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58 Hospital and Health System Chief Digital Officers to Know | 2026

Becker’s is proud to recognize the chief digital officers who are driving transformation in modern medicine. As technology reshapes how care is delivered, accessed and experienced, these executives are adopting new tools and fundamentally reimagining what healthcare can look like.

Working at the crossroads of technology, clinical care and patient experience, these leaders bridge the worlds of IT and the bedside, translating complex technological capabilities into real-world solutions that streamline EHRs, eliminate friction from clinical workflows, and make high-quality care more accessible to more people.

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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Amy Feaster

CDIO

Children’s Hospital Colorado

Aurora, CO

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Ashis Barad, MD

Chief Digital and Technology Officer

Hospital for Special Surgery

New York, NY

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Brad Carvellas

Senior Vice President and Chief Digital Officer

Guthrie

Sayre, PA

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Craig Richardville

Senior Vice President and Chief Digital and Information Officer

UF Health

Gainesville, FL

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Crystal Broj

Chief Digital Transformation Officer

Medical University of South Carolina

Charleston, SC

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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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Deepesh Chandra

Chief Digital and Information Officer

Montefiore Einstein

Bronx, NY

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Denise Basow, MD

Chief Digital Officer

Ochsner Health

New Orleans, LA

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Eric Smith

Chief Digital Officer

Memorial Hermann Health System

Houston, TX

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George T. “Buddy” Hickman

Chief Digital and Information Officer

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

Buffalo, NY

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Gulshan Mehta

Chief Digital and Information Officer

Blanchard Valley Health System

Findlay, OH

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Jane Moran

Chief Information and Digital Officer

Mass General Brigham

Boston, MA

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Janet Mak

Interim Chief Digital Officer

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

New York, NY

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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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Jeffrey Ferranti, MD

Senior Vice President and Chief Digital Officer

Duke University Health System

Durham, NC

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Jennifer Junis, MSN, RN

Senior Vice President of OSF OnCall Digital Health

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 Klein, MD

Executive Vice President and Chief Digital and Information Officer

Hackensack Meridian Health

Edison, NJ

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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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John Henderson

Vice President and Chief Information and Digital Officer

Rady Children’s Health

San Diego, CA

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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

Senior Vice President and Chief Digital and Customer Innovation Officer

Hoag Health System

Newport Beach, CA

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Katie Dickens

Chief Digital and Information Officer and Assistant Vice President of IT Services

University of Kentucky HealthCare

Lexington, KY

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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 and Associate Dean for Digital Strategy and Transformation

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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Luis Taveras, PhD

Executive Vice President and Chief Digital and Information Officer

Jefferson

Philadelphia, PA

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Marc Chasin, MD

Senior Vice President and Chief Digital and Information Officer

Onvida Health

Yuma, AZ

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Matt Kull

Chief Information and Digital Strategy Officer

Inova

Falls Church, VA

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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 for Data and Technology Solutions

Penn Medicine

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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Pamela Landis

Senior Vice President of Digital Engagement

Hackensack Meridian Health

Edison, NJ

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Randall Gaboriault

Senior Vice President and Chief Digital and Information Officer

ChristianaCare

Wilmington, DE

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Rohit Chandra, PhD

Chief Digital Officer

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland, OH

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Ryan Smith

Chief Digital and Information Officer

Intermountain Health

Salt Lake City, UT

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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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Scott Arnold

Executive Vice President and Chief Digital and Innovation Officer

Tampa General Hospital

Tampa, FL

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Sha Edathumparampil

Chief Digital and Information Officer

Baptist Health South Florida

Coral Gables, FL

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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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Shane Thielman

Corporate Senior Vice President and Chief Information and Digital Officer

Scripps Health

San Diego, CA

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Sunil Dadlani

Executive Vice President, Chief Information and Digital Transformation Officer

Atlantic Health

Morristown, NJ

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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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