Veterans Health Foundation (VHF) announces new non-statutory Director

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 28, 2023 Pittsburgh (June 28, 2023) – Veterans Health Foundation (VHF) announced today that its Board of Directors elected Dr. Akshar Abbott, MD, Attending Ophthalmologist for VISN 23 Clinical Resource Hub and VHA Innovation Ecosystem Fellow as a non-statutory Director of the organization, effective immediately. Dr. Akshar Abbott, M.D. is a…

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Lynn Baniak, Ph.D., R.N. joins Betty Irene Moore fellowship program at UC Davis Nursing School

Veterans Health Foundation

Fellowship program recognizes nursing innovators FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 2, 2023 Pittsburgh, PA –Lynn Baniak, Ph.D., R.N.,  Associate Chief Nurse for Research, Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System(VAPHS) is one of 16 nurse scientists accepted to the fourth cohort of the Betty Irene Moore Fellowship for Nurse Leaders and Innovators. This fellowship program, funded by an…

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Pittsburgh (May 8, 2023)

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Veterans’ Health Foundation (VHF) announced today that its Board of Directors elected Lyndsay Tkach, Director, Mental and Brain Health Services, Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) as a non-statutory director of the organization, effective immediately.  Lyndsay is a Pittsburgh-based, mental health and brain injury advocate specializing in community supports & care coordination. She has been with WWP…

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Pittsburgh (November 11, 2022)

Headshot of Phil Hahn, Deputy Director, AFWERX

Pittsburgh (November 11, 2022) – Veterans Health Foundation (VHF) announced today that its Board of Directors elected Phil Hahn, Deputy Director, AFWERX as a director of the organization, effective immediately. He will also serve as VHF’s Treasurer. As Deputy Director of AFWERX, Phil drives big picture strategy for the organization and their $1B+ budget comprises…

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