Leith States, MD MPH MBA FACPM

SVP, Strategic Military Initiatives

MD - UCSD School of Medicine MPH - Loma Linda University, MBA - George Washington University

"International Consensus on Evidence Gaps and Research Opportunities in Extracorporeal CPR for Refractory Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest." Journal of the American Heart Association, 2025
"Research and Implementation of Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy in the Veterans Health Administration." American Journal of Psychiatry, 2025
"ACPM Position Statement: Air Pollution & Environmental Justice." American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2024
"Strengthening the Rural Health Workforce to Improve Health Outcomes in Rural Communities." 24th Report, 2022
"Addressing Inequities in Older Adults’ Health: A Role for Emerging Technologies." JAMA Health Forum, 2021
"Report of the Pathogenesis and Pathophysiology of Lyme Disease Subcommittee of the HHS Tick-Borne Disease Working Group." Frontiers in Medicine, 2021

Veterans carry the weight of a broken system. Restorative, evidence-driven care isn’t just needed, it’s overdue. Sunstone helps close that gap.

Role

I oversee Sunstone’s strategic military initiatives and help integrate operational systems, aligning DoD, VA, and federal partnerships to broaden access to evidence-based psychedelic therapies for service members and veterans.

Inspiration

My inspiration comes from knowing veterans deserve more than half measures and temporary fixes. My time in uniform and my own journey exhausting DoD and VA options drive me to advance treatments that truly change trajectories.