Dr. Steve Ondra Named MITRE Vice President, Center for Transforming Health
09 Julio 2024 - 9:53AM
Business Wire
Nationally recognized expert on healthcare
reform and transformation to lead MITRE’s efforts to advance
data-driven innovation and accelerate healthcare resiliency
Dr. Stephen Ondra has been named vice president, Center for
Transforming Health, and director of the CMS Alliance to Modernize
Health Care (Health FFRDC). Ondra joined MITRE in 2022 and
previously served as chief medical adviser and an acting managing
director of the Health FFRDC. He has served in numerous leadership
roles throughout the healthcare ecosystem, including neurosurgeon,
hospital and healthcare insurance executive, policy adviser,
entrepreneur, and educator.
MITRE works with government, industry, and academia to improve
health outcomes for patients and veterans and well-being for all.
Today, MITRE is enabling effective use of AI in healthcare,
developing data-driven programs to strengthen maternal and mental
health, enhancing medical device cybersecurity, and helping build
resiliency in the healthcare ecosystem, among many other
initiatives.
“Steve’s career spans numerous executive and leadership roles in
government and industry, and his experience as a clinician and
policy expert brings a unique vantage point to our government
sponsors and our team,” said Beth Meinert, senior vice president
and general manager, MITRE Public Sector. “He has a deep
understanding of the complex health and healthcare landscape. He
also brings an innovator’s mindset, having led breakthrough
developments in surgical care and developed multiple medical
devices that improved patient care and outcomes.”
“MITRE’s work in health has had a tremendous impact, as we work
with others to improve the health of the nation today, while
preparing to meet the challenges of tomorrow,” Ondra said. “I am
honored to lead the MITRE team and collaborate with government,
industry, and academic leaders on solving the problems we face in
improving the health and well-being of our nation, and building
tools that can help create a health system that is not only higher
quality but also more accessible, equitable, and resilient, with
economic sustainability for everyone.”
Ondra’s career has spanned the entirety of the healthcare
ecosystem. He has served as chief medical officer at Northwestern
Memorial Hospital, senior vice president and chief medical officer
at Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), CEO of CygnusAI, and
founder of NorthStar HealthCare Consulting, LLC. Ondra was a
professor of neurosurgery, directed the residency program, and
served as interim chair of neurological surgery at Northwestern
University Feinberg School of Medicine.
During the Barack Obama Administration, Ondra served as senior
health policy adviser for health affairs at the U.S. Department of
Veterans Affairs, in the Executive Office of the President as
co-chair of the National Science and Technology Council for Health
Information Technology, and as a member of the Implementation
Deputy Group for the Affordable Care Act.
An Army veteran, Ondra was awarded a Bronze Star and the Army
Commendation Medal for his service during combat deployments in
Operations Desert Storm and Desert Shield.
Ondra attended the U.S. Military Academy West Point and holds a
bachelor’s degree in biology from Illinois Wesleyan University and
a medical degree from Rush University.
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Jordan Graham, media@mitre.org