Dr. J.P. Maganito was appointed Chief of Staff on July 21, 2019.

He originally joined the Montana VAHCS, in 2012, serving as the Staff Gynecologist and Occupational Health Medical Officer, and he became the Women’s Health Medical Director until 2015. After finishing his internship and residency at Botsford Hospital in Farmington Hills, Michigan in 2009, he became and has maintained his board certification with the American Osteopathic Board of Obstetrics and Gynecologists.

He earned his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery. While earning his doctorate, he simultaneously finished his Masters in Public Health and Masters in Healthcare Administration at Des Moines University College of Health Sciences – Division of Health Management. He’s also certified as a health education specialist and computer information specialist.

He left the VA in 2015 in pursuit of subspecialty training as a Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery fellow with plans to return to the VA to apply this training in serving the Women Veterans. He has spent the past few years as a lead Medical Director and became the Chief Medical Officer of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana.

He is a graduate of the Montana Medical Association Physician Leadership Effectiveness Program in 2016 and was recently accepted as a fellow for the American Hospital Insurance Plan Physician Executive Leadership Program for 2020.