AMIA Welcomes Philip Payne, PhD, FACMI, FAMIA, as New Board President
WASHINGTON, D.C. / ACCESS Newswire / January 15, 2026 / The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) announces the appointment of Philip Payne, PhD, FACMI, FAMIA, as President and Chair of the AMIA Board of Directors, effective January 1, 2026. Dr. Payne succeeds Genevieve Melton-Meaux, MD, PhD, FACMI, FAMIA who has served as Board Chair and President and provided exceptional leadership to the organization.
Dr. Payne serves as the Vice Chancellor for Biomedical Informatics and Data Science at WashU Medicine and the Chief Health AI Officer for BJC Health and WashU Medicine. He holds the Janet and Bernard Becker Professorship and is the founding Director of the Institute for Informatics, Data Science, and Biostatistics (I2DB). Additionally, Dr. Payne serves as a Professor of General Internal Medicine and Computer Science and Engineering.
With over 300 publications, Dr. Payne leads research in AI-driven methods for discovering and analyzing biomolecular and clinical phenotypes, interventional applications of electronic health records and clinical decision support, human factors and workflow optimization in healthcare IT, and the development of data sharing and analytics platforms. He is an elected fellow of the American College of Medical Informatics (ACMI), American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA), American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), and the International Academy of Health Sciences Informatics (IAHSI). Beyond academia, Dr. Payne is an active entrepreneur, having founded multiple digital health companies and serving in advisory and governance roles with various health and life sciences companies.
“I am humbled to lead a community that has been my professional home for 26 years,” Dr. Philip Payne said. “I have always dreamed of informatics being the foundation for a modern, high-performance, high-quality, safe, and impactful healthcare system. The expertise and dedication of AMIA’s members will make that possible. In my role as Board Chair and President, I have the exciting opportunity to help create an environment where, together, we can realize that potential and increasingly empower informatics to shape healthcare and patient wellbeing.”
“Serving as Board Chair and President has given me the opportunity to witness firsthand the incredible dedication of our members and the growing influence of informatics in healthcare,” Genevieve Melton-Meaux, MD, PhD, FACMI, FAMIA, said. “Philip Payne brings exactly the leadership our organization needs as we navigate the rapidly evolving landscape of health AI and data science. I’m honored to support Philip and AMIA’s mission in new ways.”
“I am excited to welcome Dr. Payne as AMIA’s new Board Chair and President,” Amanda Hanova, AMIA Chief Executive Office, said. “His pioneering work in health AI and his proven track record of building innovative programs align perfectly with AMIA’s strategic direction. I also want to express my deep gratitude to Dr. Melton-Meaux for her outstanding leadership-her contributions have positioned AMIA for continued success. We’re fortunate she will remain an active leader in our community.”
Dr. Melton-Meaux’s tenure as Board Chair and President was marked by significant achievements that advanced AMIA’s mission and strengthened the informatics community. Melton-Meaux will continue her active involvement with AMIA in key leadership roles. She remains a vital voice in the informatics community as Professor of Surgery and Health Informatics, Director for the Center for Learning Health System Sciences, and Senior Associate Dean for Health Informatics and Data Science at the University of Minnesota, as well as Chief Health Informatics and AI Officer at M Health Fairview.
About AMIA
AMIA, the leading professional association for informatics professionals, is the center of action for over 6,400 informatics professionals from more than 65 countries. As the voice of the nation’s top biomedical and health informatics professionals, AMIA and its members play a leading role in assessing the effect of health innovations on health policy and advancing the field of informatics. AMIA actively supports five domains in informatics: translational bioinformatics, clinical research informatics, clinical informatics, consumer health informatics, and public health informatics. Visit amia.org.
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SOURCE: AMIA
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