Hugh McLean

Before joining the VA, Mr. McLean amassed over 29 years of U.S. Army healthcare experience, including one combat tour. Most recently, he served as Deputy Commanding Officer at Womack Army Medical Center in North Carolina. He is a multi-faceted healthcare executive with proven, demonstrated success in multiple organizational environments ranging from armed conflict to state-of-the-art healthcare facilities. He specializes in employing strategic, transformational leadership and innovative thinking across organizations with varying levels of size and complexity.  

Additionally, he served as the Commander of U.S Medical Activity, Fort Knox, Kentucky, Director of Health Plan Management, Office of the Surgeon General, and the Chief Operating Officer of Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, and several other medical leadership and staff positions.

Mr. McLean matriculated from the University of South Carolina with a Bachelor of Science, Webster University with a Master of Business Administration, Baylor University with a Master of Healthcare Administration, and U.S. Army War College with a Master of Science in Strategic Studies. He is a certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and a member of the Upsilon Phi Delta Honor Society for Healthcare Administrators.

He is a board-certified Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE). Mr. McLean’s military decorations include a Legion of Merit, a Bronze Star, and the Order of Military Medical Merit.  He is a recipient of the Army Surgeon General’s “9A Proficiency Designator,” the highest recognition for professional excellence in the Army Medical Department.