He has a Master’s Degree in Biomedical Informatics (Clinical Informatics Track) from Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Kirkendall is currently the Associate Chief Medical Information Officer at Cincinnati Children’s and works within the Departments of Information Systems, Biomedical Informatics, and in Patient Safety. Dr. Kirkendall was heavily involved in the design and successful implementation of an integrated EHR system at CCHMC and continues to evaluate its clinical performance and optimization.