VCU alumnus and former VCUHS executive nominated to serve in Bush administration

President George W. Bush has announced his intention to nominate Jonathan Brian Perlin, M.D., an alumnus of Virginia Commonwealth University and a former VCU Health System executive, to be undersecretary for health at the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Perlin currently serves as acting undersecretary for health at the department. Previously, he was deputy undersecretary for health and prior to that served as the department’s chief quality and performance officer.

Before joining the Veterans Affairs Department, Perlin served as Medical Director, Quality Improvement, for the VCU Health System. At VCU, he helped establish the Health Services Research Fellowship in the Division of Quality Health Care, Department of Internal Medicine. He also was associate director of the Internal Medicine Residency Training Program.

A fellow of the American College of Physicians, Perlin received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia and his master’s degree, M.D. and Ph.D. from VCU.

“Dr. Perlin’s nomination as undersecretary for health in the Department of Veterans Affairs speaks highly of his fine career and many accomplishments,” said VCU President Eugene P. Trani. “As a ‘three-degree VCUer,’ he has made his alma mater most proud."