Biography - Jonathan B. Perlin, MD, PhD, MSHA, FACP

Jonathan B. Perlin
Chief Medical Officer
HCA Clinical Services Groups of Nashville, Tenn.

Jonathan B. Perlin, MD is Chief Medical Officer and President, Clinical Services Group of  the Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA. 

In his role as Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Perlin oversees strategy and performance at HCA's 173 hospitals and 140 outpatient centers.  His current activities include developing and implementing electronic health records throughout HCA and a national program seeking to eradicate healthcare associated infections.

Before joining HCA in 2006, Dr. Perlin was Under Secretary for Health in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. As the senior-most physician in the Federal Government and Chief Executive Officer of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Dr. Perlin led the nation's largest integrated health system.

At VHA, Dr. Perlin directed the project which  provided care to more than 5.4 million patients annually by more than 200,000 healthcare professionals at 1,400 sites, including hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, counseling centers and other facilities.  A champion for implementation of electronic health records, Dr. Perlin led VHAs performance to international and domestic recognition as reported in academic literature and lay press and as evaluated by RAND, Institute of Medicine, and others.

Dr. Perlin has a Masters of Science in Health Administration and is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians. He received his Ph.D. in pharmacology and toxicology (performing research in molecular neurobiology). Dr. Perlin earned his M.D. as part of the Medical Scientist Training Program at Virginia Commonwealth Universitys Medical College of Virginia Campus.