The Department of Veterans Affairs is pleased to announce the temporary appointment of Dr. Amin M. Elamin as the interim chief of staff for the Carl Vinson VA Medical Center. Dr. Elamin will provide clinical oversight to ensure appropriate and compliant patient care for more than 37,000 Veterans who visit the medical facility every year.

“I can’t think of a better person to fill this spot,” said David VanMeter, interim director at the CVVAMC. “He has a vast knowledge of medicine and the VA.”

Throughout Dr. Elamin’s medical career, he has completed multiple fellowships and his residency in Illinois. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Critical Care Medicine as well as the Egyptian Board of Surgery. He has extensive expertise in medical, burn and neurosurgery critical care. Dr. Elamin’s appointment as CVVAMC interim chief of staff began Monday, July 16.

Dr. Elamin is a Professor of Medicine at University of South Florida. In addition, he is the Assist Chief of Medicine and Chief, Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Section at the James A. Haley VA Hospital in Tampa, Florida.

Qualified candidates for the position are being interviewed.