Usha Subramanian MD

Dr. Usha Subramanian has served as Deputy Chief of Staff since July 2023. Dr. Subramanian spearheaded several process improvement activities to enhance veteran experience and improve veteran Access to care and Quality.  Dr. Subramanian was instrumental in expanding access for MRI, Breast Imaging and Interventional Radiology through clinic optimization. She served as executive sponsor for implementation of the STRIDE program to improve hospital length of stay and maintain functional status of our hospitalized veterans and the implementation of E Screening in Primary care.  Dr. Subramanian currently holds a Green Belt in Lean Six Sigma in Healthcare and is a graduate of VA HCLDP [2022] and LVA program [2016] and served as an Advisory Board member at the Healthcare Leadership Institute. 

Prior to her appointment at VALB, Dr. Subramanian served as Chief, Primary Care Hampton VA Medical Center for over 3 years during which time she was recognized by the National Office of Primary Care in 2021 for her efforts with improving Primary Care Access to Care and was also a recipient of the VISN HRO award in 2022.

 Dr. Subramanian served in various Leadership roles at Indianapolis VAMC including Section Chief and Deputy Chief, Primary Care.   As a healthcare professional with more than 20 years of Primary care experience, Dr. Subramanian was responsible for leading a Service that has over 55 PACT Teams and serves over 58,000 patients annually.  As the Medical Director for VA -GRACE – implemented the first program of its kind to reduce hospital readmissions for vulnerable elders. 

Dr. Subramanian has had a rich research career – having served as a Research Scientist at Center for Implementing Evidence Based Practice and the Diabetes Translation Research Center and as an Affiliate Scientist at the COIN center in Indianapolis.  She has led and participated in numerous studies on Aging and Chronic diseases of Diabetes, Heart failure and Dementia. She is a recipient of the VA Young Investigator’s award and the National Institute on Aging. Dr. Subramanian had served as Chair, VA R&D in Indianapolis and has over 50 publications.  She is an Associate Professor of Medicine from IU School of Medicine and received the Gold Star Teaching Excellence Award from IU School of Medicine and has mentored Medical Students, residents and Nurse Practitioner Students.     

Dr. Subramanian received her Medical School Degree from Gandhi Medical School, Hyderabad, India.  After completing her Internship from University of Washington, she graduated in Internal Medicine from Providence Portland Medical Center. She is Fellowship trained in Health Services Research and Clinical Geriatrics from Indiana University.  She is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Geriatrics.