Dr. Kameron Matthews

Kameron Matthews, MD, JD, FAAFP is a family physician and healthcare leader. She formerly served as Chief Health Officer at Cityblock Health, overseeing clinical operations that deliver integrated medical, behavioral, and social care for Medicaid and lower-income Medicare beneficiaries. Clinically, her work centers on community-based primary care for underserved populations, integrated medical-behavioral-social care, and value-based care delivery for complex needs. Dr. Matthews was elected to the National Academy of Medicine and has been recognized among Modern Healthcare’s Most Influential Clinical Executives, with additional honors from Fierce Healthcare, the National Minority Quality Forum, the National Medical Association, and the National Association of Community Health Centers. Previously, she held senior leadership roles at the Veterans Health Administration, including chief medical officer and assistant under secretary for health, as well as multiple FQHCs in Chicago. She earned her medical degree from Johns Hopkins University and law degree from University of Chicago, completed family medicine residency at the University of Illinois at Chicago where she was chief resident, and completed the NAM–ABFM James C. Puffer Fellowship and the Aspen Institute Health Innovators Fellowship.