Since November 2017, Dr. Zafar Chaudry has propelled Seattle Children's forward as Chief Digital, AI, and Information Officer and Senior Vice President. He spearheads transformative technology initiatives, empowering clinicians with cutting-edge tools to deliver exceptional and safe patient care.
A globally recognized innovator, Dr. Chaudry was awarded Seattle CIO of the Year (Healthcare ORBIE Awards, 2022) and the 2022 CHIME-AHA Transformational Leadership Award. He is a consistent finalist for the Seattle CIO of the Year ORBIE Awards (2020-2022) and a distinguished member of Constellation's Business Transformation 150 (BT150) for 2020. His expertise has garnered repeated recognition in prestigious lists, including Becker's Hospital Review's "Hospital CIOs to Know" (2018-2021, 2023, 2024), CIO magazine's "U.K. CIOs to Follow on Twitter" (2019), and CIO.CO.UK's "Top 100 Most Transformative CIOs in the U.K." (2017). With over three decades of experience, Dr. Chaudry brings a unique fusion of clinical insight and technological prowess, rooted in his early career as a physician. His international leadership spans healthcare and corporate sectors across the U.S., Australia, Europe, and the U.K., encompassing enterprise infrastructure, business intelligence, and electronic medical record systems. Notably, he previously served as Chief Information Officer at Cambridge University Hospitals and Liverpool Women's and Alder Hey Children's Hospitals in the U.K., and as Global Research Director at Gartner.
Dr. Chaudry holds a Doctor of Medicine from Ross University and three Master of Science degrees: Healthcare Policy and Management (University of Birmingham), Information Systems Management (University of Salford), and Business Administration (Aston University).
