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Zafar Chaudry, MD

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

Seattle Children’s

Seattle, WA

Dr. Chaudry joined Seattle Children’s as its chief digital officer in 2017. In his current role, he oversees technology initiatives and information systems across Seattle Children’s. His goal is to enable clinicians with the best technology to deliver safe and excellent care to patients. Dr. Chaudry began his career as a physician and has more than 30 years of experience in all aspects of IT. His background includes work in both healthcare and corporate settings in the U.S., Australia, Western Europe and the U.K. across enterprise infrastructure development, business intelligence, unified telecommunications, and the implementation of healthcare information systems and EHRs. He previously served as CIO at Cambridge University Hospitals in the United Kingdom.

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