VISN 2 Center for Integrated Healthcare (CIH)
Advisory Board
Purpose/Function
Membership
Advisory Board Purpose and Function
The Center has an external Advisory Board comprised of representatives knowledgeable about mental health research, clinical, and educational areas, both within and outside of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). The Advisory Board draws representation from within the local VA Medical Centers, Network leadership, from the Center’s affiliated academic institutions, and from the national research community that represents areas of interest to the Center.
The Advisory Board provides representation from the academic institutions and those professions with whom the VISN 2 Center for Integrated Healthcare collaborates to ensure the affiliates and professional groups have an active voice in setting the direction for the Center. The Advisory Board also provides representation from the VHA scientific community as well as a representative for our veteran community. The Advisory Board meets every 18-24 months to assess and advise the Center leadership on matters of policy development and to review the effectiveness of the Center in meeting its objectives. As well, the Board assesses and advises leadership on general programmatic directions within each component of the Center. The Membership Tab lists the individuals who currently serve on the VISN 2 Center for Integrated Healthcare’s Advisory Board.
Advisory Board Membership
The following individuals serve on the Center for Integrated Healthcare’s Advisory Board (**Indicates Advisory Board member who is a Veteran):
- Bruce Nelson, PhD, Chair
Behavioral Careline Director
Veterans Healthcare Network Upstate New York (VISN 2)
Albany, NY - Jean C. Beckham, PhD
VA Research Career Scientist
Division Director, Behavioral Medicine
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, NC - Yeates Conwell, MD
Professor of Psychiatry
Director, Geriatric Psychiatry Program
Director, URMC Office for Aging Research and Health Services
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, NY - Judy Hayman, PhD
Medical Center Director
Syracuse VA Medical Center
Syracuse, NY - R. Lorraine Collins, PhD
Associate Dean for Research
Professor, Department of Community Health and Health Behavior
School of Public Health and Health Professions
University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Buffalo, NY - Angela L. Denietolis, MD
Executive Director
Office of Primary Care Operations (10NC3)
Washington, DC - Ali A. El Solh, MD, MPH
Associate Chief of Staff for Research
VA Western New York
Professor of Medicine, Anesthesiology, and Epidemiology and Environmental Health
University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Buffalo, NY - CAPT Christopher Hunter, PhD, ABPP**
DoD Program Manager
Behavioral Health in Primary Care
Patient-Centered Medical Home Branch
Clinical Support Division, Defense Health Agency
Washington, DC - Angela D. Keen PhD
Mental Health Program Manager
Veterans Healthcare Network 4
Pittsburgh, PA - JoAnn Kirchner, MD
Director, VA Mental Health QUERI
North Little Rock, AR - Mark E. Kunik, MD, MPH
Co-Director of the VISN 16 MIRECC
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX - John Langenberg, MD
Primary Care Lead Physician
VA Medical Center
Syracuse, NY - Bruce Levine, MD
Director of Education
VISN 2 MIRECC
New York, NY - Steven Lieberman, MD
ADUSH for Access to Care
Office of Veterans Access to Care (10NG)
Veterans Health Administration
VA Central Office
Washington, DC - Lauren Love-Dubeau, LCSW-R
BVAC Careline Manager
Syracuse VAMC
Syracuse, NY - Robert B. Murrett**
Deputy Director
Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism (INSCT)
Professor of Practice, Public Administration and International Affairs
Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
Syracuse University College of Law
Syracuse, NY - David Oslin, MD
Director, VISN 4 MIRECC
Philadelphia VAMC
Philadelphia, PA - Wilfred Pigeon
Director
Center of Excellence for Suicide Prevention
Canandaigua VAMC
Canandaigua, NY - Edward Post, MD, PhD
Medical Director, VHA Primary Care – Mental Health Integration Program Office
VA Ann Arbor Health Care System
Ann Arbor, MI - Paula P. Schnurr, PhD
Executive Director National Center for PTSD
VA Medical Center, White River Junction
Research Professor of Psychiatry
Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth
White River Junction, VT - Mark E. Shelhorse, MD
Chief Medical Officer, VISN 6
Durham, NC - Thomas L Swartz, MD
Professor & Chair, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science
Upstate Medical University
State University of New York
Syracuse, NY - Douglas S. Walsh, MD
Associate Chief of Staff, Research & Development
Syracuse VA Medical Center
Syracuse, NY - Glenda Wood**
Veteran Representative
Buffalo, NY
Ex-Officio Members
- Harold Kudler, MD
Chief Consultant
Office of Mental Health Services (10P4M)
Veterans Health Administration
VA Central Office
Washington, DC - Wendy Tenhula, PhD
Acting Deputy Chief Consultant for Specialty Mental Health
Office of Mental Health Services (10P4M)
Veterans Health Administration
VA Central Office
Washington, DC - Andrew Pomerantz, MD
National Mental Health Director, Integrated Services
Office of Mental Health (10P4M)
Veterans Health Administration
VA Central Office
Washington, DC - David Carroll, PhD
Executive Director, Mental Health Operations (10NC5)
Veterans Health Administration
VA Central Office
Washington, DC
