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Leadership

Find contact information for members of VA Altoona Healthcare System's leadership team.

Dr. Derek Coughenour official VA photo

Derek Coughenour PT, DPT, MPM, CLD, VHA-CM

Medical Center Director

VA Altoona health care

Christopher J. Buscema, Associate Director (Chief Operating Officer) at the James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center in Altoona, PA

Christopher Buscema DPT, FACHE

Associate Director

VA Altoona health care

James E. Van Zandt VAMC Acting Chief of Staff Dr. Angela Rowe, DO, MBA, FAOAO

Angela W. Rowe DO, MBA, FAOAO

Chief of Staff

VA Altoona health care

Phone: 814-943-8164 ext. 17033

Photo of Associate Director of Patient Care Services Chris Rickens

Chris Rickens MHA, RN

Associate Director of Patient Care Services

VA Altoona health care

Phone: 814-943-8164