Congratulations to the 2023 HIMSS Award Recipients!

The ACCE-HIMSS Excellence in Clinical Engineering and Information Technology Synergies Award

Paul Sherman, CCE, FACCE
Paul Sherman, CCE, FACCE
President, Sherman Engineering, LLC
Hammond, OR, United States

HIMSS-AMDIS Physician Executive Leader of the Year Award

Margaret Lozovatsky, MD, FAMIA
Margaret Lozovatsky, MD, FAMIA
SVP | Chief Health Informatics Officer, Novant Health
Charlotte, NC, United States

HIMSS-ANI Nursing Informatics Leadership Award

Anna Schoenbaum, DNP, MS, RN-BC, FHIMSS
Anna Schoenbaum, DNP, MS, RN-BC, FHIMSS
Vice President of Applications and Digital Health, Penn Medicine
Philadelphia, PA, United States

HIMSS Chapter Advocate of the Year Award

A. Lee Lavergne, CPHIMS, FHIMSS
A. Lee Lavergne, CPHIMS, FHIMSS
Vice President, Advocacy HIMSS-DFW Chapter
Dallas, TX, United States

HIMSS Chapter Leader of the Year Award

Deepak Chaudhry, MSIS, CPHIMS, FHIMSS
Deepak Chaudhry, MSIS, CPHIMS, FHIMSS
Digital Health Practice Leader, FTI Consulting
Houston, TX, United States

HIMSS Global Patient Innovator Award

Lea Raak
Lea Raak
Founder, Blickwinkel Diabetes; Insulea.de
Kiel, Germany

HIMSS Health Equity Award

Fran Ayalasomayajula, MPH, MSMIS, PMP, HMCT, CD (DONA)
Fran Ayalasomayajula, MPH, MSMIS, PMP, HMCT, CD (DONA)
President, REACH
CEO, RTL Innovation
San Diego, CA, United States
Grady Burrows, MBA
Grady Burrows, MBA
Executive Director, HIT in the CLE
Cleveland, OH, United States
John Casillas
John Casillas
Executive Director, GlobalRise
Franklin, TN, United States
Michael "Chris" Gibbons, MD, MPH
Michael "Chris" Gibbons, MD, MPH
Founder & CEO, The Greystone Group
Baltimore, MD, United States

HIMSS John A. Page Distinguished Fellows Service Award

Donna Roach, MS, CHCIO, CDH-E, FCHIME, LFHIMSS
Donna Roach, MS, CHCIO, CDH-E, FCHIME, LFHIMSS
CIO, University of Utah Health
Salt Lake City, UT, United States

HIMSS Most Influential Women in Health IT Award

Janis Curtis, MSPH, MA
Janis Curtis, MSPH, MA
Associate Director, Clinical Data Research Networks, Duke Health
School of Medicine, Clinical Translational Science Institute
Durham, NC, United States
Anca del Rio, MSPH
Anca del Rio, MSPH
President, EIT Alumni
European Institute of Innovation and Technology
Zurich, Switzerland
Joy Rios, MBA
Joy Rios, MBA
Founder | CEO | Host, HIT Like a Girl Podcast
Baja California, Mexico
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Victoria Tiase, PhD, RN-BC, FAMIA, FNAP, FAAN
Strategic Director Digital Health, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Informatics
University of Utah, School of Medicine
Salt Lake City, UT, United States
Gabriela Mustata Wilson
Gabriela Mustata Wilson, PhD, MSc, FHIMSS, SNAI, FIAHSI
Professor & Founding Co-Director, Multi-Interprofessional Center for Health Informatics (MICHI)
University of Texas at Arlington (UTA)
Arlington, TX, United States

HIMSS Policy Influencer Award

Zahid Butt, MD, FACG
Zahid Butt, MD, FACG
CEO, Medisolv
Columbia, MD, United States
Daniel Jernigan, MD, MPH
Daniel Jernigan, MD, MPH
Deputy Director for Public Health Science and Surveillance
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, GA, United States
Hans Henri Marcel Paul Kluge, MD
Hans Henri Marcel Paul Kluge, MD
European Regional Director, World Health Organization
Copenhagen, Denmark
Micky Tripathi, PhD
Micky Tripathi, PhD
National Coordinator for Health IT,
Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT
Washington, DC, United States

HIMSS Senior Executive Award

Yanwar Hadiyanto, MD
Yanwar Hadiyanto, MD
Doctor, Pondok Indah Hospital Group
Jakarta, Indonesia
Ray Lowe, MS
Ray Lowe, MS
Senior Vice President / CIO, AltaMed Health Services
Commerce, CA, United States
Kathleen McGrow, DNP, MS, RN, PMP
Kathleen McGrow, DNP, MS, RN, PMP
Chief Nursing Information Officer and Industry Executive, Microsoft
Baltimore, MD, United States
Srinivasan Suresh, MD, MBA, FAAP
Srinivasan Suresh, MD, MBA, FAAP
Vice-President, CIO & CMIO, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Catherine Turner, BSN, MBA, RN-BC
Catherine Turner, BSN, MBA, RN-BC
Associate Vice President, MEDITECH
Boston, MA, United States