Pavmed Inc. announced appointment of Dennis Matheis to Board of Directors . Dennis Matheis brings over three decades of experience in healthcare industry leadership, including in healthcare delivery and health insurance across large national and regional health plans. Mr. Matheis currently serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Virginia-based Sentara Health, one of the twenty largest not-for-profit integrated health systems in the country with nearly $13 billion in annual revenue and over 32,000 employees.

Sentara encompasses twelve acute care hospitals in the Mid-Atlantic region with over 120,000 admissions per year, a medical group with over 1,500 clinicians and more than 2.8 million patient visits per year, and an affiliated health plan, Sentara Health Plans (SHP), with over one million covered lives. Before becoming CEO, he was the Executive Vice President of Sentara and the President of SHP. Prior to joining Sentara, Mr. Matheis spent 13 years in leadership roles at Anthem Inc., one of the largest health insurance plans in the United States.

He served as President of Anthem's Central Region and Exchanges encompassing six states and representing $12 billion in annual revenue. Mr. Matheis previously served in senior leadership roles at Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Missouri, CIGNA Healthcare and Humana Health Plan, as well as Advocate Health Care in Chicago. Mr. Matheis earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University of Kentucky and practiced as a Certified Public Accountant before entering the healthcare industry.

He serves as Co-Chair of the Hampton Roads Executive Roundtable. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Virginia Chamber of Commerce ? Team Virginia, DarioHealth, and on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP).