Jeffrey Ferranti, MD, MS

Senior Vice President and Chief Digital Officer for DUHS

Jeff Ferranti, MD, MS is the Duke Health Senior Vice President and Chief Digital Officer and Executive Director for DIHI.

He is responsible for leading a team charged with the visioning, strategic planning, and effective adoption of integrated technology and information solutions that enable high-quality clinical care, research and education. He also serves as an informatics thought leader, both internal and external to Duke, and, in partnership with our wider medical community, develops an overarching informatics strategy in support of the Duke Health mission. He holds a master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering and Medical Informatics from the Duke Pratt School of Engineering. He is a Six Sigma Master Black Belt and is actively involved in numerous patient safety and quality improvement projects across the health system. He is also a practicing neonatologist at Duke University Hospital.

  • Professor of Pediatrics, in Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, & in Family Medicine and Community Health
  • M.S. 2006 – Duke University, Biomedical Engineering / Medical Informatics
  • M.D. 2000 – McGill University, Canada
  • B.S. 1996 – Boston College, Biochemistry