Distinguished Professor of Medicine
Chair, Department of Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
ciminoj@uab.edu
Research and Teaching Interests:
- Developing systems supporting clinical and translational researchers
- Exploring new paradigms for improving electronic health records
Dr. Cimino was named the inaugural director of the Informatics Institute in 2015 at UAB (now known as the Department of Biomedical Informatics and Data Science). The Department of Biomedical Informatics and Data Science (DBIDS) became the 28th academic department in the Heersink School of Medicine under Cimino, providing more opportunities to compete for
research funding in projects with informatics components. Cimino is a National Academy
of Medicine member and has been elected to fellowship in the American College of Medical
Informatics, the American College of Physicians, and the American Medical Informatics Association.
Read more about Dr. Cimino on his Scholars page.