E. Chris Ferguson FACHE, MSHA, MSHI

Most recently, serving two years as the Assistant Director for the Durham VA Health Care System (DVAHCS).

Before joining the DVAHCS, Mr. Ferguson served as acting Assistant Director of the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center until August 2019. Before his role at the DVAHCS, he served as the Ambulatory Care Operations Director for the VA Southeast Health Care Network (VISN 7) in Atlanta, Georgia, overseeing ambulatory operations from June 2016 to January 2020. In 2012, Mr. Ferguson joined the South Central VA Health Care Network (VISN 16), where he served in various roles, including Prosthetics Administrative Officer, VISN Prosthetics Representative, and Health Systems Specialist to the Chief Medical Officer. He began his leadership path as a project coordinator for Vanderbilt University Health.

Mr. Ferguson is an active American College of Health Care Executives (ACHE) member, a VISN 16 Advanced Leadership Development Institute graduate, and a VHA-certified Mentor since 2018. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of South Alabama in Radiologic Science and has a dual master’s degree in Health Administration and Health Informatics from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Mr. Ferguson is a U. S. Army Veteran and served in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. During his military tenure, he led domestic and international operations, with honorable service in Iraq, Kuwait, and Turkey.

The Associate Medical Center Director at the G. V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center will have leadership oversight and responsibility for the day-to-day operations of the medical center. He will have direct responsibility for Facilities Management Service, Prosthetics and Sensory Aids Service, Medical Administration Service, Fiscal Service, Emergency Management and Logistics Service and is the facility liaison for Information Security, Office of Information and Technology (OI&T), and the Strategic Business Unit (Human Resources).