50 Most Influential Physician Executives – 2015
Rank: 24
Robert Wah
Global Chief Medical Officer, Computer Sciences Corp.
Veteran physician informaticist Dr. Robert Wah, global chief medical officer for systems integrator Computer Sciences Corp., brought a military background and deep experience in health information technology to his current term as president of the American Medical Association. Wah also served as AMA board chairman. A retired captain with 23 years in the U.S. Navy Medical Corps, he previously served as associate chief information officer for the Military Health System and as deputy national coordinator for health information technology at HHS.