INTELLIGENT MEDICAL OBJECTS - Key Persons
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- Expert
- Senior Director of Clinical Informatics
Amol Bhalla, the Senior Director of Clinical Informatics at IMO, is known for developing solutions, strategies, and novel methodologies in clinical informatics. He leads the incorporation of novel clinical informatics principles across the company, oversees the clinical team, and participates in executive decision-making and strategic planning. Previously, Amol was the Director of Clinical Informatics and Data Science at an RWD/RWE precision medicine oncology organization. He empowered teams to develop novel approaches to derive insights from multidimensionally disparate data. His research has focused on statistical machine learning approaches, modeling of the clinical and genomic domain, and developing semantically-driven clinical architectures.
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- Executive Vice President of Organizational Transformation
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- Director of Government and Standards
Ann D. Phillips is the Director of Government and Standards at IMO. Ann joined IMO in 2020 to inform the organization's operational and growth strategies by leveraging her deep knowledge of health IT payment policies and interoperability policy in healthcare. She holds a Master in Healthcare Administration from Clayton State University, along with a Graduate Certificate in Health Information Technology from George Washington University in Washington, DC. In her free time Ann is an avid cyclist, traveler, and museum-goer.
Chris Fillmore, MD, MS, joined IMO as a Senior Clinical Terminologist in 2023. He contributes to the development and enhancement of IMO's clinical content. He earned his MD from Creighton University and served as a flight surgeon in the US Air Force. After his military service, he completed a post-doc at the University of Utah as a National Library of Medicine fellow, earning a Master of Science in Biomedical Informatics. Before IMO, he worked in informatics leadership roles at Geisinger and Intermountain Health. In his free time, he enjoys reading, playing pickleball, and visiting Disneyland with his family.
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- Director of Clinical Informatics
Dana Locke is the Director of Clinical Informatics at IMO. She joined the company in 2022 and leads the clinical team that develops, curates, and maintains clinical terminology content. Dana has 19 years of clinical laboratory science experience, specializing in microbiology. She spent several years at Cerner influencing clinical data standardization and normalization with a heavy emphasis in LOINC®, SNOMED®, HL7, and RxNorm®. In her free time, Dana enjoys traveling, cooking, and spending time with family.
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- Director, Product Management
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- Registered Nurse
- Nurse Informaticist
David Bocanegra has been a registered nurse for 30 years, specializing in emergency nursing. He began working in the healthcare IT space in 2011. David joined IMO in 2017 and is one of the clinical subject matter experts for IMO Core Periop, a solution that supports surgical scheduling and OR efficiency. In his free time, David enjoys many outdoor activities, such as glamping and hiking, and is an avid fisherman.
Job Titles:
- Data Scientist
- Learning Engineer
- Senior Data Scientist
Dr. Augustine Annan is a data scientist and machine learning engineer with expertise in algorithmic trading and artificial intelligence (AI), including natural language processing (NLP), machine learning, deep learning, reinforcement learning, and statistics. With his vast knowledge of NLP, machine learning, and statistics, Augustine excels in developing algorithms that efficiently analyze complex biomedical data and large raw texts with high accuracy. Working alongside a team of scientists, developers, and project managers, he creates products and projects for internal and external clients, including Health IT and pharmaceutical companies. Augustine earned his PhD in Applied Mathematics from the University of Texas at Dallas.
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- Vice President, Organizational Transformation
Dr. Frank J. Manion is the Vice President, Organizational Transformation at IMO. He comes to the company from Melax Tech where he was VP for Innovation. Prior to Melax Tech, he served as the Chief Informatics Officer at the Rogel Cancer Center of the University of Michigan and Chief Technology Officer and Deputy CIO at the Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia. Frank has held senior leadership roles for two Human Genome projects and served as a consultant for the National Cancer Institute (NCI), Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) program. Additionally, he is an active member of AMIA, the Cancer Informatics for Cancer Centers (Ci4CC) and serves on the editorial board for the ASCO journal JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics.
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- Manager
- Manager, Group Projects
Dr. Hao Ding is the Manager, Group Products at IMO, where he leads the development of advanced AI and natural language processing (NLP) solutions tailored to the healthcare industry. Prior to IMO he was the Director of Operations at Melax Tech and held postdoctoral research positions at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and Rice University. His research focused on applying optical imaging techniques like Raman spectroscopy and fluorescence microscopy to cancer detection and other biomedical applications. Dr. Ding earned his PhD in Biophysics from the University of Michigan. In addition to his passion for NLP, machine learning, and the impact of new technologies on improving healthcare, Dr. Ding enjoys spending time with his family and staying active at the gym.
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- VP of Life Sciences Solutions
Dr. Jingcheng Du, the VP of Life Sciences Solutions at IMO, has extensive experience leading the development and implementation of NLP/AI solutions in the life sciences industry. As a consultant, he has provided guidance to global pharmaceutical companies on NLP/AI best practices throughout the pharma value chain. Dr. Du earned his PhD in Medical Informatics from UTHealth Houston, specializing in the development of AI algorithms for healthcare applications such as machine learning, deep learning, NLP, and knowledge graphs. He has published over 60 peer-reviewed papers in the field of biomedical science, and his work at UTHealth and the National Center for Biotechnology Information at the National Institute of Health has been cited over 1,700 times.
Dr. Julie Glasgow is a Senior Staff Clinical Terminologist at IMO. She joined the company in 2014 and contributes to the creation of IMO's clinical content. Julie earned a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science from Smith College in Northampton, MA, and spent 12 years as a software engineer. She then earned her M.D. at UC Davis School of Medicine. Today, she combines her expertise in computers and medicine and has worked as an informaticist for the past 20 years. In her spare time, she enjoys hiking with her family, running, photography, and music.
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- Nurse
- Nurse Informaticist
Geff Herrera is a Nurse Informaticist supporting the IMO Core Periop platform. As a member of the Global Clinical Services team, he serves as the subject matter expert for perioperative services. Geff worked as an Operating Room Nurse for 16 years and a Certified Perioperative Nurse (CNOR). In 2017, he received his Masters in Medical Informatics and since then, has transitioned into the role of OR Nursing Informatics Specialist, combining his clinical expertise with his proficiency in medical informatics to drive innovation and streamline processes. Geff enjoys many interests including travel, movies, and documentaries.
Inesa Kezik is a Senior Mapping Analyst at IMO. She started her career at IMO as an intern back in 2017 and was then hired as a mapping analyst. Inesa graduated from the University of Illinois at Chicago with a Bachelor of Science in Health Information Management and holds the credentials of Registered Health Information Technician and Registered Health Information Administrator. Inesa is involved in the creation, support, and maintenance of accurate and compliant administrative code set mappings for CPT® and HCPCS for customers using IMO's interface terminology. She works closely with teams across the company to support product releases, resolve complex customer inquiries, and mapping issues. In her free time, she loves travelling, spending time outdoors, and doing yoga.
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- President of AORN Syntegrity Inc. and David Bocanegra, RN, Nurse Informaticist at IMO, Discuss the Steps and Guidelines for Safely Resuming Elective Surgeries.
Janice Kelly, MS, RN-BC, President of AORN Syntegrity Inc. and David Bocanegra, RN, Nurse Informaticist at IMO, discuss the steps and guidelines for safely resuming elective surgeries.
Dr. Thompson spent his clinical career as an academic internist and emergency physician. After eight years working with customers, and on strategy and development as the VP of Medical Affairs for McKesson Corporation, Jim joined IMO in 2014. Additionally, he has held a number of leadership positions including Director of the Emergency Department for the Loyola-Stritch School of Medicine and Medical Director of Informatics for Central DuPage Health System (now part of Northwestern in Chicago). His career passion has been to make the EHR work well for clinicians. Jim spends his free time with family when he is not wandering around a golf course or finding adventure in some remote part of the world.
Julianne Richardson is a Senior Clinical Terminologist who joined IMO in 2018 as a Terminology Analyst. She now oversees clinically-related customer service activities and the fair and equitable terminology review group, which evaluates sensitive terminology within IMO's content. Julianne earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from The Ohio State University in 2008. She has worked in the ICU in the private sector, PACU, nursing informatics, and clinical applications for the VHA. Her hobbies include activities with her husband and two young children, boating, and exercising daily in her home gym.
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- Experts
- Vice President of Global Clinical Services
June Bronnert is the Vice President of Global Clinical Services at IMO. She joined the company in 2012 in order to use her informatics and health information management expertise throughout the organization. She earned her M.S. in Health Informatics at Northeastern University and holds Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA), Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), and Certified Coding Specialist-Professional (CCS-P) credentials. In her free time, June enjoys traveling and spending time with her family.
Get to know health information professional June Bronnert and learn why coding is a critical part of achieving data quality in healthcare.
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- Senior Staff NLP Scientist
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- Vice President, Client Services
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- Principal
- Software Engineer
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- Home Health Product Manager
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- Senior Director, Terminology Data Engineering