Becker's Hospital Review: 100 women in health IT to know | 2025

Written by Gaylord | July 03, 2025

Women are leading the charge in transforming the future of healthcare through innovation in health IT. These trailblazing leaders are streamlining administrative processes, eliminating inefficiencies, standardizing workflows, and driving meaningful change across the industry.

Meet 100 women in health IT who are making a powerful impact.

Note: This list was compiled using nominations and editorial research. This list is not exhaustive, nor is it an endorsement of included leaders or associated healthcare providers. Leaders cannot pay for inclusion on this list. Leaders are presented in alphabetical order.

Contact Anna Falvey at afalvey@beckershealthcare.com with questions or comments.

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Lisa Avellino. CIO for Gaylord Hospital (Wallingford, Conn.). Ms. Avellino brings a clinician’s empathy and a technologist’s precision to her role as CIO of Gaylord Specialty Healthcare. Her dual expertise enables her to partner meaningfully with clinical leaders while advancing cybersecurity, informatics and biomedical technology strategies. Her prior experience as CIO at Community Health Center in Middletown, Conn. informs her approach to scalable, patient-centered IT solutions. She leads with the understanding that technology must elevate care rather than complicate it. Known for her collaboration-first mindset, she is a bridge between complex systems and real-world clinical needs.

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