Joseph Kannry

Joseph Kannry is a prominent figure in the field of medical informatics with extensive experience in healthcare information technology. He served as the Chair of the Public Policy Committee at AMIA (American Medical Informatics Association) from January 2018 to December 2022, and is now the Past Chair of this committee.1

Professional Background

Dr. Kannry holds dual appointments in IT and Medicine at Mount Sinai Medical Center. He is currently the Lead Technical Informaticist for the EMR Clinical Transformation Group at Mount Sinai Medical Center.1 Additionally, he serves as a Professor of Medicine and practices as a board-certified Internist at Mount Sinai's Internal Medicine Associates (IMA).1

Education and Training

Dr. Kannry's educational background includes:

• Doctor of Medicine (MD) from Mount Sinai School of Medicine (1985-1989)
• Graduate of the Yale Center for Medical Informatics, a National Library of Medicine training program in Informatics
• BA in Biology and History from Columbia University (1978-1982)1

Key Roles and Achievements

Throughout his career, Dr. Kannry has held several significant positions:

• Program Director of Clinical Informatics Fellowship at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (April 2017 - Present)
• Chief of Clinical Informatics/Lead Technical Informaticist at Mount Sinai Hospital (2006 - Present)
• Chair of the Clinical Information Systems Working Group at AMIA (January 2011 - January 2016)1

Dr. Kannry has been involved in various important projects and initiatives:

• Co-PI for a $1.5 million grant awarded by AHRQ to study the integration of Clinical Prediction Rules into a Commercial EMR
• Investigator and Epic Lead on the eMerge2 grant, focusing on integrating genomic information at the point of care
• Led the Ambulatory EMR Selection process for Mount Sinai Medical Center in 20041

His work has contributed to Mount Sinai receiving the prestigious 2013 Davies Award for Enterprise EHR, recognizing outstanding achievement in EHR implementation and value.1

Dr. Kannry's expertise and leadership in medical informatics have made him a valuable contributor to the field, particularly in areas of clinical information systems, EMR implementation, and health informatics policy.