Peter
Winkelstein, MD, MBA, professor of pediatrics and
chief medical informatics officer for UBMD, has been named executive
director of the Institute
for Healthcare Informatics (IHI).
Winkelstein has a wealth of experience in medical management and
in the application of advanced medical informatics in clinical and
academic settings.
His medical informatics roles include:
Winkelstein has published and presented widely on informatics.
His research focuses on ethical issues in the field.
In announcing Winkelstein’s appointment, Michael
E. Cain, MD, vice president for health sciences at UB and dean,
School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, cited his experience
leading physician practices through the adoption of electronic
medical records and his instrumental role in the strategic and
operational implementation of UBMD’s electronic medical
record systems.
“Dr. Winkelstein’s expertise will help position the
Institute for Healthcare Informatics as a vital resource for UB’s Clinical and
Translational Research Center, UB faculty and students, our
hospital partners in the Academic Health Center, the Western New
York community and the SUNY system,” Cain said.
Within the Department of Pediatrics, Winkelstein has served as
chief of the general
pediatrics division, medical director of two outpatient clinics
and chief resident.
He earned his MD and MBA from UB. He received an MS in astronomy
from the State University of New York at Stony Brook.
The IHI is a Tier II+, HIPAA compliant computing center on the
Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus
that stores, aggregates and innovatively analyzes health care data
that can be used to improve health locally, statewide and
nationally.
Backed by $15 million in services and equipment from Dell, the
IHI’s major goals include:
- housing an electronic-based warehouse of clinical data for Buffalo
Translational Consortium investigators
- developing and contributing novel methods in biomedical
informatics and health care data analytics
- providing core biomedical informatics expertise, analytics and
support to clients
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