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Chief Digital Officers of Hospitals and Health Systems to Know | 2025

Becker’s is proud to recognize 50 chief digital officers who are driving digital transformation in hospitals and health systems nationwide in 2025.

As digital efforts become a top priority in healthcare, these visionary leaders are taking the reins by leading technological integration, enhancing the patient experience and expanding access to care.

Working closely with IT and clinical teams, chief digital officers are leading the charge in implementing tools that streamline EHRs, optimize workflows and modernize healthcare delivery.

Note: This list was compiled using nominations. This list is not exhaustive, nor is it an endorsement of included leaders, hospitals, health systems or associated healthcare providers. Leaders cannot pay for inclusion on this list. We extend a special thank you to Rhoda Weiss for her contributions to this list. Leaders are presented in alphabetical order.

Contact Anna Falvey at afalvey@beckershealthcare.com with questions or comments.

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Aaron Miri, DHA

Executive Vice President and Chief Digital and Information Officer

Baptist Health

Jacksonville, FL

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Ashis Barad, MD

Chief Digital and Technology Officer

Hospital for Special Surgery

New York, NY

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C

Christopher Longhurst, MD

Chief Medical Officer and Chief Digital Officer

UC San Diego Health

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D

David Jaffray, PhD

Senior Vice President and Chief Technology and Digital Officer

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, TX

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Denise Basow, MD

Chief Digital Officer

Ochsner Health

New Orleans, LA

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Divya Pathak

Chief Data and AI Officer

NYC Health + Hospitals

New York City, NY

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Dwight Raum

Executive Vice President and Chief Digital Information Officer

Rochester Regional Health

Rochester, NY

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E

Eric Smith

Chief Digital Officer

Memorial Hermann Health System

Houston, TX

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G

George T. “Buddy” Hickman

Chief Digital and Information Officer

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

Buffalo, NY

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H

Hank Capps, MD

Executive Vice President and Chief Information and Digital Officer

Wellstar Health System

Marietta, GA

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Jane Moran

Chief Information and Digital Officer

Mass General Brigham

Boston, MA

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Jason Joseph

Chief Digital and Information Officer

Corewell Health

Grand Rapids, MI and Southfield, MI

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Jason Szczuka

Chief Digital Officer

Bon Secours Mercy Health

Cincinnati, OH

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Jeff Sturman

Senior Vice President and Chief Digital Officer

Memorial Healthcare System

Hollywood, FL

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Jeffrey Ferranti, MD

Senior Vice President and Chief Digital Officer

Duke University Health System

Durham, NC

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Jennifer Junis, MSN, RN

President

OSF OnCall Digital Health at OSF HealthCare

Peoria, IL

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Jim Feen

Senior Vice President and Chief Digital Information Officer

Southcoast Health System

New Bedford, MA

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Joel Vengco

Senior Vice President of Information Technology Services and Chief Information and Digital Officer

Hartford HealthCare

Hartford, CT

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Joy Brown

Senior Vice President and CDIO

Boston Medical Center Health System

Boston, MA

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Kathy Azeez-Narain

Chief Digital and Customer Innovation Officer

Hoag Hospital

Newport Beach, CA

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Kristin Myers

Executive Vice President and Chief Digital Officer

Northwell Health

New Hyde Park, NY

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Laura Wilt

Executive Vice President and Chief Digital Officer

Sutter Health

Sacramento, CA

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Lee Schwamm, MD

Senior Vice President, Chief Digital Health Officer

Yale New Haven Health

New Haven, CT

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Lisa S. Stump

CDIO

Mount Sinai Health System

New York, NY

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Matt Kull

Chief Information and Digital Strategy Officer

Inova

Falls Church, VA

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Maximilian Maile

Senior Vice President

Digital Health for Parkview Health

Fort Wayne, IN

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Michael Mainiero

Senior Vice President and Chief Digital Information Officer

Catholic Health

Rockville Centre, NY

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Mitchell D. Schnall, MD, PhD

Senior Vice President

Data and Technology Solutions at University of Pennsylvania Health System

Philadelphia, PA

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Nader Mherabi

Executive Vice President, Vice Dean and Chief Digital and Information Officer

NYU Langone Health

New York, NY

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Nari Gopala

Chief Digital Officer

Mayo Clinic

Rochester, MN

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Novlet Mattis

Senior Vice President and Chief Digital and Information Officer

Orlando Health

Orlando, FL

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Omkar Kulkarni

Chief Transformation and Digital Officer

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA

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Onyeka Nchege

Executive Vice President and Chief Digital and Information Officer

Novant Health

Winston-Salem, NC

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Raj Mohan

Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing and Digital Experience Officer

Ascension

St. Louis, MO

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Randall Gaboriault

Senior Vice President and Chief Digital and Information Officer

ChristianaCare

Wilmington, DE

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Rémy Evard

Chief Digital Officer and Head

Technology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

New York City, NY

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Rohit Chandra, PhD

Chief Digital Officer

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland, OH

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Saad Chaudhry

Chief Digital and Information Officer

SSM Health

St. Louis, MO

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Sameer Badlani, MD

Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Digital Officer

Fairview

Minneapolis, MN

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Shafiq Rab, MD

Executive Vice President, Chief Digital Officer and System CIO

Tufts Medicine

Burlington, MA

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Shakeeb Akhter

Senior Vice President and Chief Digital and Information Officer

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, PA

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Simon Nazarian

System Executive Vice President and Chief Digital and Technology Officer

City of Hope

Duarte, CA

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Sunil Dadlani

Executive Vice President and Chief Information and Digital Transformation Officer

Atlantic Health System

Morristown, NJ

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Tarun Kapoor, MD

Former Senior Vice President and Chief Digital Transformation Officer

Virtua Health

Marlton, NJ

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Terri Couts, RN

Executive Vice President and Chief Digital Information Officer

The Guthrie Clinic

Sayre, PA

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Tom Barnett

Chief Information and Digital Officer

Baptist Memorial Health Care

Memphis, TN

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Tressa Springmann

Senior Vice President and Chief Digital and Information Officer

LifeBridge Health

Baltimore, MD

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Zafar Chaudry, MD

Senior Vice President, Chief Digital Officer and Chief AI and Information Officer

Seattle Children’s

Seattle, WA

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Zain Kazmi

Associate Vice Chancellor, Chief Digital and Analytics Officer of Health Affairs

University of Texas Health System

Austin, TX

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