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La Jolla, CA-based UC San Diego Health Sciences Retired Edward Babakanian as Chief Information Officer
About the Company
UC San Diego Health Sciences has long been known as a place where discoveries are made. Today, we are known as a place where discoveries are delivered. UC San Diego Health Sciences encompasses the School of Medicine, the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, and UC San Diego Health System, including UC San Diego Medical Center, in Hillcrest; and in La Jolla, Thornton Hospital, Moores Cancer Center, Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center; and other centers, primary and specialty practices of the UC San Diego Medical Group faculty physicians. As a top-tier academic medical center, its role is to provide leadership in improving health through research, education and patient care. UC San Diego Health Sciences has long been at the forefront of “bench-to-bedside” research, transforming patient care through discovery and innovation leading to new drugs and technologies. It is carried out every day in the hundreds of clinical trials of promising new therapies offered through UC San Diego Health System, and in the drive of our researchers and clinician-scientists who are committed to having a significant impact on patient care. At UC San Diego Health Sciences, there are many discoveries on our horizon. Our commitment is to continue our quest to cure disease, seek better treatments and train the next generation of physicians and scientists.
About the Person
Edward Babakanian is the chief information officer (CIO) at UC San Diego Health and is responsible for all aspects of information technology, telecommunications and health information systems. In addition to his role as CIO, Mr. Babakanian is a member of the senior leadership team, contributing to the overall strategic planning and management of the operational activities of UC San Diego Health. He has served on the Strategic and Operational Leadership Committee and the enterprise-wide Quality Improvement Council, as well as serving as chair of the Managed Care and Medical Group Systems Steering Committee, and co-chair of the Clinical Information Systems Committee. Previously, Mr. Babakanian was vice president and CIO at Community Hospitals of Central California in Fresno. Mr. Babakanian, who has more than 20 years of experience in senior-level health care informatics positions, holds a master of science degree in computer sciences and a bachelor of science in management and business administration.
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