MobiHealth News January 27, 2026
Jessica Hagen

In Part 1 of Season 2 of MobiHealthNews’ Emerging Technologies series, Mark Zhang, acting assistant under secretary for health, explains how innovation is scaling across the VA.

MobiHealthNews’ Emerging Technologies Series spotlights organizations developing, scaling and investing in innovative healthcare technologies. What follows is Part 1 of a seven-part series:

Mark Zhang, acting assistant under secretary for health at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, sat down with MobiHealthNews to discuss how innovation is taking shape across the VA, including the evolution of its technological advancements and the BioBone initiative, which explores 3D printing a patient’s own tissue for precision medicine.

​MobiHealthNews: Can you talk about the different aspects of the VA where innovation is really flourishing?

Mark Zhang: Maybe...

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