Dr. Longhurst joins UC San Diego Health from Stanford (Calif.) Children’s Health, where he served as CMIO since 2004. He also was a clinical professor of pediatrics and biomedical informatics and a program director of the clinical informatics fellowship at Stanford University School of Medicine.
In addition to overseeing UC San Diego Health’s IT department, Dr. Longhurst plans to see patients part-time. He is board-certified in pediatrics.
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