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.
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 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 has worked in hospital medical record management, as well as systems planning and implementation, for nearly 20 years.
Mike Dieter was first exposed to health informatics as a graduate student studying information science.
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 joined UIC in 1991 to implement the specialization in health informatics within the Master of Business Administration degree.
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 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 joined UIC’s BHIS adjunct faculty in 2008 and became a member of the full-time faculty in the summer 2009.
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.
We are currently awaiting a bio from Gregory Harden and we will post it soon.
As a scientist, Dr. Wencel-Drake has over 32 years of experience in the field of hematology and blood platelet research.
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 has worked in health care and information technology for more than 25 years.
Yevette’s interest in informatics and technology began when University of Illinois Medical Center (UIMC) implemented an electronic medical record.
Mr. John Orzechowski is a strategic management and technology business consultant with over 20 years of experience.
We are currently awaiting a bio from Emil Gallay and we will post it soon.
We are currently awaiting a bio from Gregory Harden and we will post it soon.
We are currently awaiting a bio from George Einhorn and we will post it soon.
We are currently awaiting a bio from Sue Lambert and we will post it soon.