A. L. Jackson slappy | va columbia south carolina health care | veterans affairs

Dr. A.L. Jackson Slappy was appointed Chief of Staff for the Columbia VA Health Care System on January 16, 2022. Dr. Slappy graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1988 with a

Bachelor of Electrical Engineering followed by a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering in 1990. He received his MD from Emory University School of Medicine in 2000. While in medical

school he was accepted into the Health Professions Scholarship Program with the US Navy. After completing his residency in General Surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL in 2005, he

was placed on active duty and assigned to the Naval Hospital in Charleston, SC. While there, Dr. Slappy was deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom as Officer-in-Charge of a

Shipboard Surgical Team and served on board the USS Momsen and USNS Stockham with Marine and Navy Special Forces. Upon return he served as Chief of Staff for the command. After separating in

2008, he worked in private practice in Atlanta, GA. Dr. Slappy subsequently joined the surgery faculty at the Emory University School of Medicine in Acute and Critical Care Surgery in 2011

where he was the Medical Director for Acute and Critical Care Surgery as well as Care Coordination for Surgery. He started his VA career at the Atlanta VA Healthcare System in 2013 and held

the positions of Chief of General Surgery, Acting Chief of Surgery, Acting Deputy Chief of Staff, and Acting Chief of Staff. He is looking forward to serving our Veterans and is excited to

join the team at the Columbia VA Health Care System.