nominated for a 2025 Women in Tech Global Award. In addition to working on her doctorate
in HCA, Chavali is also senior information technology leader at Trinity Health in
Michigan.
Monday, December 8, 2025
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Durga Chavali, a doctoral candidate in the Health Care Administration program at Oklahoma
State University Center for Health Sciences, continues to garner accolades and recognition
for her work in the field of health care technology.
This year Chavali, senior information technology leader at Trinity Health in Michigan,
was featured in the publications “Tech Times” and “Digital First Magazine” for her
work in using analytics and artificial intelligence in the health care technology
industry.
She’s also been invited to serve on the editorial board of the Association of Computing
Machinery Ubiquity Magazine and served as a reviewer and judge for multiple health
care and AI journals.
Chavali, who has 18 years of experience in health care IT, was most recently nominated
for the Women in Tech Community Award as part of the Women In Tech Global Awards 2025.
“I was deeply honored and humbled. The nomination felt like recognition not only of
my individual contributions, but of the teams, collaborators and mentors who helped
me advance health care technology,” she said. “It also reinforced the importance of
visibility and mentorship for women and underrepresented professionals in tech leadership.”
At Trinity Health, Chavali oversees cross-functional teams and vendor partnerships
that deliver large-scale data platforms. She also works with AI-enabled clinical and
operational solutions as well as patient and provider experience.
“In this role, I bridge clinical, operational and technical leadership to ensure technology
initiatives drive measurable improvements in care, compliance and value-based outcomes,”
she said.
“My experience [at OSU-CHS] has been transformative. The program’s applied curriculum
has sharpened my ability to evaluate trade-offs, craft sustainable digital health
strategies and lead cross-disciplinary teams.”
— Durga Chavali, OSU Center for Health Sciences HCA student and senior information technology
leader at Trinity Health in Michigan.
Even with her years of experience in health care technology, Chavali said she wanted
to pursue master’s and doctorate degrees in health care administration to gain more
knowledge about policy, finance and strategy to better equip her for leadership roles.
She learned about the Health Care Administration program at OSU-CHS through professional
networks and colleagues who highlighted the program’s focus on applied leadership
and health care strategy.
“My experience has been transformative. The program’s applied curriculum has sharpened
my ability to evaluate trade-offs, craft sustainable digital health strategies and
lead cross-disciplinary teams,” she said. “The cohort environment and faculty mentorship
have been especially valuable. They have helped me translate academic insights directly
into operational improvements and governance frameworks at Trinity Health.”
Chavali is driven to improve the experiences of both patients and providers through
technology, which she believes can humanize care rather than dehumanize it.
“Technology should reduce friction, restore clinician time for care, and make care
more accessible and precise for patients,” she said. “I am passionate about solutions
that free clinicians from administrative burden, provide patients with timely and
personalized information, and offer actionable insights that improve outcomes.”
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