IDGA's 19th Annual Veterans Affairs Healthcare Summit

July 22-23, 2025 | MGM Hotel and Casino, National Harbor, MD

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Meet the Speakers

Conference Chairman

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

2025 Confirmed Speaker Roster

Dr. Bobby Mukkamala MD
President
American Medical Association

Dr. David Shulkin MD
Former Secretary
Department of Veterans Affairs

Dr. Neil Evans MD
(A) Program Executive Director, EHR Modernization Integration Office
Department of Veterans Affairs

Dr. Laura Prietula
Deputy Chief Information Officer (DCIO), EHRM Office
Department of Veterans Affairs

Dr. Brian Lein
Assistant Director, Healthcare Administration
Defense Health Agency

William Tinston
Director, Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization Office
Department of Defense

James Perkins
Deputy Program Executive Officer, Defense Healthcare Management Systems
Department of Defense

Nicholas Meyer
Customer EX Specialist, Veterans Experience Office-CX Tools & Implementation
Department of Veterans Affairs

Kurt Finke
Former Director, Office of Healthcare Technology Management
Department of Veterans Affairs

Holly Joers
President
CareSource Military & Veterans

Tonya Oxendine
Spokesperson
Wounded Warrior Project

Tiffany Villamin MSN, RN, CRRN
Nurse Manager, VA North Texas Healthcare System
Veterans Health Administration

Jim St. Clair
Vice President of Public Health Systems Division
Altarum

Elisa Cardnell
President and Chief Executive Officer
Service Women's Action Network

Katelyn Moser MBA, CPXP, PMP
Senior Director, Patient Experience, Executive Liaison to the President
MedStar Washington Hospital Center

Don Prisby
Founder and President
NorthPoint Advocates

Dr. Kel Pults DHA, MSN, NI-BC, RN, NREMT
Chief Clinical Officer and Vice President of Government Strategy
MediQuant

Alison Bagwell
CEO
Nephron Nitrile

Edgar Rios PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP
Vaccines Field Medical Director, US Medical Affairs
Pfizer

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

Margaret Martin PharmD, BCPS
Regional MSL Director - Northeast & Senior Director, Medical Affairs
Intra-Cellular Therapies (a Johnson & Johnson Company)

Gabriel Heath
Enterprise Sales Executive – Federal Accounts
AvaSure

Dr. Art Kellerman MD, MPH, FACEP, FACP
Special Medical Advisory Group
Department of Veterans Affairs

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