Charles Jaffe, MD, PhD, FACMI

A physician–researcher trained at Johns Hopkins and Duke Universities, Charles Jaffe discovered clinical computing at Duke and then at the National Institutes of Health. Although his early work focused on clinical trials, he had a continuing interest in clinical computing and electronic medical records. These led to his role as President of InforMed from 1992 to 2000 and his current position as Director for Medical Informatics at AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals. He also holds a position on the engineering faculty at Penn State University.

For nearly 20 years, Dr. Jaffe has contributed to the grassroots efforts within the general medical community for adoption of information technology for health care. He has been a driving force among practicing physicians in the adoption of computer-based records, development of evidence-based medicine initiatives, and electronic clinical trials. Since joining AstraZeneca, he has risen to a leadership position within the pharmaceutical industry for driving the development and deployment of electronic data capture, clinical trial data standards, and Food and Drug Administration partnerships. His teaching efforts in professional medical organizations have been recognized for their continuity, longevity, and devotion.

As principal investigator on more than 200 trials, Charles Jaffe became a champion of technology for electronic data capture and data standards. He has had continued leadership responsibility on organizations devoted to clinical trials data collection and standards, as well as implementation technology within the regulatory arena. Throughout the pharmaceutical industry, Chuck is recognized as a leader in the coordination of preclinical and clinical datasets and the standards for their interchange.

Charles Jaffe is an energetic and effective leader in a number of informatics organizations, and his wide experience and wisdom in several areas of informatics will be an asset to ACMI as he works with the organization in the future.