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48 Hospital and Health System Chief AI Officers to Know

As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly embedded in healthcare delivery, hospitals and health systems are appointing Chief AI Officers—or other senior executives—with dedicated responsibility for AI governance, implementation, and oversight. The growing presence of CAIOs reflects healthcare’s recognition that while AI holds transformative potential, it also introduces significant risks: to patient safety, professional liability, regulatory compliance, and operational stability. Navigating this balance requires dedicated, cross-functional leadership at the highest levels.

Here is our current list of 48 Hospital and Health System Chief AI Officers to Know.


  1. Ashley Beecy — Chief AI Officer, Sutter Health

  2. Andrew A. Borkowski — Chief AI Officer, VA Sunshine Healthcare Network

  3. Michael Burns — Associate CMIO for Artificial Intelligence, Michigan Medicine

  4. Alok Chaudhary — Chief Data & AI Officer, VCU Health

  5. Zafar Chaudhry — Chief Digital, AI & Information Officer, Seattle Children’s

  6. Anthony Chang — Chief Intelligence & Innovation Officer, CHOC Children’s

  7. Sumeet Chugh — Vice-Dean & Chief AI Health Research Officer, Cedars-Sinai

  8. Jordan Dale — Chief Health AI Officer, Houston Methodist

  9. Nasim Eftekhari — Chief AI & Analytics Officer, City of Hope

  10. Dexter Hadley — Founding Chief of Artificial Intelligence, University of Central Florida College of Medicine

  11. Justin Iannello — Chief Digital Health, AI & Health Informatics Officer, VISN 21

  12. Sunil Kakade — System VP, Enterprise Data & AI, CommonSpirit Health

  13. Rebecca Kaul — SVP, Emerging Technology, AI & Transformation, Northwell Health

  14. Zain Khalpey — Network Director Of Artificial Intelligence, HonorHealth

  15. Eyal Klang — Chief of Generative-AI, Windreich Department of AI & Human Health, Mount Sinai Health System

  16. Rajiv Kolagani — Chief Data & AI Officer, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago

  17. Daniel Kortsch — Associate Chief of AI & Digital Health, Denver Health

  18. Nina Kottler — Associate CMO, Clinical AI, Radiology Partners

  19. Paul Lukac — Chief AI Officer, UCLA Health

  20. Yuan Luo — Chief AI Officer, Northwestern University

  21. Shahidul Mannan — Chief Data, Analytics & AI Officer, Orlando Health

  22. Peter McCaffrey — Chief AI Officer, The University of Texas Medical Branch

  23. Jon McManus — VP, Chief Data & AI Officer, Inova Health

  24. Alda Mizaku — Chief Data & AI Officer, Children’s National Hospital

  25. Sara Murray — Chief Health AI Officer, UCSF Health

  26. Girish Nadkarni — Chair, Windreich Department of AI & Human Health, Mount Sinai Health System

  27. Mouneer Odeh — Chief Data & AI Officer, Cedars-Sinai

  28. Deepti Pandita — CMIO, VP Clinical Informatics & AI Lead, UCI Health

  29. Mangesh Patil — Chief AI Officer, HCA Healthcare

  30. Divya Pathak — Chief Data & AI Officer, NYC Health + Hospitals

  31. Philip Payne — Chief Health AI Officer, BJC HealthCare & Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

  32. Brian Patterson — Physician Administrative Director for Clinical AI, UW Health

  33. Ashwin Prakash — Chief Data & AI Officer, Community Health Systems

  34. Rob Purinton — Chief AI Officer, AdventHealth

  35. Jyothi Karthik Raja — SVP, Chief Analytics & AI Officer, Ascension

  36. Anand Rajani — Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer, Community Health System

  37. Nabile Safdar — Interim Chief AI Officer, Emory Healthcare

  38. Sameer Sethi — Chief AI Officer, Hackensack Meridian Health

  39. Ben Shahshahani — Chief AI Officer, Cleveland Clinic

  40. Silei Shan — VP, Data Science & AI, Holy Name Medical Center

  41. Karandeep Singh — Chief Health AI Officer, UCSD Health

  42. Yasir Tarabichi — Chief Health AI Officer, MetroHealth

  43. Micky Tripathi — Chief Artificial Intelligence Implementation Officer, Mayo Clinic

  44. Jefferson Tweed — VP, Data, Analytics & AI, Children’s Health

  45. Chaitanya Vempati — Associate VP, AI & Analytics, Memorial Hermann Health System

  46. Daniel Yang — VP of AI & Emerging Technologies, Kaiser Permanente

  47. Nick Yaitsky — VP, Chief AI Officer & Head of Enterprise Architecture, Wellstar Health System

  48. Byron Yount — Chief Data & AI Officer, Mercy

 
 
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