Healthcare technology
10 CISOs in Healthcare Technology
These chief information security officers lead or have led security at healthcare technology companies, including EHR vendors, virtual care and digital health providers, and health data platforms. A reader can learn from them how to protect patient data, meet healthcare privacy and security requirements and pass the security reviews that hospital and health plan customers run.
Professionals to explore
01—10Carlos Fuentes
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Security Officer · ModMed
Chief Information Security Officer at ModMed since June 2026; the profile describes ModMed as a cloud-based EHR and services company for specialty practices. Former Chief Information Security Officer at Pegasystems (2019–2026) and VP, Security & Data Analytics at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (2017–2019).
Garo Doudian
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information and Security Officer (CIO & CISO) · NextGen Healthcare
Chief Information and Security Officer (CIO & CISO) at NextGen Healthcare since March 2024; the profile describes NextGen as providing cloud EHR and EMR solutions for specialty practices. Former SVP, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) - RMS at Moody's Analytics (2021–2023) and SVP, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Green Dot Corporation (2012–2020).
Joseph Adu
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Security Officer · CentralReach
Chief Information Security Officer at CentralReach since August 2025, where the profile says this person oversees security and IT for a behavioral health platform. Former Chief Technology Officer at SpectrumAi (2024–2025), and the profile describes a background as a founding CTO and first technical hire.
Justin Hatem
LinkedInExperience: VP, Chief Information Security Officer · 1upHealth, Inc.
VP, Chief Information Security Officer at 1upHealth, Inc. since May 2025; the profile describes 1upHealth as an interoperability solutions provider helping health plans acquire, manage and exchange clinical and claims data. Former Senior Director, Information Security - Architecture & Engineering at HealthEdge (2021–2025) and Chief Information Security Officer at Wellframe (2018–2021).
Martin J. Hetzel, CISM
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Security Officer · Interra Health
Chief Information Security Officer at Interra Health since March 2026, following Chief Information Security Officer at DoseSpot (2025–2026); the profile says Interra Health was formed through the merger of DoseSpot, Arrive Health and pVerify and connects medical and pharmacy benefits with prescription fulfillment. Former Vice President, Information Security & IT at ComplyAuto (2024–2025).
Matthew Matturro
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Security Officer · TriNetX
Chief Information Security Officer at TriNetX since April 2026, following Senior Director, Information Security (2025–2026), Director, Global Security (2021–2025) and Director, Information Technology (2020–2021) there. The profile describes TriNetX as providing global real-world health data from academic hospital partners to support research and evidence generation.
Sara Hall (she/her)
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Security Officer and SVP Tech Services · Teladoc Health
Chief Information Security Officer and SVP Tech Services at Teladoc Health since March 2025, and Chief Information Security Officer there from 2022 to 2025; the profile describes Teladoc Health as offering virtual healthcare and telehealth solutions. Former Deputy CISO and Head of Security Operations and Engineering at MassMutual (2020–2022) and Chief Operating Officer at Health-ISAC (2017–2020).
Thomas Wilcox, CISSP
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Security Officer · Radicle Health
Chief Information Security Officer at Radicle Health since September 2025; the profile describes Radicle Health as delivering EHR and human services software for behavioral health and community care. Former Vice President Security Strategy at Pax8 (2025) and Sr. Director, Security and Compliance (CISO) at Hyperproof (2022–2025).
William Dougherty
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Security Officer · Omada Health
Chief Information Security Officer at Omada Health since September 2016, which the profile describes as a high-growth health care startup in digital healthcare, and says this person builds and secures systems that scale. Also an Investor and Advisor with SVCI - Silicon Valley CISO Investments since 2026 and an Advisor to RAD Security since 2025.
Yousaf Cheema
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer (CIO) Chief Privacy Officer Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) · Verto Health
Chief Information Officer (CIO) Chief Privacy Officer Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Verto Health since August 2019, where the profile says this person owns technology operations, security and privacy across Verto's SaaS platform and its full cyber and privacy risk posture, and built the Information Security Management System. Former Manager, ORM Enterprise Technology at TD (2017–2019).
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's company type to yours, since securing an EHR, a virtual care service and a health data exchange involve different data flows and customer expectations. If you sell to hospitals or health plans, favor someone whose company served similar customers and whose role included compliance and customer assurance.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01Which security frameworks and certifications mattered most to hospital and health plan customers, and how did you prioritize them?
- 02How do you secure patient data that flows through integrations and interoperability interfaces with other healthcare systems?
- 03How did you divide security and privacy responsibilities as the company grew?
About this directory
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