ACMI Fellows
The College originated in 1984 when five pioneers in informatics decided to establish an honorific society to recognize expertise in biomedical Informatics. Today, there are nearly 300 Fellows, with 10-20 new Fellows elected each year when Voting Fellows of the College judge nominees during a formal election process. Use the search feature below to view the names of individuals who have achieved ACMI Fellowship, one of the highest honors in the field of informatics.
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Dr. Patricia Abbott trained in nursing at the University of Maryland and, after practicing for a few years, developed a growing interest in informatics. She obtained her master's degree in nursing informatics in 1992 and went on to earn a PhD in information systems in 1999. Even before...
Dr. Aliferis received his undergraduate and MD degrees from Athens University in Greece, and a Masters and PhD in Intelligent Systems from the University of Pittsburgh. He was a research associate in epidemiology at the University of
Athens, and since 2000 has been on the faculty of the...
Dr. Altman received his bachelors degree summa cum laude in biochemistry and molecular biology from Harvard, and his M.D. and a Ph.D. in Medical Information Sciences from Stanford. At the time of his election to the College, Dr. Altman was an assistant professor of medicine and computer science...
Stephen Altschul is a Senior Investigator at the National Center for Biotechnology Information, which is part of the National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health. He received his AB summa cum laude in mathematics from Harvard College and a PhD in mathematics from the...
Dr. Elske Ammenwerth received her undergraduate education in Medicine from the University of Essen in Germany, and a Doctorate in Medical Informatics from the University of Heidelberg’s Institute for Medical Biometry and Informatics. She also received a degree in Habilitation in Medical...
A Johns Hopkins-trained engineer with degrees in chemical engineering, operations research, and industrial engineering, Professor Anderson received his PhD in education and sociology at Hopkins in 1966. He joined the faculty at Purdue University in 1970 and has been a full professor of medical...
Ronald L. Arenson is a Professor of Radiology at the University of Pennsylvania and Associate Chairman for Clinical Services. Dr. Arenson developed a radiology information system at the University of Pennsylvania which has been widely recognized. Most recently he has concentrated on image...
Dr. Aronsky received his undergraduate and MD degrees from the University of Berne in Switzerland. He then went to graduate school at the Institute for Computer Science and Applied Mathematics, and received a postdiploma in software engineering from Software School Berne. His clinical training...
‘‘Lan’’ Aronson received his bachelor’s degree in mathematics magna cum laude from the University of Washington in Seattle, a master’s degree in mathematics, and both master’s and PhD degrees in computer science from the University of Maryland. He has...
Joan Ash is Associate Professor, Division of Medical Informatics and Outcomes Research, School of Medicine, and Associate Professor, Libraries, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), Portland, OR. She received her B.A. degree from Emmanuel College and holds masters degrees in library...
Dr. Balas received a masters degree in applied mathematics from Eotvos University of Sciences in Budapest, his M.D. degree from Semmelweis University of Medicine also in Budapest, and a Ph.D. in Medical Informatics from the University of Utah. At the time of election to the College he was an...
Marion Ball Director Of Computing at Temple University health science Center A 1961 graduate in mathematics from the University of Kentucky and received her MA in mathematics from the University of Kentucky in 1965 and Doctorate in Medical Education from Temple university in 1978. She taught...
David Bates is Chief, Division of General Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Medical Director, Clinical and Quality Analysis at Partners HealthCare System, Inc. He is also an Associate Professor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School and has a joint appointment at Harvard School of...

