Vishal Vaghela MD

As Chief of Staff, Dr. Vaghela is responsible for the provision, coordination, and supervision of all clinical services at the Baltimore, Loch Raven, and Perry Point VA Medical Centers, and five community-based outpatient clinics located throughout the state. He serves as an integral member of the executive leadership team for the VA Maryland Health Care System in coordinating the delivery of safe, quality, and compassionate care to more than 57,800 Veterans. He will continue to practice Inpatient Hospitalist Medicine when needed. He also continues to hold academic appointments as a clinical voluntary adjunct instructor of medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine where he teaches medical residents and medical students on inpatient Internal Medicine rotations.

Dr. Vaghela previously served as the Director of Health and Business Operations at the VAMHCS where he managed three departments: Flow, Group Practice Management, and Care in the Community. In this role, he oversaw the launch of the Mission Act, increased capacity, improved Emergency Department flow, and increased access to outpatient care for Veterans throughout the VAMHCS. 

Dr. Vaghela received a B.S. degree in Chemistry from West Virginia University in 2004 and an M.D. degree from West Virginia University School of Medicine in 2008. Following graduation from medical school, he completed his residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center. He worked at the VA Lexington Health Care System from 2011-2012 before joining VAMHCS in July 2012. Since then, he has been a member of the medical staff continuously, serving as a Hospitalist, Deputy Chief Hospitalist, Deputy Director for Flow, Director of Health Care and Business Operations and most recently as Deputy Chief of Staff for Health Care and Business Operations.