Hearings

Advancing the Mission: Evaluating the Future of VA Research

July 22, 2026 04:00 PM Russell Senate Office Building, Room 418

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Agenda

                  WITNESS LIST

                        Panel I

Mark Zhang, MD, Acting Executive Director, Discovery, Education and Affiliate Networks
Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

         Accompanied by:

                La’Toya Prieur, MBA, Chief Human Capital Management, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

                Michael Kelley, MD, Executive Director, National Oncology Program, Office of Specialty Care Services, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

                        Panel II

Gina B. Carithers, President and CEO, Prostate Cancer Foundation

Glenn D. Graham, MD, PhD, FAAN, FANA, Founding President, Association of VA Neurology Services (AVANS), Executive Director, Neurology Clinical Programs, VHA (Retired), Professor of Neurology, UCSF

Testimony

  • Mark Zhang, MD

    Acting Executive Director, Discovery, Education and Affiliate Networks
    Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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  • Gina B. Carithers

    President and CEO
    Prostate Cancer Foundation
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  • Glenn D. Graham, MD, PhD, FAAN, FANA

    Founding President, Association of VA Neurology Services (AVANS) Executive Director, Neurology Clinical Programs, VHA (Retired) Professor of Neurology, UCSF
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