George T. 'Buddy' Hickman, C-DHE, CHCIO, LCHiME, FCHiME, LFHIMSS

Senior Vice President, Chief Digital & Information Officer

Biography

It is a pleasure to serve the missions of Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, having spent nearly 30 years as a digital health executive.

Serving as CIO, I have progressed the technology and data-enabled directions of several academic health sciences systems, critical access and FQHC providers through strategic leadership of digital health/IT, data analytics (as chief analytics officer), biomedical engineering and cybersecurity efforts.

My work is complemented by my experiences as a healthcare consulting partner with a global Big 4 firm and as chief strategy officer for a health sector cybersecurity assurance firm. I have had the opportunity to serve many remarkable many clients as a leader and advisor across the U.S. as well as with the Ministry of Health in Singapore and the UK Health Authority.

From early engineering undergrad days, I felt called to spend my energies in healthcare. Thus, I am delighted to be a Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center serving our remarkable mission. 

Positions

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

  • Senior Vice President, Chief Digital & Information Officer

Background

Education and Training

  • MS - Science and Industrial Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Knoxville, TN
  • BS - Science and Industrial Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Knoxville, TN

Professional Memberships

  • College of Health Information Management Executives (CHiME); past board chair
  • Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS); past board chair

Honors & Awards

  • CHiME/HIMSS CIO of the Year award