Posts Tagged ‘health informatics faculty’

About the UIC Faculty

UIC faculty members are considered to be trailblazers in their field and they continue to evolve the program to stay ahead of the curve.

Larry Pawola Bio

Larry Pawola has held several clinical and executive management positions in hospitals and, until 2003 he was a partner in an international information technology professional services firm.

Karen Patena Bio

Karen Patena has worked in hospital medical record management, as well as systems planning and implementation, for nearly 20 years.

Michael Dieter
Program Director

Mike Dieter was first exposed to health informatics as a graduate student studying information science.

Greer Stevenson Bio

During Greer Stevenson’s 15 years of service in the U.S. Air Force he worked as a data communications manager and security officer

Annette Valenta Bio

Annette Valenta joined UIC in 1991 to implement the specialization in health informatics within the Master of Business Administration degree.

Eric Swirsky Bio

Mr. Swirsky teaches a course in communication skills for health informatics professionals, as well as a course in ethics and legal issues in health informatics.

Lois Hitchcock Bio

Lois M. Hitchcock, MHA, RHIA, CPHQ Clinical Assistant Professor Lois Hitchcock has 27 years of diverse health care experience within the health care delivery system.

Cathy Bimmerle Bio

Cathy Bimmerle joined UIC’s BHIS adjunct faculty in 2008 and became a member of the full-time faculty in the summer 2009.

Valerie Prater Bio

Valerie Schmitt Prater received her BA degree with honors from Hollins University in Virginia and her MBA with honors from North Central College in Illinois.

Teri Jorwic Bio

We are currently awaiting a bio from Gregory Harden and we will post it soon.

June Wencel-Drake Bio

As a scientist, Dr. Wencel-Drake has over 32 years of experience in the field of hematology and blood platelet research.

Mike Cohen Bio

Mike Cohen has over 30 years of experience helping health care organizations focused on obtaining more value out of their information technology (IT) investments.

Miriam Isola Bio

Miriam Isola has worked in health care and information technology for more than 25 years.

Yvette Roberts Bio

Yevette’s interest in informatics and technology began when University of Illinois Medical Center (UIMC) implemented an electronic medical record.

John Orzechowski Bio

Mr. John Orzechowski is a strategic management and technology business consultant with over 20 years of experience.

Emil Gallay Bio

We are currently awaiting a bio from Emil Gallay and we will post it soon.

Gregory Harden Bio

We are currently awaiting a bio from Gregory Harden and we will post it soon.

George Einhorn Bio

We are currently awaiting a bio from George Einhorn and we will post it soon.

Sue Lambert Bio

We are currently awaiting a bio from Sue Lambert and we will post it soon.

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