Anke Diehl

Dr. Anke Diehl, M.D., M.A., is Chief Transformation Officer and Head of the Digital Transformation Unit at the University Medicine Essen (UME). As a medical doctor with broad clinical and scientific experience (neurology, psychiatry, neuroradiology and radiology), she is responsible for implementing innovative projects as part of the smart hospital's digitization strategy. Dr. Diehl is consortial leader of the leading edge cluster for artificial intelligence in medicine "SmartHospital.NRW“ and won the „Medical Woman of the Year 2021“ award (German Medical Awards). She is a member of many councils, like the digitization council of the National Chamber of Physicians, the advisory board of “Studies work” and represents Germany`s health IT users in our National expert panel “Interop Council”, which was installed by the German Ministry of Health to further nationwide interoperability in the usage of health data.