48 Hospital and Health System Chief AI Officers to Know

CHARGE
Jun 9
3 min read

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.

Ashley Beecy — Chief AI Officer, Sutter Health
Andrew A. Borkowski — Chief AI Officer, VA Sunshine Healthcare Network
Michael Burns — Associate CMIO for Artificial Intelligence, Michigan Medicine
Alok Chaudhary — Chief Data & AI Officer, VCU Health
Zafar Chaudhry — Chief Digital, AI & Information Officer, Seattle Children’s
Anthony Chang — Chief Intelligence & Innovation Officer, CHOC Children’s
Sumeet Chugh — Vice-Dean & Chief AI Health Research Officer, Cedars-Sinai
Jordan Dale — Chief Health AI Officer, Houston Methodist
Nasim Eftekhari — Chief AI & Analytics Officer, City of Hope
Dexter Hadley — Founding Chief of Artificial Intelligence, University of Central Florida College of Medicine
Justin Iannello — Chief Digital Health, AI & Health Informatics Officer, VISN 21
Sunil Kakade — System VP, Enterprise Data & AI, CommonSpirit Health
Rebecca Kaul — SVP, Emerging Technology, AI & Transformation, Northwell Health
Zain Khalpey — Network Director Of Artificial Intelligence, HonorHealth
Eyal Klang — Chief of Generative-AI, Windreich Department of AI & Human Health, Mount Sinai Health System
Rajiv Kolagani — Chief Data & AI Officer, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
Daniel Kortsch — Associate Chief of AI & Digital Health, Denver Health
Nina Kottler — Associate CMO, Clinical AI, Radiology Partners
Paul Lukac — Chief AI Officer, UCLA Health
Yuan Luo — Chief AI Officer, Northwestern University
Shahidul Mannan — Chief Data, Analytics & AI Officer, Orlando Health
Peter McCaffrey — Chief AI Officer, The University of Texas Medical Branch
Jon McManus — VP, Chief Data & AI Officer, Inova Health
Alda Mizaku — Chief Data & AI Officer, Children’s National Hospital
Sara Murray — Chief Health AI Officer, UCSF Health
Girish Nadkarni — Chair, Windreich Department of AI & Human Health, Mount Sinai Health System
Mouneer Odeh — Chief Data & AI Officer, Cedars-Sinai
Deepti Pandita — CMIO, VP Clinical Informatics & AI Lead, UCI Health
Mangesh Patil — Chief AI Officer, HCA Healthcare
Divya Pathak — Chief Data & AI Officer, NYC Health + Hospitals
Philip Payne — Chief Health AI Officer, BJC HealthCare & Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Brian Patterson — Physician Administrative Director for Clinical AI, UW Health
Ashwin Prakash — Chief Data & AI Officer, Community Health Systems
Rob Purinton — Chief AI Officer, AdventHealth
Jyothi Karthik Raja — SVP, Chief Analytics & AI Officer, Ascension
Anand Rajani — Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer, Community Health System
Nabile Safdar — Interim Chief AI Officer, Emory Healthcare
Sameer Sethi — Chief AI Officer, Hackensack Meridian Health
Ben Shahshahani — Chief AI Officer, Cleveland Clinic
Silei Shan — VP, Data Science & AI, Holy Name Medical Center
Karandeep Singh — Chief Health AI Officer, UCSD Health
Yasir Tarabichi — Chief Health AI Officer, MetroHealth
Micky Tripathi — Chief Artificial Intelligence Implementation Officer, Mayo Clinic
Jefferson Tweed — VP, Data, Analytics & AI, Children’s Health
Chaitanya Vempati — Associate VP, AI & Analytics, Memorial Hermann Health System
Daniel Yang — VP of AI & Emerging Technologies, Kaiser Permanente
Nick Yaitsky — VP, Chief AI Officer & Head of Enterprise Architecture, Wellstar Health System
Byron Yount — Chief Data & AI Officer, Mercy