Shereef Elnahal

Shereef Elnahal
Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health
Assumed office
July 21, 2022
PresidentJoe Biden
SecretaryDenis McDonough
Preceded byDavid Shulkin (2017)
21st Commissioner of New Jersey Department of Health
In office
January 25, 2018 – July 1, 2019
GovernorPhil Murphy
Preceded byChristopher Rinn[1]
Succeeded byJudith Persichilli
Personal details
Born (1985-06-05) June 5, 1985 (age 39)
New Jersey, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationJohns Hopkins University (BA)
Harvard University (MD, MBA)
ProfessionMedical doctor

Shereef Elnahal (born June 5, 1985) is an American physician who is the current United States Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health. He previously served as the 21st commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Health from 2018 to 2019, and as the president/CEO of University Hospital in Newark from 2019 to 2022.[2][3] He also previously served as an Assistant Deputy Under Secretary for Health for Quality, Safety and Value from 2016 to 2018.

In November 2020, Elnahal was named a volunteer member of the Joe Biden presidential transition Agency Review Team to support transition efforts related to the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.[4] He was confirmed to his position as Undersecretary on July 22, 2022, and was sworn in on the same day.

  1. ^ Livio, Susan K. (9 November 2017). "Christie appoints 9/11 responder to N.J.'s top health post". nj.com.
  2. ^ Livio, Susan K. (2019-06-24). "Nurse who exposed problems at state's only public hospital will be N.J.'s next top health official, sources say". nj.com. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  3. ^ Arco, Matt (2019-06-25). "Murphy makes it official on N.J. health commissioner. She'll be the first former nurse hold the post". nj.com. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  4. ^ "Agency Review Teams". President-Elect Joe Biden. Retrieved 10 November 2020.

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