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Expert and Shareholder Forum (ESF)
Our ESF includes individuals representing local, regional, and national VHA leadership, operations partners, Veterans, community organizations, other VHA research centers (e.g., GRECCs, MIRECCs), academic affiliates, and research investigators with expertise aligned with our impact goals (IGs). The ESF meets with our Executive Leadership Team in-person (or in a hybrid format) annually and as needed throughout the year to provide guidance and oversight; assess progress; advise us on overcoming obstacles and capitalizing on emerging opportunities; promote collaborations and partnerships with operations leaders and other shareholders (e.g., Veterans); and facilitate dissemination and implementation of findings.
| Name (Degrees) | Position and Affiliation | ESF Role(s) and Perspectives |
| VA Medical Center, VISN 4, and Academic Affiliates | ||
| Timothy Burke, MD | Chief Medical Officer, VISN 4 | ESF Co-Chair, operational partner, VHA medical provider |
| Kyong-Mi Chang, MD | Associate Chief of Staff for Research & Development (ACOS/R&D), CMCVAMC | Administrative oversight, VHA medical provider |
| Karen Flaherty-Oxler, MSN, RN | Director, CMCVAMC | Operational partner, administrative oversight |
| Walid Gellad, MD, MPH | Associate Chief of Staff for Research & Development (ACOS/R&D), VAPHS | Administrative oversight, health services research and clinical therapeutics expert, VHA medical provider |
| John Kelly, MD | Chief of Staff, CMCVAMC | Operational partner, administrative oversight, VHA medical provider |
| Donald Koenig, JD | Director, VAPHS | Operational partner, administrative oversight |
| Jane Liebschutz, MD, MPH | Chief, Division of General Internal Medicine, Pitt | Operational partner, health services research and substance use disorder expert, non-VHA medical provider |
| Timothy Liezert, MBA, FACHE | Network Director, VISN 4 | Operational partner, administrative oversight |
| Ali Sonel, MD, FACC | Chief of Staff, VAPHS | Operational partner, administrative oversight |
| VA and VHA Operations Offices and Programs | ||
| James Albino, MBA | Director, Center for Minority Veterans, VA | Operational partner, administrative oversight, Veteran |
| Francesca Cunningham, PharmD | Associate Chief Consultant, Pharmacy Benefits Management, VHA; Director, VA Center for Medication Safety (VAMedSAFE), VHA | Operational partner, clinical therapeutics expert |
| Joe Francis, MD, MPH | Executive Director, Office of Analytics and Performance Integration, Office of Quality and Patient Safety, VHA | Operational partner, QI and VHA administrative data expert, VHA medical provider |
| Sally G. Haskell, MD, MS | Acting Chief Officer, Office of Women’s Health, VHA | Operational partner, women’s health expert, VHA medical provider |
| Dina Hooshyar, MD | Director, National Center for Homelessness Among Veterans, VA | Operational partner, homelessness expert, VHA medical provider |
| Alex A. McConnell, PhD | Research Program Manager, LGBTQ+ Health Program, Patient Care Services, VHA | Operational partner, LGBTQ+ health expert |
| Ernest Moy, MD, MPH | Executive Director, Office of Health Equity, VHA | Operational partner, health equity and quality expert |
| Veterans and Community Organizations | ||
| Megan Andros, BS, MPM | Director of Veterans Affairs, The Heinz Endowments | Community partner, Veteran community initiatives expert |
| Ben Stahl, DSc | Chief Executive Officer, Veterans Leadership Program | Community partner, program development addressing social risk factors in Veterans expert, Veteran |
| Catherine Revak, PhD, LCSW | Chair, CHERP Veterans Community Advisor Board, CMCVAMC | Facilitator of Veteran engagement in research, Veteran |
| COIN-Affiliated Health Systems Research Leaders | ||
| R. Neal Axon, MD, MSCR | Director, Health Equity and Rural Outreach, Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center | ESF Co-Chair, health equity and rural health research expert, VHA medical provider |
| Donna Washington, MD, MPH | Core Investigator, Center for the Study of Healthcare Innovation, Implementation, and Policy, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System | VHA researcher, health equity and women’s health expert, VHA medical provider |
| Directors of Other VISN 4 Research and Clinical Centers | ||
| Rory Cooper, PhD | Director, Human Engineering Research Laboratories, VAPHS | Facilitator of cross-Center collaboration, engineering, and rehabilitation research expert |
| John Duda, MD | Director, Parkinson’s Disease Research, Education, and Clinical Center, CMCVAMC | Facilitator of cross-Center collaboration, neurological and Parkinson’s disease expert, VHA medical provider |
| Steven Handler, MD | Director, Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, VAPHS | Facilitator of cross-Center collaboration, geriatrics and technology expert, VHA medical provider |
| David Oslin, MD | Director, VISN 4 Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, CMCVAMC | Facilitator of cross-Center collaboration, mental health and genomics expert, VHA medical provider |
Operational Partners
CHERP works closely with operational partners throughout the VA:
- Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Health Clinical Operations
- Care Management & Social Work
- Center for Medication Safety
- Center for Minority Veterans (CMV)
- CART-CL
- Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center (CMCVAMC)
- CMCVAMC Parkinson's Disease Research, Education and Clinical Centers (PADRECC)
- Comprehensive End-of-Life Care's Veteran Experience Center
- Epidemiology Program, Post-Deployment Health, Office of Public Health
- Geriatrics and Extended Care
- HIV, Hepatitis, and Public Health Pathogens Program
- Hospice and Palliative Care Program
- LGBT Health Program
- National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans
- National Pain Management Program
- National Surgery Office
- Office of Academic Affiliations
- Office of Community Care
- Office of Health Equity
- Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention
- Office of Nursing Services
- Office of Patient Care Services
- Office of Primary Care
- Office of Reporting, Analytics, Performance, Improvement, Deployment (RAPID)
- Office of Rural Health
- Partnered Evidence-Based Policy Resource Center
- Peer Support Services
- Pharmacy Benefits Management
- VA Center for Innovation
- VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
- VAPHS Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center
- VAPHS Human Engineering Research Laboratories
- Veterans Crisis Line
- VA Healthcare (VISN 4)
- VISN4 Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center (MIRECC)
- Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center (GRECC)
- Women's Health Services
