Ross Uhrich, DMD, MBA
Program Manager, Health Science Futures
Dr. Ross Uhrich joined ARPA-H in February 2023 from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) and the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, where he worked as a board-certified oral and maxillofacial surgeon and assistant professor of surgery. In addition to these roles, Uhrich spent 12 years with the U.S. Navy, finishing his tenure as a Lieutenant Commander.
Throughout his career, he has cared for thousands of members of the U.S. Armed Forces at various health care facilities, including the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), Naval Health Clinic Quantico, and WRNMMC, and served as an oral and maxillofacial surgery consultant to Congress. He also treated patients at Charleston Area Medical Center, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, and Suburban Hospital. Uhrich holds a doctorate in dental medicine from the University of Pennsylvania, an MBA from the University of Virginia, and completed his surgical residency at WRNMMC.