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McWilliams faculty named American College of Medical Informatics Fellows

American College of Medical informatics Fellows
American College of Medical informatics Fellows

Two McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics at UTHealth Houston faculty members were recently named new Fellows of the American College of Medical Informatics (ACMI). The list of new McWilliams fellows includes Vice Dean for Education and Professor Susan Fenton, PhD and Adjunct Professor Suresh Bhavnani, PhD.

ACMI is a college of elected fellows comprised of scholars and industry practitioners from across North America and the globe. Each fellow has made significant and sustained contributions and advancements in the field of biomedical informatics. ACMI Fellows are elected by their peers, and they make a commitment to advancing the informatics field.

In addition to having two new ACMI Fellows from our community, Professor Emeritus Dean Sittig, PhD is one of five Fellows earning the Distinguished Fellow designation this year. The Distinguished Fellow recognition acknowledges individuals who have made a continued and profound impact in the field of informatics. Sittig has been a ACMI Fellow for nearly 35 years as he was inducted in 1992.

The 2026 class of fellows includes 22 new members. They will be inducted at a ceremonial dinner during the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) 2026 Annual Symposium in Dallas on November 8.

Fenton and Bhavnani join a large group of McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics faculty members who are Fellows of ACMI.

  • Associate Dean for Research and Professor Elmer Bernstam, MD (2010)
  • Professor Licong Cui, PhD (2025)
  • Adjunct Professor John Glaser, PhD (1995)
  • Chair, Department of Health Data Science and Artificial Intelligence and Professor Xiaoqian Jiang, PhD (2023)
  • Associate Professor Kirk Roberts, PhD (2023)
  • Adjunct Professor Michael Shabot, MD (1991)
  • Professor Emeritus Dean Sittig, PhD (1992)
  • Adjunct Professor Cui Tao, PhD (2018)
  • Chair, Department of Clinical and Health Informatics and Professor Muhammad Walji, PhD (2025)
  • Adjunct Professor Stephen Wong, PhD (2023)
  • Dean Jiajie Zhang, PhD (2003)
  • Professor Zhongming Zhao, PhD (2021)
  • Professor Xiaobo Zhou, PhD (2024)


For more information on the ACMI Fellowship, please visit the AMIA website.

 

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