A national leader in clinical informatics, Dr. Pandita is vice president for clinical informatics and CMIO at UCI Health, where she drives AI governance, digital transformation and clinician efficiency initiatives. She played a pioneering role in the field, establishing the first clinical informatics fellowship in Minnesota and becoming the nation’s first female fellowship program director. At UCI Health, she has implemented AI-driven tools to streamline patient messaging, ambient documentation and administrative workflows. A strong advocate for health equity, she focuses on bridging digital disparities to improve access for underserved populations. Over the next five years, her vision is to create a seamless, patient-centered digital experience to integrate scheduling, at-home care and interoperability solutions. She recently co-authored an American College of Physicians position paper on AI in healthcare, influencing policy and innovation at a national level.
