December 2024- Evolent Health announced the appointment of Dr. Von Nguyen as Chief Medical Officer, effective January 1, 2025.

Dr. Nguyen joined Evolent as Chief Clinical Officer in July 2024 after serving as clinical lead for population health at Google. Among other previous roles, he has been Chief Medical Officer at Blue Cross North Carolina, Deputy Associate Director of Policy and Strategy at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Senior Advisor at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, where he helped design value-based programs in specialty and primary care. Trained as a primary care physician, he has worked at clinics for underserved communities in the U.S. and internationally.

“Dr. Nguyen’s unique mix of experiences in delivering patient care, shaping health policy and powering clinical innovation at scale position him well to lead Evolent’s own clinical quality programs,” said Evolent President Dan McCarthy. “As he has already demonstrated in his short time here, Von’s background and skills, combined with his profound empathy for patients and his relentless passion for bringing fresh solutions to status quo challenges, will accelerate our efforts to create a higher-quality, more affordable and less fragmented healthcare system.”

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“Dr. Hertler is a giant in the field of value-based specialty care and improving patient outcomes, and I am honored to succeed him,” said Dr. Nguyen.