Hospitals
10 clinical engineering experts
These ten professionals have led clinical engineering departments at hospitals and health systems, with clinical engineering named in their own job titles. A reader can learn how health systems manage the medical equipment their clinicians depend on.
Professionals to explore
01—10Ann Rovito
LinkedInExperience: Director, Clinical Engineering · Children's Wisconsin
Director, Clinical Engineering at Children's Wisconsin since July 2022, and Clinical Engineering Manager there from 2016 to 2022. The profile describes leading the system-wide Clinical Engineering program for Children's Wisconsin, overseeing strategic planning, technology lifecycle management, operational excellence and regulatory compliance. The listing also shows Medical Laser Safety Officer there since 2015.
Don Davenport
LinkedInExperience: Director- Clinical Engineering · MultiCare Health System
Director- Clinical Engineering at MultiCare Health System since February 2019. The profile describes overseeing the lifecycle, safety and performance of MultiCare's $1B medical equipment portfolio across a multi-site health system and aligning clinical technology strategy with enterprise priorities.
Douglas Dreps
LinkedInExperience: Director - Regional Clinical Engineering · Mercy
Former Director - Regional Clinical Engineering at Mercy (2007–2020), a role the profile describes as Eastern Region Director for Mercy Clinical Engineering Services. The listing also shows Director Healthcare Equipment Services at Mercy (2007–2025) and Biomedical Engineering System Manager at Memorial Hermann Health System (1999–2006), and the profile describes directing healthcare equipment services and medical device cyber security for Mercy Health.
Eric Ross
LinkedInExperience: System Director of Clinical Engineering · Fairview Health Services
System Director of Clinical Engineering at Fairview Health Services since June 2015, a role the highlight describes as covering leadership and strategy development. Other listed roles include Vice President of Service at DMS Health Technologies (2012–2013) and Director Of Service at GE HealthCare (2005–2012).
Jose de la Barra, MS, MBA, CHTM
LinkedInExperience: Executive Director, Clinical Engineering · Johns Hopkins Health System
Executive Director, Clinical Engineering at Johns Hopkins Health System since March 2026, and Director of Clinical Engineering at University of Maryland Medical System from 2022 to 2026. The profile summary describes the Director of Clinical Engineering role as spanning multiple campuses within the University of Maryland Medical System, and the listing also shows Manager, Clinical Engineering there (2019–2020).
Kayla Heppler
LinkedInExperience: Clinical Engineering Director · Intermountain Health
Clinical Engineering Director at Intermountain Health since September 2021, a role the profile describes as direct leadership of Clinical Engineering operations for community hospitals in the Central Salt Lake Valley and oversight of the team that provides support services to the facility based engineering teams. The listing also shows CE Central Support Manager (2020–2021) and Clinical Engineering Contract Specialist (2018–2020) at Intermountain Health.
Larry Pierce
LinkedInExperience: Director Clinical Engineering · CHI St. Vincent
Director Clinical Engineering at CHI St. Vincent since March 2000. The profile describes directing the Clinical Engineering department, which is responsible for keeping all of the medical equipment repaired and inspected throughout the four hospitals and approximately one hundred clinics.
Randall Steel
LinkedInExperience: Director Clinical Engineering & Physical IT · Providence
Director Clinical Engineering & Physical IT at Providence since December 2021, and Manager Clinical Engineering there from 2018 to 2021. The profile describes leading and directing Clinical Engineering and Physical IT teams supporting six hospitals and 350+ clinics. The listing also shows Sr. Biomed at Providence Health & Services (2010–2018).
Samantha Herold, MS, CCE
LinkedInExperience: Director of Clinical Engineering · Yale New Haven Health
Director of Clinical Engineering at Yale New Haven Health since June 2025, and Senior Manager there from 2021 to 2025. Other Yale New Haven Health roles include Clinical Systems Engineer (2020–2021) and Clinical Engineering Integrations and Imaging Analyst II (2018–2020). The profile describes experience monitoring and identifying healthcare technology needs, managing fiscal performance and handling customer and vendor relationship management.
Tim Stevens
LinkedInExperience: Director, Clinical Engineering Operations · Atrium Health
Director, Clinical Engineering Operations at Atrium Health since April 2025, and Director, Biomedical Services at Palomar Health from 2016 to 2025, a role the profile describes as leading operations of the Biomedical Engineering department. Other listed roles include Area Service Manager at Philips (2014–2016).
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's scope to your setting, since running clinical engineering for one hospital differs from leading a program across many hospitals and clinics. Also check whether the role was an in-house department or included areas such as imaging equipment, physical IT or medical device security, because those widen the job.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you decide what clinical engineering keeps in-house versus what goes to equipment vendors or service contracts?
- 02How do you prioritize preventive maintenance and inspections across a large medical equipment inventory?
- 03How do you plan medical equipment replacement and capital requests with clinical and finance leaders?
Reaching clinical engineering experts
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Pick one of the 10 people on this page and choose "Book a paid call", or describe your project to find others. You offer a fee for a 15-minute call or a written answer, Instant Expert finds the person's work email and sends the invitation, and they decide whether to accept. The list covers 10 companies, including Children's Wisconsin, MultiCare Health System and Mercy, based on profile data retrieved on October 4, 2026. Being listed here doesn't mean someone has agreed to take calls.
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