Yusef Sayeed MD, MPH, MEng, CPH, RMSK, FAIUM, FACOEM, DABPM

As Chief of Staff, Dr. Sayeed oversees all medical staff including physicians, dentists, specialists, psychiatrists, psychologists, physician assistants and nurse practitioners. Additionally, he supervises support services including pharmacy, laboratory, radiology, education and staff development, research service, office of care coordination and credentialing and privileging. 

From April 2024 until accepting his current position, Dr. Sayeed was detailed as Acting Executive Director of Telehealth Services, in VHA Central Office. During this time, he oversaw the national operations of the Telehealth program.

Before his detail at Central Office, Dr. Sayeed was Deputy Chief of Staff at the Columbia, South Carolina VA Health System. He continues to teach resident physicians and physicians as an assistant professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation for the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS).

Dr. Yusef Sayeed’s academic credentials include his medical degree from the University of Louisville, a master’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Kentucky. He is board-certified in the American Board of Preventive Medicine, a diplomate in occupational medicine and is board-eligible in the American Board in Interventional Pain Physicians and the American Board of Pain Management.

Dr. Sayeed has a vast teaching background, along with membership in many professional societies. He is well published in the field of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound, Pain Medicine, and Occupational Medicine. He will continue to train providers around the country and across the world in Musculoskeletal Medicine, Pain Medicine, and Musculoskeletal Ultrasound where he is a certified master level educator for the Veterans Administration.