Fellowship and CPHIMS
Health IT Certifications
The HIMSS certification program promotes the healthcare information and management systems field through certification of qualified individuals and the following program elements:
- Recognizing formally those individuals who meet the eligibility requirements of CAHIMS and pass the examination;
- Requiring certification renewal through continued personal and professional growth in the practice of healthcare information and management systems;
- Providing an international standard of requisite knowledge for certification; thereby assisting employers, the public and members of health professions in assessing healthcare information and management systems professionals.
SoCal HIMSS congratulates the following members who have achieved CPHIMS and CAHIMS certifications.
Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems (CPHIMS) (For professionals with five or more years of experience)
| Ammar Aboul-Saoud, CPHIMS | Sreedhar Rao Madullapalli, CPHIMS |
| Joe L. Abrego, CPHIMS | Fritzi McDonald, CPHIMS |
| David Alfon, CPHIMS | Santosh Mohan, CPHIMS |
| Jeffrey Allport, CPHIMS | Tura Ann Morice, CPHIMS |
| Lori Allshouse, CPHIMS | Ananta Prasanna Mukerji, CPHIMS |
| Dianne Baker, CPHIMS | Cristiane Masiff, CPHIMS |
| Kevin Malcolm Baldwin, MPH, CPHIMS | Mel Salvador Ocampo, MS, MBA, CPHIMS |
| Christine S. Bartels, RN-BC, CPHIMS | Patrick Oh, CPHIMS |
| Theresa Bateman, CPHIMS | Ann Leslie O'Malley, CPHIMS |
| Bryan David Berthot, MBA, PMP, CPHIMS | Jason A. Ortiz, LCDR, CPHIMS |
| Sriram Bharadwaj, CPHIMS | Jonathan Pentell, CPHIMS |
| Elizabeth Ann Bodily, MBA, CPHIMS | Jennifer C. Porter, CPHIMS |
| Charles M. Boicey, RN, BC, MSc, PMP, CPHIMS | Daniel J. Pothen, MS, CPHIMS |
| James William Brady, PhD, PMP, CPHIMS, FHIMSS | Fatima Perveen Rahman, MSc, CPHIMS |
| Mark D. Branning, MBA, CPHIMS | Jeffrey Rinda, CPHIMS |
| Asia Abreu Bribiesca-Hedin, CPHIMS | Jason Roos, CPHIMS |
| Jerome Canete, MD, CPHIMS-CA | Daniel Rubins, CPHIMS |
| Felix Carpio, MD, CPHIMS | Nadarsha Sainaba, CPHIMS |
| Kevin Chartrand, CPHIMS | Daniel Schmitt, CPHIMS |
| Elaine Huiying Chen, CPHIMS | Joyce Sensmeier, MS, RN, BC, CPHIMS, FHIMSS, FAAN |
| Anina Cholakath, CPHIMS | Michael Shubat, CPHIMS |
| Ray Y. Chung, CPHIMS | Lauren Anne Simmons, CPHIMS |
| Chris Colello, RN, MS, CPHIMS | Sheree Simpson, CPHIMS |
| John Robert Conklin, CPHIMS | Ruth Slater, CPHIMS |
| Jeffrey Dern, CPHIMS | Karen Small, CPHIMS |
| Mike Dobbles, CPHIMS | Leslie Smart, MD, CPHIMS |
| Ray G. Dunn, MBA, CPHIMS | LeRoy Smith, CPHIMS |
| Claus Ehlers, CPHIMS | Spencer L. Soohoo, CPHIMS |
| Gerald Scott Flaherty, CPHIMS | Brando Sumayao, Maj, MSIST, CPHIMS, FHIMSS |
| David J. Forbes, CPHIMS | Christopher Austin Symonds, CPHIMS |
| Brian G. Gould, CPHIMS | Roldan Teroy, CPHIMS |
| Heidi Herington, MA, CPHIMS | Maurice P. Thomas, CPHIMS |
| Despina Hopkins, RN, CPHIMS, FHIMSS | Maulik Vacchani, CPHIMS |
| Veronica R. Horanzy, CPHIMS | Albert Villagomez, CPHIMS |
| Jay Ichwan, CPHIMS | Sonya Weed, CPHIMS |
| Paul Jriyasetapong, CPHIMS | Philip D. White, MS, MBA, RN, PMP, CPHQ, CPHIMS |
| Karen J. Keating, CPHIMS | Nicole Wilson, CPHIMS |
| Samuel J. King, MPH, MBA, CPHIMS, FHIMSS | Michael R. Wittels, MBA, PMP, CPHIMS |
| Thomas E. Kniss, MBA, PMP, CPHIMS | Bonnie Wolf, CPHIMS |
| Ryan Christopher Koca, CPHIMS | Frederick R. Young, CPHIMS |
| Jay Paul Lee, MBA, CPHIMS | |
| Greg Lepine, CPHIMS | |
| Sujeethnath Lingutla, MS, MHA, PMP, CPHIMS | |
| Julie Ly, CPHIMS | |
| Rogan Lynch, CPHIMS |
Certified Associate in Healthcare Information and Management Systems (CAHIMS) (For associate level emerging professionals with less than 5 years experience in health IT)
| Palak Arora, CAHIMS | Jason Johnson, CAHIMS |
| Nicole Marcy Bloom, CAHIMS | Chris Kramar, CAHIMS |
| Tonda Canote, CAHIMS | David Lieser, CAHIMS |
| Laura Custis, CAHIMS | Frank Pino, CAHIMS |
| James Fischer, CAHIMS | Judy Lynn Quilligan, CAHIMS |
| Kel Fox, CAHIMS |
Member Advancement
HIMSS strongly encourages members to contribute to the health IT industry through presentations, publications and volunteer participation. Active HIMSS members are recognized for their dedication to our society and industry when they become a Senior or Fellow member. Advancement criteria is based on professional capability, experience, leadership and service. Senior and Fellow Members are leaders within HIMSS and the industry. Advanced Membership recognizes past contributions, but also comes with expectations for continuing participation and contribution.
Our SoCal members who have achieved this recognition:
Life & Life Fellow Members (LHIMSS, LFHIMSS)
| Larry Grandia, LFHIMSS, FCHIME |
| Gay Doreen Serway, LFHIMSS |
| Robert Durej, CPHIMS, LFHIMSS |
Fellow Members (FHIMSS)
| Raymond Aller, MD, FHIMSS, FCAP, FACMI | Brian Mattson, FHIMSS |
| Noam Arzt, PhD, FHIMSS | Gail Hybl Medeiros, MHA, MPA, FHIMSS |
| Constance Berg, RN, MBA, FHIMSS | Carlos Munoz, FHIMSS |
| James Brady, CPHIMS, FHIMSS, PMP | John Nackel, FHIMSS, FACHE |
| Steve Edison, FHIMSS | Jason Ortiz, FHIMSS |
| Willa Fields, FHIMSS | Michael Paquin, FHIMSS |
| Adnan Hamid, MBA, CPHIMS, FHIMSS | Cheryl Parker, RN, FHIMSS |
| Carl Hill, FHIMSS, MA | Barbara Radice, RN, MS, FHIMSS |
| Despina Hopkins, RN, MBA, CPHIMS, FHIMSS | Joyce Sensmeier, MS, RN, BC, CPHIMS, FHIMSS, FAAN |
| Samuel King, CPHQ, CPHIMS, FHFMA, FHIMSS | George Sheth, MBA, FHIMSS |
| Steven Lazarus, PhD, FHIMSS | Peter Spitzer, MD, MBA, MS, FHIMSS |
| Sujeethnath Lingutla, CHCIO, CHFP, CPHIMS, CPHIT, CPHQ, CSCS | Brando Sumayao, MSIST,CPHIMS,FHIMSS |
Senior Members
| Arnold Caplan | Linda Travis Macomber, RN, BSN, MBA |
| Gary Etter | Ray Dunn, CPHIMS, MBA |
| Daniel Pothen | Cynthia Peterson |
| Steven Due, MBA | Angela Rivera |
| Jeanette Polaschek, RN, CPHIMS | LeRoy Smith, BSN, MBA, RN-BC |
| Elaine Lips, RHIA |