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43 University Health Network, helping the 775-bed hospital grow into a large health system that included 3,500 patient beds by the time he departed. Dr. Rab has expertise in patient engagement and mobile health technology, as well as experience with EHR implementation. David Rapp. Vice President of Supply Chain and CIO of Wheeling (W.Va.) Hospital. Mr. Rapp oversees supply chain and IT at Wheeling Hospital. He has expertise in leadership, team building, healthcare management and soware documentation. Prior to joining Wheeling in 2006, Mr. Rapp was director of the global technology services group of WVHTC Foundation and director of CIO at the National Technology Transfer Center. Michael Reagin. Senior Vice President and Chief Information and Innovation Officer of Sentara Healthcare (Norfolk, Va.). Mr. Reagin leads IT and innovation initiatives for Sentara Healthcare. During his tenure, the health system has achieved best employer in IT recognition as well as HIMSS Analytics Stage 7 designation. Prior to joining Sentara Healthcare, Mr. Reagin was CIO of Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi and CTO and strategy officer at Providence in Renton, Wash. Stephanie Reel. Vice President for Information Services and CIO of Johns Hopkins University and Health System (Baltimore). Ms. Reel holds more than 25 years of information systems experience, stepping into her role at Johns Hopkins University and Health System in 1999. She also has served as vice president for information services at Johns Hopkins Medicine since 1994. Under Ms. Reel›s oversight, Johns Hopkins has advanced use of its EHR, embraced a regional health record and implemented self-service solutions for faculty, staff and students, among other initiatives. David Reis, PhD. Executive Vice President and CIO of Hackensack (N.J.) Meridian Health. Dr. Reis became executive vice president and CIO of Hackensack Meridian Health in 2017 aer spending time as CIO of Burlington, Mass.-based Lahey Health. He has more than 20 years of experience in IT and is considered an expert in digitizing healthcare, telemedicine, interoperability and consumerism in healthcare. Andrew Rosenberg, MD. CIO of Michigan Medicine (Ann Arbor). Dr. Rosenberg oversees the planning and execution of IT strategy and services for Michigan Medicine. He joined the health system in 2002 and has held several leadership positions including director of the division of critical care in the anesthesiology department and director of the cardiovascular center surgical intensive care unit. He also spent time as medical director for the hospital's electronic order entry project and became the system's first chief medical information officer in 2010. Cris Ross. CIO of Mayo Clinic (Rochester, Minn.). Mr. Ross joined Mayo Clinic in 2012 to overhaul the health system's IT strategy. He played an integral role in implementing EHR, developing key partnerships and innovation programs for data analytics and machine learning. He has previous experience in leadership roles at UnitedHealth Group, SureScripts and MinuteClinic. In addition to his role at Mayo, Mr. Ross serves on the board of directors for the Health Information Management Systems Society. Robin Sarkar, PhD. Vice President IT and CIO of Spectrum Health Lakeland (St. Joseph, Mich.). Dr. Sarkar oversees the IT department and supports the strategy and technology initiatives for the health system, which includes 4,200 members of the medical staff and a health plan with more than 1 million members. e health system has three hospitals, an outpatient surgery center and 41 physician practices as well as a cancer center. Manish Shah. Senior Vice President and CIO of Community Health Systems (Franklin, Tenn.). Mr. Shah joined Community Health Systems in 2013 as deputy CIO and was later promoted to senior vice president and CIO, overseeing the health system's IT efforts to support the overall operations. Prior to joining CHS, Mr. Shah was senior vice president of Milwaukee-based Aurora Health Care, overseeing technology design, implementation and operations. He also has experience in leadership roles with SymphonyIRI and Caremark Rx. William Showalter. Senior Vice President, CIO of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center (Winston-Salem, N.C.). Mr. Showalter joined Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in August 2017 to provide strategic expertise to the IT department. He oversees IT services that transform the hospital and improve customer value. Mr. Showalter has more than 20 years of experience in health IT, serving as CIO of University of California Davis Health and senior vice president and CIO of Froedtert and the Milwaukee-based Medical College of Wisconsin. Laura Smith. Vice President and CIO of UnityPoint Health (West Des Moines, Iowa). Ms. Smith is responsible for the IT division of UnityPoint Health, which includes a team of 600 IT professionals in several locations, the oversight of a $179 million IT operating budget and delivery of an IT portfolio of projects each year. Her team spent 2018 launching a multifactor authentication system to all team members, providers and independent providers to ensure hospitals are safe from cyberattacks. Steven Smith. CIO of NorthShore University HealthSystem (Evanston, Ill.). Mr. Smith joined NorthShore University HealthSystem in 2000 and served as CTO before becoming CIO. He played an integral role in helping the health system achieve HIMSS Analytics Stage 7 designation and was among the honorees for InformationWeek's Elite 100. He now oversees IT for the four-hospital health system. Brent Snyder. Executive Vice President and CIO of AdventHealth (Altamonte Springs, Fla.). Mr. Snyder oversees the IT department for AdventHealth, which includes 50 hospital campuses, hundreds of care sites and more than 80,000 caregivers. He has built a robust technology department and has experience in information security. Mr. Snyder is also a member of the AHS Cabinet and is a senior finance officer. Tressa Springmann. Senior Vice President and CIO of Enterprise IT and Process Improvement for LifeBridge Health (Baltimore). Ms. Springmann became CIO of LifeBridge in 2012, overseeing the health system's IT operations. She has previous experience as CIO for Greater Baltimore Medical Center and in IT leadership with Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C. Ms. Springmann is also a past president of the HIMSS Maryland Chapter and serves as chairman of the technology committee for Maryland's state-designated health information exchange. Tom Stafford. Vice President and CIO of Halifax Health (Daytona Beach, Fla.). Mr. Stafford oversees the IT department at Halifax Health, leading all of the system's technology functions. He joined Halifax in 2007 in the project management office and became director of IS in 2011 before being promoted to his current role where he supports the system's 500 physicians. Brian Sterud. CIO of Faith Regional Health Services (Norfolk, Neb.). Mr. Sterud became CIO of Faith Regional Health Services in 2012 aer working as director of information management at Brookings Health Systems. He completed the CIO Boot Camp of the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives and is a certified healthcare CIO from the Healthcare Information and Management Systems. Lisa Stump. Senior Vice President and CIO of Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health and Yale School of Medicine. Ms. Stump has experience as a lecturer and commentator on health IT and digital health. She is the senior vice president and CIO of Yale New Haven Health and Yale School