Leila Mureebe

About Leila Mureebe

National Digital Health Strategist | Surgeon | Clinical Informatics LeaderAs the Acting Executive Director for Emerging Technologies & Digital Innovation for the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), I lead the national strategy for the largest integrated healthcare system in the country. My work is defined by a dual-lens approach: maintaining the precision of a board-certified Vascular Surgeon while driving the enterprise-level innovation required to modernize modern medicine.I specialize in bridging the gap between clinical excellence and technical execution. Whether leading national initiatives or optimizing local workflows, my goal is to ensure that technology serves as a \"force multiplier\" for clinicians, reducing burnout and improving the \"whole patient\" experience.Key Leadership Pillars:National Strategy & Governance: Contributing to VHA’s roadmap for emerging tech, including AI-driven predictive modeling and digital health scalability.Health System Optimization: Serving on the Epic Steering Board, where I collaborate with developers to influence the Foundation System, ensuring EHR workflows are intuitive and specialty-aligned.Data-Driven Quality: As Associate Medical Director for the Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI), I leveraged multi-center registry data to drive national improvements in clinical outcomes and patient safety.Informatics Credibility: Fellow of the American Medical Association (FAMIA) and Professor of Surgery, blending academic rigor with real-world technical leadership.My mission is to build digital environments where doctors can focus on what matters most: the long-term relationship with their patients.

Experience

1. Steering Board Member

   Epic

   Jul 2019 — Present

Education

• Duke University

  Master of Management in Clinical Informatics, Medical Informatics

  2017 — 2018

• Drexel University College of Medicine

  Doctor of Medicine (MD)

  1988 — 1992

• Yale School of Medicine

  Fellowship in Vascular Surgery

  1999 — 2001

• The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  MPH, Health Policy

  2009 — 2011

• Medical College of Pennsylvania

  MD, Medicine

  1988 — 1992

• Drexel University College of Medicine

  Residency, General Surgery

  1988 — 1999

• Lehigh University

  Bachelor's degree

  1986 — 1990

• Harvard Medical School

  Fellowship in Vascular Research

  1995 — 1997

Skills

• Vascular
• Medical Education
• Sailing
• Public Health
• Clinical Trials
• Minimally Invasive Procedures
• Surgery
• Clinical Research
• Healthcare Information Technology
• Healthcare
• Healthcare Management
• Endovascular
• Board Certified
• General Surgery
• Hospitals
• Vascular Surgery