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Hospital and Health System CISOs and CPOs to know | 2025

Cybersecurity has become a top priority for healthcare organizations as data breaches and cyber threats continue to rise in frequency and sophistication.

Across the country, hospitals and health systems rely on their CISOs and CPOs to build strong cybersecurity frameworks, implement cutting-edge technologies, recruit top IT talent and protect sensitive patient data. As the digital threat landscape evolves, these leaders remain agile, ensuring their organizations stay one step ahead to safeguard critical information.

Note: Becker’s Healthcare developed this list based on nominations and editorial research. This list is not exhaustive, nor is it an endorsement of included leaders, organizations or associated healthcare providers. Leaders cannot pay for inclusion on this list. Leaders are presented in alphabetical order. We extend a special thank you to Rhoda Weiss for her contributions to this list.

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

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Adam Rosen

CISO

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

Buffalo, NY

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Andy Heins

Senior Vice President, Deputy CIO and CISO

Lifepoint Health

Brentwood, TN

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Andy Price

Vice President, CIO and CISO

St. Claire HealthCare

Morehead, KY

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Benjamin Koshy

CISO

Indian Health Service

Rockville, MD

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Bob Schlotfelt

Executive Director

IT and CISO at Valleywise Health

Phoenix, AZ

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Brian Elrod

Vice President and CISO

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

Memphis, TN

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Chase Franzen

Vice President and CISO

Sharp HealthCare

San Diego, CA

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Connie Barrera

Corporate Director and CISO

Jackson Health System

Miami, FL

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Dan Henke

Vice President and Information Security Officer

Mercy Technology Services

St. Louis, MO

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Dave Heaney

CISO

Mass General Brigham

Boston, MA

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Denise Hathaway

Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer

TMC Health

Tucson, AZ

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Derrick Lowe

Vice President and Chief Security Officer

Orlando Health

Orlando, FL

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Elizabeth Ortmann-Vincenzo

Chief Privacy Officer and Counsel

Banner Health

Phoenix, AZ

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Glynn Stanton

Senior Vice President, CIO and CISO

Yale New Haven Health

New Haven, CT

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Gordon Groschl

CISO and Director

Healthcare Technology Management at Texas Children’s Hospital

Houston, TX

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Hassnain Malik

Vice President and CISO

Tufts Medicine

Burlington, MA

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Hugo Lai

CISO

Temple Health

Philadelphia, PA

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Hussein Syed

CISO

RWJBarnabas Health

West Orange, NJ

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Jack Kufahl

CISO

Michigan Medicine

Ann Arbor, MI

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James Bowie

Vice President

Cybersecurity and CISO at Tampa General Hospital

Tampa, FL

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James Case

Vice President and CISO

Baptist Health

Jacksonville, FL

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John Jeffries

CISO

the University of Tennessee Medical Center

Knoxville, TN

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Joshua Roth

CISO

Children’s Hospital of Orange County

Orange, CA

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Julian Mihai

Chief Technology Officer

Penn Medicine

Philadelphia, PA

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Karen Habercoss

Vice President and Chief Information Security and Privacy Officer

UChicago Medicine

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Kevin Hamel

CISO and Vice President of IT Operations and Technology Platforms

Hartford HealthCare

Hartford, CT

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Kevin Torres

Vice President of IT and CISO

MemorialCare

Fountain Valley, CA

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Mark Johnson

Vice President and CISO

Hackensack Meridian Health

Edison, NJ

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Matthew Modica

Vice President and CISO

BJC HealthCare

St. Louis, MO

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Mauricio Angee, DBA

CISO

University of Miami Health System

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Melissa Bateman Fitzgerald

Chief Privacy Officer

Mass General Brigham

Boston, MA

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Michael Prakhye

CISO and Director

Information Security for Adventist HealthCare

Gaithersburg, MD

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Michael Shrader

Senior Director

Information Security for WellSpan Health

York, PA

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Miroslav Belote

CISO

Valley Health System

Ridgewood, NJ

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Monique St. John

CISO and Associate CIO

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, PA

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Monte Coulter

Vice President and CISO

OU Health

Oklahoma City, OK

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Pavel Slavin

CISO

Endeavor Health

Evanston, IL

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Randy Yates

Vice President and CISO

Memorial Hermann Health System

Houston, TX

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Rob Perry

Vice President and CISO

HonorHealth

Scottsdale, AZ

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Ron Mehring

Vice President of Technology and Security and CISO

Texas Health Resources

Arlington, TX

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Sanjeev Sah

Senior Vice President

Enterprise Technology Services and CISO at Novant Health

Winston-Salem, NC

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Stacy Stika

Vice President and CISO

INTEGRIS Health

Oklahoma City, OK

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Stephen Stallard

Assistant Vice President of Compliance and Ethics and Chief Privacy Officer

Orlando Health

Orlando, FL

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Steven Ramirez

Vice President, CISO and Chief Technology Officer

Renown Health

Reno, NV

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Swathi West

CISO

Summa Health

Akron, OH

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Thien Lam

Vice President and CISO

BayCare Health System

Clearwater, FL

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Tony Lakin

Vice President for Information Security and CISO

UT Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas, TX

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Trevor Martin

Vice President and CISO

UW Health

Madison, WI

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Wayman Cummings

Vice President, CISO and CTO

Ochsner Health

New Orleans, LA

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William Scandrett

Vice President and CISO

Allina Health

Minneapolis, MN

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