2023 Speakers
Distinguished Co-Chairs
Cynthia Izuno Macri, MD
CAPT MC USN (Ret.)COL/R/USA Ron Poropatich, MD, MS
Director, Center for Military Medicine Research University of PittsburghThe Honorable Dr. David J. Shulkin
Ninth Secretary U.S. Department of Veterans AffairsSpeaker Faculty
Colonel (ret) John Barrett, MD
Deputy Director, War Related Illness & Injury Study Center Department of Veterans AffairsDr. Sean Biggerstaff
Acting Director, Research & Engineering Directorate Defense Health AgencyDr. Jesus Caban
Chief Data Scientist EIDS, PEO DHMSDr. Jorge Candiotti
Biomedical Engineer VA Pittsburgh Healthcare SystemPaulette J. Christopher, Ph.D.
Women’s Psychologist V22 Telemental Health HubWindy Cole, DPM, CWSP
Global Director of Medical Affairs NATROX Wound CareDirector of Wound Care Research
Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine
Dr. April Foreman
Deputy Director of Technology and Innovations Veterans Crisis LineDr. Stephen Gantz
Vice President, iVision Adjunct Professor, University of MarylandStacey Gorter, PT, DPT
Physical Therapist Corporal Michael J Crescenz VA Medical CenterPeter Hauser, M.D.
Chief, VISN 22 Consolidated Mental Health Telehealth Hub VISN 22 Network OfficeTaylor Hooker, MS, CTRS, NBC-HWC
Chief of Learning Engineering, Clinical Informatics Division San Francisco VA Medical CenterDanielle Krakora
Co-Founder and CEO Ibility, LLCBrian C. Lein, MD
Assistant Director, Healthcare Administration Defense Health AgencyDr. Thomas Osborne
Director National Center for Collaborative Healthcare Innovation Chief Medical Informatics Officer (CMIO), VA Palo Alto Health Care System Simulation Center Director, VA Palo Alto Healthcare SystemJacquelyn M. Paykel, MD, MBA, OB/Gyn & Integrative Medicine
Chief Whole Health Service and Chief Well-being Officer James A. Haley Veterans Hospital & ClinicsMichelle Prisco
Deployment Health Clinician, Research & Educator, War Related Illness & Injury Study Center Department of Veterans AffairsMatthew Quinn
Science Director Army Telehealth & Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC)Ken Rubin
Research Associate University of Utah Department of Biomedical InformaticsJosh Sackman
President & Co-Founder AppliedVRMelissa Tran, LMFT
Clinical Fellow Orlando VA Healthcare SystemJillian Weber, PhD, RN, CNL
Homeless PACT National Program ManagerHomeless Programs Office (11HPO) Veterans Health Administration (VHA)