The following CIOs have been nominated for Becker's Healthcare CIO Leadership Awards 2015. CIOs are presented in alphabetical order by last name.
Roni Amiel, Blythedale Children's Hospital (Valhalla, N.Y.)
Pamela Arora, Children's Health System of Texas (Dallas)
Chris Belmont, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (Houston)
Aurelia Boyer, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and NYP Healthcare System
Chad Brisendine, St. Luke's University Health System (Bethlehem, Pa.)
Deborah Cancilla, PinnacleHealth System (Harrisburg, Pa.)
Dr. Marc Chasin, St. Luke's Health System (Boise, Idaho)
Kumar Chatani, Mount Sinai Health System (New York City)
George Conklin, Christus Health (Irving, Texas)
Trang Dawson, Emerus (Houston)
Dick Escue, Valley View Hospital (Glenwood, Colo.)
Frank Fear, Memorial Healthcare (Owosso, Mich.)
Ferdinand Feola, Pocono Medical Center (East Stroudsburg, Pa.)
Dr. Jeffrey Ferranti, Duke Medicine (Durham, N.C.)
George Hickman, Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center
Dennis L'Heureux, Rockford (Ill.) Health System
Pamela McNutt, Methodist Health System (Dallas)
Dr. Pravene Nath, Stanford Health Care (Palo Alto, Calif.)
Patrick O'Hare, Spectrum Health (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
Dr. Shafiq Rab, Hackensack (N.J.) University Medical Center
Stephanie Reel, Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore)
Bernie Rice, Nemours Children's Health System (Jacksonville, Fla.)
Ed Ricks, Beaufort (S.C.) Memorial Hospital
Patricia Skarulis, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (New York City)
Alan Smith, Capella Healthcare (Franklin, Tenn.)
Michael Smith, Lee Memorial Health System (Fort Myers, Fla.)
Dr. Luis Taveras, Barnabas Health (West Orange, N.J.)
Karen Thomas, Main Line Health (Philadelphia)
Joel Vengco, Baystate Health (Springfield, Mass.)
Becker's Hospital Review is still seeking nominations for CIO of the Year. Please send nominations to Scott Becker (sbecker@beckershealthcare.com) and Akanksha Jayanthi (ajayanthi@beckershealthcare.com).
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