135 Hospital and Health System CIOs to Know | 2026

Aaron Miri, DHA

Executive Vice President and Chief Digital and Information Officer

Baptist Health

Jacksonville, FL

Adriana Guzman

CIO

Loretto Hospital

Chicago, IL

Alan “Al” Smith

Senior Vice President and CIO

Lifepoint Health

Brentwood, TN

Alexander Veletsos

Vice President and Regional CIO

Orlando Health

Orlando, FL

Amanda Hammel

Senior Vice President and CIO

Memorial Hermann Health System

Houston, TX

Amy Feaster

CDIO

Children’s Hospital Colorado

Aurora, CO

Amy Porwoll

Senior Vice President and CIO

CentraCare

St. Cloud, MN

Amy Trainor, RN

CIO and System Vice President

Ochsner Health

New Orleans, LA

Andy Price

Vice President, CIO and CISO

St. Claire HealthCare

Morehead, KY

Audrius Polikaitis, PhD

CIO

University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System

Chicago, IL

Barbara Ballard

CIO

Valley Health System

Winchester, VA

Bill Young

CIO

Berkshire Health Systems

Pittsfield, MA

Billy Helmandollar

CIO

DCH Health System

Tuscaloosa, AL

Brad Reimer

CIO

Sanford Health

Sioux Falls, SD

Brent Lamm

Senior Vice President and CIO

UNC Health

Chapel Hill, NC

Brian Lancaster

Senior Vice President and CIO

Children’s Mercy Kansas City

Kansas City, MO

Brian Sterud

CIO

Faith Regional Health Services

Norfolk, NE

Bruce Darrow, MD, PhD

CIO and CMIO

Mount Sinai Health System

New York, NY

Bruk Kammerman

Senior Vice President and CIO

Avera

Sioux Falls, SD

Chad T. Brisendine

Vice President and CIO

St. Luke’s University Health Network

Bethlehem, PA

Chad Wasserman

Senior Vice President and CIO

HCA Healthcare

Nashville, TN

Charles “Chuck” Podesta

CIO

Renown Health

Reno, NV

Cherodeep “Chero” Goswami

Chief Information and Digital Officer

Providence

Renton, WA

Chris Akeroyd

CIO

Lee Health

Fort Myers, FL

Chris Paravate

CIO

Northeast Georgia Health System

Gainesville, GA

Clara Guixa

Chief Information and Digital Officer

Baystate Health

Springfield, MA

Conrad Band

Senior Vice President and CIO

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA

Craig Kwiatkowski, PharmD

Senior Vice President of Enterprise Information Services and CIO

Cedars-Sinai

Los Angeles, CA

Dan Nash

CIO

Emanate Health

Covina, CA

Darrell Bodnar

CIO

North Country Healthcare

Berlin, NH

Dave Fiser

Senior Vice President and CIO

The MetroHealth System

Cleveland, OH

David Hall, MD

CIO

OSF HealthCare

Peoria, IL

David Hotchkiss

Chief Information and Security Officer and Vice President of Information Services

Medical College of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, WI

David Reis, PhD

Senior Vice President and Chief Information and Digital Officer

University of Miami Health System

Miami, FL

David Singer

CIO

LCMC Health

New Orleans, LA

Deb Anderson

CIO

Endeavor Health

Evanston, IL

Deb Muro

CIO

El Camino Health

Mountain View, CA

Deborah Cancilla

CIO and Executive Vice President of Data Strategy

Temple Health

Philadelphia, PA

Deepesh Chandra

Chief Digital and Information Officer

Montefiore Einstein

Bronx, NY

Donette Herring, RN

CIO

ECU Health

Greenville, NC

Doug King

Senior Vice President and CIO

Northwestern Medicine

Chicago, IL

Edmund Siy

Chief Information and Technology Officer

Bon Secours Mercy Health

Cincinnati, OH

Edward McCallister

Senior Vice President and CIO

UPMC

Pittsburgh, PA

Ellen Wiegand

Senior Vice President and CIO

VCU Health

Richmond, VA

Eric Carey

Vice President and CIO

Valley Health System

Ridgewood, NJ

Eric Gasser, RN

CIO and Vice President of Information Systems

Wooster Community Hospital Health System

Wooster, OH

Eric Goodwin

CIO

Universal Health Services

King of Prussia, PA

Eric Jimenez

CIO

Artesia General Hospital

Artesia, NM

Erin Parker

Senior Vice President and CIO

Arkansas Children’s

Little Rock, AR

Executive Vice President and CIO of Advocate Health

Charlotte, NC

George T. “Buddy” Hickman

Chief Digital and Information Officer

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

Buffalo, NY

Glynn Stanton

Senior Vice President, CIO and CISO

Yale New Haven Health

New Haven, CT

Heather Nelson

Senior Vice President and CIO

Boston Children’s Hospital

Boston, MA

Jackie Rice, BSN, RN

Vice President and CIO

Frederick Health

Frederick, MD

Jake Dorst

Chief Innovation Officer and CIO

Tahoe Forest Health System

Truckee, CA

Jamie Nelson

Senior Vice President and CIO

Hospital for Special Surgery

New York, NY

Jane Moran

Chief Information and Digital Officer

Mass General Brigham

Boston, MA

Jason Joseph

Chief Digital and Information Officer

Corewell Health

Grand Rapids, MI

Jeff M. Gautney

Senior Vice President and CIO

Rush University System for Health

Chicago, IL

Jennifer Stemmler

CIO

Adventist Health

Roseville, CA

Jeremy Meller

CIO

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

Atlanta, GA

Jerry Fox

Chief Information and Digital Officer

BJC Health System

St. Louis, MO

Jim Daly

Vice President and CIO

Washington Regional

Fayetteville, AR

Joe Diver

Vice President and CIO

Signature Healthcare

Brockton, MA

Joel Klein, MD

Executive Vice President and Chief Digital and Information Officer

Hackensack Meridian Health

Edison, NJ

Joel Vengco

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

Hartford HealthCare

Hartford, CT

Joey Sudomir

Senior Vice President and CIO

Texas Health Resources

Arlington, TX

Jonathan M. Carroll

Senior Vice President and CIO

Connecticut Children’s

Hartford, CT

Jordan Ruch

CIO

AtlantiCare Health System

Egg Harbor Township, NJ

Jordan Tannenbaum, MD

Vice President, CIO and CMIO

Saint Peter’s Healthcare System

New Brunswick, NJ

Josh Lee, MD

Senior Vice President and CIO

TMC Health

Tucson, AZ

Justin Harlan, RN

Director of Information Technology

Redlands Community Hospital

Redlands, CA

Keith Perry

Senior Vice President and CIO

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

Memphis, TN

Keith Wiley

CIO

Val Verde Regional Medical Center

Del Rio, TX

Kristin Myers

Executive Vice President and Chief Digital Officer

Northwell Health

New Hyde Park, NY

Leigh Williams

Vice President and CIO

Augusta Health

Fishersville, VA

Leo Bodden

Senior Vice President and CIO

Westchester Medical Center Health Network

Valhalla, NY

Lisa Avellino

Vice President and Chief Information and Technology Officer

Gaylord Specialty Healthcare

Wallingford, CT

Lisa S. Stump

CDIO

Mount Sinai Health System

New York, NY

Luis Taveras

Senior Vice President and CIO

Jefferson Health

Philadelphia, PA

Lynnette Clinton

CIO

BayCare Health System

Clearwater, FL

Marc Chasin, MD

Senior Vice President and Chief Digital and Information Officer

Onvida Health

Yuma, AZ

Maria Russo

Chief Digital Information Officer

OU Health

Oklahoma City, OK

Maria Sexton

Senior Vice President and CIO

University of Tennessee Medical Center

Knoxville, TN

Mark Galea

Senior Vice President and CIO

Willis Knighton Health

Shreveport, LA

Mark Zeman

CIO and CISO

SUNY Upstate Medical University

Syracuse, NY

Matt Kull

Chief Information and Digital Strategy Officer

Inova

Falls Church, VA

Matthew Chambers

CIO

Baylor Scott & White Health

Dallas, TX

Meridith Coburn

Vice President of IT and CIO

Saint Francis Health System

Tulsa, OK

Michael A. Garcia

Senior Vice President and CIO

Jackson Health System

Miami, FL

Michael Archuleta

CIO

Mt. San Rafael Hospital

Trinidad, CO

Michael Dozier

CIO

Singing River Health System

Pascagoula, MS

Michael Hasselberg, PhD

Chief Transformation and Digital Officer

Nebraska Medicine

Omaha, NE

Michael Mainiero

Senior Vice President and Chief Digital Information Officer

Catholic Health

Rockville Centre, NY

Michael Marques

Vice President and CIO

Halifax Health

Daytona Beach, FL

Michael Pfeffer, MD

Chief Information and Digital Officer, Associate Dean

Stanford Health Care

Palo Alto, CA

Michael Reagin

Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer

Banner Health

Phoenix, AZ

Michael Ward

CIO

Anderson Healthcare

Maryville, IL

Michelle Hurtarte

Vice President and CIO

Nicklaus Children’s Health System

Miami, FL

Mike Elder

Vice President and CIO

Phoebe Putney Health System

Albany, GA

Muhammad Siddiqui

Vice President and CIO

Reid Health

Richmond, IN

Myra Davis

Executive Vice President and Chief Information and Innovation Officer

Texas Children’s Hospital

Houston, TX

Nader Mherabi

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

NYU Langone Health

New York, NY

Naomi Lenane

CIO and Senior Vice President of Information Services

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Boston, MA

Nolan Hennessee

Vice President and CIO

St. Joseph’s/Candler Health System

Savannah, GA

Novlet Mattis

Senior Vice President and Chief Digital and Information Officer

Orlando Health

Orlando, FL

Oliver Banta

Chief Business Services and Information Officer

East Alabama Health

Opelika, AL

Omer Awan

Vice President and CIO

Fred Hutch Cancer Center

Seattle, WA

Onyeka Nchege

Executive Vice President and Chief Digital and Information Officer

Novant Health

Winston-Salem, NC

Pamela McNutt

Senior Vice President and CIO

Methodist Health System

Dallas, TX

Paola Arbour

Executive Vice President and CIO

Tenet Healthcare

Dallas, TX

Patrick A. Woodard, MD

CIO

Monument Health

Rapid City, SD

Peter M. Fleischut, MD

Group Senior Vice President and Chief Information and Transformation Officer

NewYork-Presbyterian

New York, NY

Raymond Lowe

Senior Vice President and CIO

AltaMed Health Services

Los Angeles, CA

Reid Stephan

Senior Vice President and CIO

St. Luke’s Health System

Boise, ID

Robert Ackerman

Vice President and CIO

Heywood Healthcare

Gardner, MA

Robert Eardley

CIO

University Hospitals

Cleveland, OH

Robert T. Adamson, PharmD

Executive Vice President and CIO

RWJBarnabas Health

West Orange, NJ

Robin Sodano

CIO and Senior Vice President of Information Services

UMass Memorial Health

Worcester, MA

Roger Lutz

CIO

Independence Health

Butler, PA

Rohit Chandra, PhD

Chief Digital Officer

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland, OH

Ryan Smith

Chief Digital and Information Officer

Intermountain Health

Salt Lake City, UT

Saad Chaudhry

Chief Digital and Information Officer

SSM Health

St. Louis, MO

Scott MacLean

Senior Vice President and CIO

MedStar Health

Columbia, MD

Scott Waters

Chief Information and Technology Officer

Overlake Medical Center and Clinics

Bellevue, WA

Sha Edathumparampil

Chief Digital and Information Officer

Baptist Health South Florida

Coral Gables, FL

Shakeeb Akhter

Senior Vice President and Chief Digital and Information Officer

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, PA

Shane Thielman

Corporate Senior Vice President and Chief Information and Digital Officer

Scripps Health

San Diego, CA

Shanidy Shook

Vice President and CIO

Midland Health

Midland, TX

Sheree McFarland

CIO of the West Florida Division

HCA Healthcare

Tampa and St. Petersburg, FL

Sonney Sapra

CIO

UVA Health

Charlottesville, VA

Stephanie Hines, RN

Senior Vice President and CIO

Valleywise Health

Phoenix, AZ

Steve Hess

CIO

UCHealth

Aurora, CO

Steve Ready

Senior Vice President and CIO

Norton Healthcare

Louisville, KY

Steve Tuohy

Senior Vice President and CIO

Trinity Health

Livonia, MI

Steven Beal

Senior Vice President and CIO

MemorialCare

Fountain Valley, CA

Sunil Dadlani

Executive Vice President, Chief Information and Digital Transformation Officer

Atlantic Health

Morristown, NJ

Tanya Townsend

Chief Information and Digital Officer

Stanford Medicine Children’s Health

Stanford, CA

TJ Malseed

Chief Digital and Information Officer

Keck Medicine of USC

Los Angeles, CA

Tom Barnett

Chief Information and Digital Officer

Baptist Memorial Health Care

Memphis, TN

Tom Bentley, BSN

Chief Information and Digital Transformation Officer

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Columbus, OH

Tom Gordon

Senior Vice President and CIO

Virtua Health

Marlton, NJ

Tony Johnston

CIO and Senior Vice President of Information Services

Cincinnati Children’s

Cincinnati, OH

Tracy Donegan

Chief Information and Innovation Officer

MLK Community Healthcare

Los Angeles, CA

Tressa Springmann

Senior Vice President and Chief Digital and Information Officer

LifeBridge Health

Baltimore, MD

Will Landry

Senior Vice President and CIO

FMOL Health

Baton Rouge, LA

Yeman Collier

Senior Vice President and CIO

University of Chicago Medicine

Chicago, IL

Zafar Chaudry, MD

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

Seattle Children’s

Seattle, WA