Longtime CMO Dr. Andrew
Hertler to serve as senior advisor and CMO emeritus.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Evolent Health, Inc. (NYSE:
EVH), a company focused on achieving better health outcomes for
people with complex conditions, announced the appointment of Dr.
Von Nguyen as Chief Medical Officer,
effective January 1, 2025.
Dr. Nguyen joined Evolent as Chief Clinical Officer in
July 2024 after serving as clinical
lead for population health at Google. Among other previous roles,
he has been Chief Medical Officer at Blue Cross North Carolina,
Deputy Associate Director of Policy and Strategy at the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, and Senior Advisor at the Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid Services, where he helped design
value-based programs in specialty and primary care. Trained as a
primary care physician, he has worked at clinics for underserved
communities in the U.S. and internationally.
"Dr. Nguyen's unique mix of experiences in delivering patient
care, shaping health policy and powering clinical innovation at
scale position him well to lead Evolent's own clinical quality
programs," said Evolent President Dan
McCarthy. "As he has already demonstrated in his short time
here, Von's background and skills, combined with his profound
empathy for patients and his relentless passion for bringing fresh
solutions to status quo challenges, will accelerate our efforts to
create a higher-quality, more affordable and less fragmented
healthcare system."
Dr. Nguyen will succeed Dr. Andrew
Hertler, who will move to a part-time role as senior advisor
and CMO emeritus after more than a decade at Evolent. Dr. Hertler,
a medical oncologist with more than 40 years in the field, will
focus on advancing innovation for Evolent's oncology management
solution.
"Dr. Hertler is a giant in the field of value-based specialty
care and improving patient outcomes, and I am honored to succeed
him," said Dr. Nguyen. "I came to Evolent to help accelerate our
mission of making care simpler, higher quality, more affordable and
more connected for patients dealing with complex health conditions.
Our team of over 1,500 doctors, nurses and allied clinicians wake
up every day focused on this mission, and I look forward to working
with them in my new role to build on Dr. Hertler's strong legacy in
the future."
About Evolent
Evolent (NYSE: EVH) specializes in better health outcomes for
people with complex conditions through proven solutions that make
healthcare simpler and more affordable. Evolent serves a national
base of leading payers and providers and is consistently recognized
as a top place to work in healthcare nationally. Learn more about
how Evolent is changing the way healthcare is delivered by visiting
evolent.com.
Contacts
Media: Jamie Manfuso,
media@evolent.com
Investors: Seth R. Frank,
sfrank@evolent.com
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SOURCE Evolent Health, Inc.