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Steven L. Lieberman, MD, MBA, FACHE, FACP, VHA-CM
Acting Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Health
Veterans Health Administration
Washington, DC
Session Information
Thursday, October 24, 2019
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Keynote Address: Veterans Health Administration – A Leader in Healthcare
Session Description
VHA is the largest integrated healthcare system in the country. To provide unparalleled care to our nation’s Veterans, VHA is increasing access to its services and, when needed, working with community partners to ensure Veterans get care where and when they need it. VHA is also undergoing modernization to become a high reliability organization
Speaker Bio
Steven L. Lieberman, MD, MBA, FACHE, FACP, was named Acting Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Health in the Department of Veterans Affairs on August 13, 2018. He leads clinical policies and programs for the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), the United States’ largest integrated health care system. VHA is also the Nation’s largest provider of graduate medical education and a major contributor to medical research.
Most recently, as ADUSH for Access to Care, Dr. Lieberman provided executive leadership, strategic direction, and oversight for the transformation of Veteran access to health care within VHA. He was responsible for operational policies regarding clinic management related to access, scheduling, consult management, and wait times.
Dr. Lieberman has over 25 years’ experience with VHA as a practicing board-certified physician in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine where leadership roles have included Associate Chief of Staff for Quality Management and Deputy Chief of Staff at VA Boston Health Care System and Chief of Staff at VA NJ Health Care System.
He earned his medical degree from Rutgers NJ Medical School in Newark, NJ, underwent a residency in Internal Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, PA, and completed his Fellowship in Pulmonary, Critical Care and Spinal Cord Injury Medicine at Harvard University Hospitals in Boston, MA. Dr. Lieberman also recently obtained an executive MBA from the Stern School of Business at New York University.
Accomplishments during his career include overseeing the integration of two VA Health care facilities into the current VA Boston Health Care System and serving as a Chief of Staff for VA-led Medical Federal Medical Station Missions following Hurricanes Rita and Gustave. He also served as Co-Chair of the national MyVA Access Sequester Team. Dr. Lieberman is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives where he additionally serves as a member of the VA Regent’s Advisory Council and previously served as a member of the Physician Executives Forum.