AI in Healthcare

Health AI Council Members

The UCLA Health AI Council (HAIC) includes experts from multiple disciplines, including patient care, communications, ethics, risk management,  information technology (IT) and health informatics and analytics. Working together, they combine their expertise to inform AI decision-making. The HAIC aims to enhance the well-being of UCLA Health patients and improve efficiency across the health system.

Co-Chairs
Joycee Berin | Director, Data Science
Paul Lukac, MD, MBA, MS | Director, Applied AI

Current Members
Jane Boubelik, JD | Chief Counsel
Paul Boutros, PhD, MBA | Interim Vice Dean for Research, David Geffen School of Medicine; Director, Cancer Data Sciences, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Alex Bui, PhD | Director, Medical & Imaging Informatics; Co-Director, Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) Informatics
David Elashoff, PhD | Director, Department of Medicine Statistics Core
Eleazar Eskin, PhD | Chair, Computational Medicine
Judy Fortin | Chief of Communications
Johanna Klohn, MPH, JD | Chief Risk Officer
Katrine Murray, MSN, RN, CCRN, NE-BC | Unit Director, Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit
Animesh Sabnis, MD, MSHS | Director, Health Equity Analytics & Strategy
Samuel Skootsky, MD | Chief Medical Officer, UCLA Faculty Practice Group and Medical Group
Lisa Taylor, JD | Interim Chief Privacy Officer
Meng Wei | Chief of Clinical Analytics
Drew Weil | Director, Hospital Operations
Neil Wenger, MD | Ethicist & Clinician Champion
Donald Yoo, JD | Chief Compliance Officer
Edward Zaragoza, MD | Vice Chair, Radiology Information Systems

UCLA Health IT:
Albert Duntugan | Chief Data & Analytics Officer
Eric Cheng, MD, MS | Chief Medical Informatics Officer
Bill Holloway | Chief Academic Information Officer
Lynn Mayer, MSN, RN-BC | Nurse Informaticist
Scott Sherman | Director, IT Pathology & Lab Systems and Revenue Cycle Applications
Edgar Tijerino | Chief Information Security Officer
Donna Wellbaum, MSN, RN, NI-BC | Chief Nursing Informatics Officer
Ellen Pollack, MSN, RN | Chief Information Officer