

Matt Jason
Associate Director, Commercial Development and Professional Relations
Endo Pharmaceuticals

Jim Bradley
Director, Commercial Development and Professional Relations
Endo Pharmaceuticals

Dr. Mark Kidd PhD
Scientific and Laboratory Director
Wren Laboratories

Lauren Aronin Pharmd, RPH
Assistant Scientific Director, Psychiatry, US Medical Affairs
Abbvie

PREVIOUS ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS

Bill James
President
Federal Business LLC

Don Prisby
Founder and President
NorthPoint Advocates

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