Brian E. Dixon

Brian E. Dixon, MPA, PhD, FACMI, FHIMSS, FAMIA, FIAHSI, MACE, currently serves as the Interim Director of Center for Biomedical Informatics at the Regenstrief Institute and Professor (w Tenure) at the Indiana University (IU) Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health. In addition, Dr. Dixon serves as an Investigator in Residence at the Center on Health Information and Communication, which is part of the Health Systems Research Service at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Dr. Dixon’s research focuses on applying informatics methods and tools to improve population health in clinical as well as public health organizations. His work leverages clinical and administrative data in electronic health records to measure population health, better understand the determinants of health, examine information flow in the health system, and improve outcomes in individuals and populations. Dr. Dixon teaches informatics courses to future clinical as well as public health leaders, and he regularly mentors junior informatics professionals.

Dr. Dixon is the editor of three highly acclaimed books: Clinical Informatics Study Guide: Text and Review (2016), Health Information Exchange: Navigating and Managing a Network of Health Information Systems (2016), and Public Health Informatics and Information Systems, 3rd Edition (2020). The HIE book received the Book of the Year award from the Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) in 2017.

Dr. Dixon’s work on the COVID-19 pandemic was heralded by the Governor of Indiana, AcademyHealth, and news media. Dr. Dixon was named a Research Frontiers Trailblazer by IUPUI in 2018. He is a Fellow of the American College of Medical Informatics (ACMI), American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA), Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS), and International Academy of Health Science Informatics (IAHSI). He is also an Elected Member of the American College of Epidemiology.

Before joining the faculty at Indiana University, Dr. Dixon managed research and development projects for Regenstrief and the Indiana Health Information Exchange. Dr. Dixon also developed health information applications and systems, including tools supporting the standard clinical vocabulary LOINC®, technology supporting the automated reporting of notifiable conditions to public health agencies, and tools for querying large clinical data repositories.

Dr. Dixon earned his Bachelor of Arts in computer science from DePauw University; his Master of Public Affairs from Indiana University; and his Doctor of Philosophy in Health Informatics from Indiana University.