Primary Job Title Chief Academic Affiliations Officer Primary Organization 
U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs
Gender Male
Robert Jesse, MD, PhD, is the Chief Academic Affiliations Officer for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), in Washington DC, where he oversees the largest health professions education program in the United States, including over 120,000 trainees annually in more than 40 different health professions. Previously, he was the Principal Deputy
Under Secretary for Health where he led clinical policies and programs for VA, the Nation’s largest integrated healthcare system.
He is Professor of Internal Medicine and Cardiology at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. He has extensive experience in comparative effectiveness, cardiology, cancer, and biochemical research. Previously, he was Chief Consultant for Medical Surgical Services in VA’s Office of Patient Care Services where he was instrumental in implementing broad reforms in the delivery of specialty, sub-specialty and emergency care.
Jesse received his BS in Biochemistry from the University of New Hampshire and a PhD in Biophysics and MD at the Medical College of Virginia.
