Dr. Reza Sadeghian (Reza R. Sadeghian, MD) is a board-certified pediatrician and physician executive with dual fellowship training in Clinical and Biomedical Informatics. From founding the first Clinical Informatics division at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center to leading enterprise AI governance at University of Toledo Health, a career built on clinical credibility and operational delivery.
A progression built on clinical credibility, operational delivery, and a commitment to building informatics infrastructure that changes how care is delivered.
Leads AI governance, Epic strategy, and clinical informatics across inpatient and ambulatory environments. Founded a 55+ FTE Clinical Informatics Department from the ground up with six operational pillars spanning inpatient, ambulatory, revenue cycle, analytics, and training.
Led the first ambient AI documentation deployment in Northwest Ohio across 40 providers and 3,000+ encounters in 8 weeks, reducing documentation backlog by approximately 90%. Directed a $235M Epic transformation moving clinician engagement from 18% to 97%. Reduced enterprise payer denials by over 50% and cut third-party EMR support contracts from $4.2M to $72K annually.
Serves as Co-Chair of the HIMSS Physician Committee and Founding Co-Chair of the inaugural HIMSS AI Committee. Featured in Forbes on healthcare AI risk and safety.
Founding Chief AI Officer leading the firm’s AI strategy and advisory practice. Directed GTM positioning for health system clients and health-tech companies on AI readiness, clinical validation, and enterprise implementation strategy.
Developed AI governance frameworks, advised health system executives on responsible AI deployment, and supported CFO-level ROI modeling for clinical AI investments.
First CMIO role. Established ARMC’s Clinical Informatics division from the ground up by restructuring the IT department. Developed the governance model for ARMC’s Epic electronic medical records program.
Guided the implementation of telemedicine for more than 34 outpatient services and 54 skilled nursing facilities across San Bernardino County, including County Detention Centers. Secured over $1 million in telemedicine funding through two CARES Act grants.
Implemented system efficiencies that increased productivity and reduced annual costs across financial management, budgeting, strategic planning, and organizational resource oversight.
Provided healthcare IT consulting to health systems and physician groups, specializing in EHR optimization, workflow analysis, EMR implementation, and mobile healthcare solutions. Applied lean-based system design principles to clinical workflow transformation.
Built expertise in Epic, Cerner, and multi-vendor environments. Consulted on value-based care technology strategy, population health infrastructure, and clinical decision support design.
Completed dual fellowship training in Clinical and Biomedical Informatics, becoming the first pediatrician in North America to hold both fellowships simultaneously. Post-doctoral NIH-funded training in machine learning at the National Library of Medicine.
Completed residency training and board certification by the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP). Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (FAAP). Clinical experience spans inpatient and ambulatory pediatric care across academic medical center and community settings. The clinical foundation established here remains central to the informatics and AI governance work that followed.
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