Public Biography
Jorge Ferrer, MD, MBA, FAMIA, FHIMSS, has practiced healthcare informatics since 2000 within the U.S. Federal government with expertise in health informatics policy, standards, perioperative care informatics, innovations, interoperability, and distributed ledger technology (blockchain) in healthcare. He specializes in federal healthcare informatics and surgical assisting in complex surgery in the private sector.
Jorge currently works as an Informatics Health System Specialist in the U.S Department of Veterans Affairs. He holds a Texas Medical Board license as a surgical assistant, actively practicing in the private sector. He is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at UTHealth School of Biomedical Informatics, Fellow of the American Medical Informatics Association, and Fellow of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society. He is an Editor of Aspects of the Computerized Medical Record, Computers in Health Care, Health Informatics Series, Second Edition, Springer.
Dr. Ferrer is a recipient of the 2022 FedHealth IT Innovation Award and 2024 FORUM IT 100 Award. He plays key roles, serving on the Editorial Board for Blockchain in Healthcare Today journal and as Government Chair of the American Council for Technology-Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC) Blockchain Working Group, and member of the American Council for Technology-Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC) Emerging Technology Community of Interest.
He currently serves on the Physician Committee of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS). He is an affiliate member of the American College of Surgeons, a member of the American Medical Informatics Association, and the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society. Dr. Ferrer holds an M.D. from Universidad Anahuac Medical School and an M.B.A. from Johns Hopkins University.
Jorge currently works as an Informatics Health System Specialist in the U.S Department of Veterans Affairs. He holds a Texas Medical Board license as a surgical assistant, actively practicing in the private sector. He is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at UTHealth School of Biomedical Informatics, Fellow of the American Medical Informatics Association, and Fellow of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society. He is an Editor of Aspects of the Computerized Medical Record, Computers in Health Care, Health Informatics Series, Second Edition, Springer.
Dr. Ferrer is a recipient of the 2022 FedHealth IT Innovation Award and 2024 FORUM IT 100 Award. He plays key roles, serving on the Editorial Board for Blockchain in Healthcare Today journal and as Government Chair of the American Council for Technology-Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC) Blockchain Working Group, and member of the American Council for Technology-Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC) Emerging Technology Community of Interest.
He currently serves on the Physician Committee of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS). He is an affiliate member of the American College of Surgeons, a member of the American Medical Informatics Association, and the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society. Dr. Ferrer holds an M.D. from Universidad Anahuac Medical School and an M.B.A. from Johns Hopkins University.
Affiliations
Fellows of AMIA (FAMIA)
FAMIA stands for “Fellow of the American Medical Informatics Association” and it recognizes the contributions and professional accomplishments of AMIA members who apply informatics skills and knowledge to their practice – be that in a clinical setting, a public or population health capacity, or as a clinical researcher.
Year Inducted
2019