Our Leadership

Dr. Kevin Dorrance served in the U.S. Navy for more than 35 years before retiring at the rank of Captain. During his military service, he served as the Chief of Medicine at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and Chief Medical Officer for the U.S. Navy, creating Navy Medicine’s High-Reliability Organization (HRO) model and its adaptation for the Military Health System (MHS). He developed one of the first Patient-Centered Medical Home systems and serves as a subject matter expert on primary care productivity and alternative payment models. In 2022, Kevin was honored and named to the FedHealthIT100’s List.

Dr. Dorrance has also had numerous operational deployments, including serving aboard the USS HEWITT (DD-966), USS ACADIA (AD-42), and USNS COMFORT as the Assistant Director for Medical Services during recovery operations following Hurricane Katrina. In addition, in 2010, he served as Director of Branch Clinic, Expeditionary Medical Facility, Kuwait.

Dr. Dorrance holds an academic appointment as Associate Professor of Medicine and a faculty appointment in the Department of Health Services Administration at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS). He completed medical school at USUHS, obtaining his Doctor of Medicine and graduating with distinction. He graduated with honors from the University of Colorado Boulder with a BS in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology.