VMRF President of the Board
Roger G. Spragg, M.D.
President, VMRF; Professor Emeritus, Department of Medicine, UCSD; Volunteer Staff, VASDHS
VMRF Board of Directors
Robert Engler, M.D.
Professor Emeritus
Gary Firestein, M.D.
Professor of Medicine and Dean of Translational Medicine, UCSD School of Medicines
Francis Gabbai, M.D.
Chief, Medical Service, VASDHS
Professor and Vice Chair for VA Affairs
Department of Medicine, UCSD
Irma Gigli, M.D.
Professor Emerita
Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine
University of Texas Houston and University of California San Diego
Peter M. Hekman
Vice Admiral, U.S. Navy (Retired)
Phillip L. Jelsma
Esq., Secretary/Treasurer and Legal Counsel, VMRF
(non-voting)
Ken Jordan
Colonel, United State Marine Corps (Retired)
Kathleen Kim, M.D., M.P.H.
Acting Chief of Staff, VASDHS
Todd E. Leigh
Elaine Muchmore, M.D.
Associate Chief of Staff, Education, VHASDS
Assistant Vice Chancellor Health Sciences, UCSD
Anthony (Tony) Perez
Assistant Vice Chancellor Health Sciences
Affairs, UCSD (non-voting)
Gerhard Schulteis, Ph.D.
Associate Chief of Staff, Research and Development, VASDHS
Robert Smith, M.D.
Chief of Staff, VASDHS and Acting Director, VASDHS
Tamara L. Wall, M.D.
Associate Chief, Psychology Service, VASDHS
Professor, Department of Psychiatry, UCSD
Associate Director, SDSU/UCSD Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology
Board Advisors
Robert Henry, M.D.
VMRF Advisory Research Committee Chair
(non-voting)