Dr. Ali Parand is a board-certified internist and has worked in the VA system since 2009. He started his VA career as a hospitalist and now practices as a primary care physician. He has worked at 18 different VA facilities, many as part of the VA's innovative Interim Staffing Program, which previously provided gap staffing coverage for facilities throughout the agency. He currently works as a primary care physician for the Palo Alto VA system. One of his main career interests is advocating for wise implementation of the VHA’s mission to provide sustainable high-quality cost-effective care to our Veterans.