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AMIA: Tanya Tolpegin

May 10, 2021

The American Medical Informatics Association has chosen Tanya Tolpegin as its new CEO, effective June 21. Tolpegin most recently served as executive director of the American Academy of Audiology, where she also managed the associated Accreditation Commission of Audiology Education, the American Board of Audiology, and the Student Academy of Audiology, and reported to five different boards. AMIA has lacked a permanent CEO since Douglas Fridsma stepped down at the beginning of 2020.  

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