The Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health is a position in the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 Department of Veterans Affairs

United States Department of Veterans Affairs

The United States Department of Veterans Affairs is a government-run military veteran benefit system with Cabinet-level status. It is the United States government’s second largest department, after the United States Department of Defense...

. The Undersecretary is the highest official directly responsible for the largest agency within the department, the Veterans Health Administration

Veterans Health Administration

The Veterans Health Administration is the component of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs led by the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health that implements the medical assistance program of the VA through the administration and operation of numerous VA outpatient clinics,...

, commonly called the 'VA'. The position has been frequently held by a licensed physician

Physician

A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...

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Before 1992, the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health was known known as the Chief Medical Director of Veterans Health.

The current Under Secretary for Health is Dr. Robert Petzel who was sworn in on Feb 18th, 2010 http://www.va.gov/opa/bios/bio_petzel.asp