10 heads of AI in hospitals
Head of Applied AI, Chief AI Implementation Officer and Director of Artificial Intelligence are among the current titles held by these heads of AI in hospitals and health systems. A reader can learn how heads of AI lead AI and machine learning teams in hospital businesses.
Professionals to explore
Avijit Chatterjee
LinkedInExperience: Head of AI/ML and NextGen Analytics · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Avijit Chatterjee has been Head of AI/ML and NextGen Analytics at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center since October 2020, based in White Plains, New York. Avijit Chatterjee was Chief Analytics Officer - IBM FSS Accounts at IBM from 2018 to 2020, Chief Data Scientist - IBM Data Science Elite Team at IBM in 2018 and Analytics Evangelist at IBM from 2016 to 2017.
David Ziganto
LinkedInExperience: Head of ML Engineering · Northwestern Medicine
David Ziganto has been Head of ML Engineering at Northwestern Medicine since March 2022, based in the Greater Chicago Area, and describes work on AI strategy and governance and on scaling commercial and clinical enterprise AI. David Ziganto was Lead Machine Learning Engineer at Arturo from 2018 to 2022 and Senior Data Scientist at Metis from 2016 to 2018.
John Hurst
LinkedInExperience: Director of Artificial Intelligence · Cincinnati Children's
John Hurst has been Director of Artificial Intelligence at Cincinnati Children's since April 2023, based in the Cincinnati Metropolitan Area. John Hurst was Google Cloud Smart Analytics AI/ML at Google from 2018 to 2023, Enterprise Solutions Architect at Amazon Web Services (AWS) from 2016 to 2018 and Global HR Solutions at Amazon from 2014 to 2016.
Jon M.
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Chief Data and AI Officer · Inova Health
Jon M. has been Vice President Chief Data and AI Officer at Inova Health since April 2025, based in Washington, District of Columbia. Jon M. was Vice President Chief Data, AI and Development Officer at Sharp HealthCare from 2024 to 2025, Vice President Chief Data and Software Development Officer at Sharp HealthCare from 2019 to 2024 and Vice President Enterprise Analytics at Sharp HealthCare from 2018 to 2019.
Micky Tripathi
LinkedInExperience: Chief AI Implementation Officer · Mayo Clinic
Micky Tripathi has been Chief AI Implementation Officer at Mayo Clinic since May 2025, based in the United States, and leads AI governance and the safe and effective adoption of AI into the Mayo Clinic practice. Micky Tripathi was Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy, National Coordinator for Health IT, Chief AI Officer at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT from 2021 to 2025.
Ravel Antunes
LinkedInExperience: Head of AI Architecture/Distinguished AI Architect · HCA Healthcare
Ravel Antunes has been Head of AI Architecture/Distinguished AI Architect at HCA Healthcare since February 2026, based in Orlando, Florida, and describes being the first hire in a new AI organization at HCA Healthcare and growing the engineering team from one to 30+. Ravel Antunes was AVP, AI Engineering at HCA Healthcare from 2023 to 2026 and Sr. Manager, Data & AI at The Walt Disney Company from 2020 to 2023.
Taposh Dutta Roy
LinkedInExperience: Director, AI Innovation Team · Kaiser Permanente
Taposh Dutta Roy has been Director, AI Innovation Team at Kaiser Permanente since October 2014, based in San Ramon, California, and describes serving as Director of AI/ML at Kaiser Permanente with a focus on responsible AI and hospital digital twins. Taposh Dutta Roy was Head Ad Products at inPowered AI from 2013 to 2014 and Head Ad products at NetShelter Inc. from 2011 to 2013.
Valdery F. Moura Junior
LinkedInExperience: Head of AI Development, Principal Data Scientist, Solution Architect · Massachusetts General Hospital
Valdery F. Moura Junior has been Head of AI Development, Principal Data Scientist, Solution Architect at Massachusetts General Hospital since August 2024, based in Boston, Massachusetts, and describes leading enterprise data and AI platforms at Mass General Brigham. Valdery F. Moura Junior was Director, Data Science Technology at Massachusetts General Hospital from 2021 to 2024.
Weijun Luo
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Data Science & Artificial Intelligence · Novant Health
Weijun Luo was Senior Director, Data Science & Artificial Intelligence at Novant Health from 2021 to 2025, based in Charlotte, North Carolina, and has been Director of AI at Solventum since January 2025. Weijun Luo was also Advanced Analytics & Machine Learning Group Head, Bioinformatics & Analytics Services at University of North Carolina at Charlotte from 2011 to 2021.
Yindalon Aphinyanaphongs
LinkedInExperience: Head of Applied AI · NYU Langone Health
Yindalon Aphinyanaphongs has been Head of Applied AI at NYU Langone Health since July 2024, based in New York, New York, and describes shepherding 171 AI applications to enhance healthcare quality, safety and efficiency. Yindalon Aphinyanaphongs was Director, Operational Data Science and Machine Learning at NYU Langone Health from 2020 to 2026 and Director, Clinical Predictive Analytics at NYU Langone Health from 2017 to 2020.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you focus on first when you took on your current AI leadership role, and why?
- 02How have you organized and staffed the AI and machine learning team you lead alongside clinical staff?
- 03How have you decided which AI tools to take into clinical or operational use in your own work, and what did you learn from the ones that did not go live?
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