Neal Chawla

Neal Chawla currently serves as the Chief Medical Information Officer at WakeMed since January 2018, previously holding the position of Associate CMO for Clinical Effectiveness at Inova Health System from 2006 to December 2017, where responsibilities included leading clinical projects aimed at improving care and reducing costs. Prior roles include Associate CMIO and Emergency Attending Physician for BestPractices, Inc., as well as Director of Medical Informatics, focusing on Epic Implementation. Neal also served as Medical Director of Emergency Care Centers of Fairfax and Reston, overseeing operations and system improvements. Consulting experience includes working with Picis as an Independent Consultant in Emergency Department EMR implementation and directing informatics at INOVA Fairfax Hospital. Education includes an MD from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and a BS in Biology from Boston College.