Turn complexity into a roadmap.
Clarify priorities, build practical governance, and move modernization programs from scattered initiatives to an actionable direction.
Public health × technology × leadership
PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATICS MODERNIZATION RESPONSIBLE AI
Making health data work for people.
I’m Zubin A. Khan, MS—a public health informatics leader working where strategy, interoperability and responsible innovation meet. I help organizations navigate complex data systems and move from ambitious plans to practical, people-centered change.
My focus: interoperable systems, thoughtful modernization, responsible AI, and the people who make change possible.
10+ yearsWorking across public health and digital health
~62 jurisdictionsSupported through CDC vaccine data operations
13 Utah agenciesConnected through statewide informatics collaboration
My perspective
Technology matters. People and outcomes matter more.
A point of view shaped by local health departments, federal public health response, global health systems, and professional leadership.
I believe the best digital transformations aren't defined by software launches. They're defined by trusted information, better collaboration, sustainable workflows, and decisions that improve health.
My work has taken me from community surveillance and health information systems to national response operations and public health modernization. What connects those experiences is a commitment to making complex systems useful to the people who depend on them.
I bring both a technical lens and a strategic one: understanding the data, aligning stakeholders, asking difficult questions, and building the conditions for lasting adoption.
Trained at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, I continue contributing through professional service, review activities, mentorship, and cross-sector collaboration.
How I create value
From complexity to clarity—and from strategy to action.
Areas where I can contribute to leadership teams, public institutions, research collaborations, and healthcare technology initiatives.
Connect systems and stakeholders.
Align people, processes, and data exchange so information can flow more reliably across programs, agencies, and technologies.
Put responsible AI into practice.
Help leadership teams assess AI opportunities, risks, accountability, and readiness before committing to implementation.
I welcome conversations about speaking, research, strategic collaboration, and appropriately authorized professional opportunities.
Evidence of impact
Work across scales. One consistent purpose.
Selected contributions—not claims of individual ownership over entire programs. Scope and affiliations are based on documented professional experience.
Supporting critical data exchange at national scale.
As a CDC Vaccine Task Force IT Liaison, supported Data Clearing House Portal operations serving approximately 62 jurisdictions and 92 submitters during the COVID-19 response.
Making modernization a shared effort.
Led an informatics working group connecting 13 local health agencies, facilitating coordination around information systems and modernization priorities.
Bringing strategy closer to implementation.
Led public health informatics planning and technical guidance with emphasis on integration, confidentiality, interoperability, and sustainable infrastructure.
Strengthening data where it is needed.
Supported DHIS2, reporting, data quality, and health information management initiatives involving Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Uganda.
Across federal response, local and state public health, and international health information systems, my approach stays the same: combine technical rigor with the relationships required to make change useful.
Credibility, earned through contribution
Recognition is meaningful when it reflects work that matters.
My career has included contributions to public health operations, professional leadership, and the development of the informatics community.
- 2026 Bronze Stevie® Award — Digital Transformation Leader of the Year.
- 2026 NACCHO Promising Practice — Centralized Knowledge Hub for public health modernization.
- 2025 PHIG Impact Award — Recognition for advancing data modernization initiatives.
- Professional service — AMIA reviewing, NBPHE examination activities, NNPHI advisory work, and Johns Hopkins Medicine Alumni Council membership.
“Build systems that help people make better decisions—and leave the field stronger than you found it.”
A statement of my professional philosophy, not an external endorsement.
A moment of recognition at a public health professional event.
Ideas, research & service
Contributing beyond the projects in front of me.
I care about advancing the practice of informatics—not only implementing tools, but sharing knowledge, raising standards, and supporting others in the field.
Research
Advancing interoperable, useful data.
My research includes peer-reviewed health informatics publications, including work published in JAMIA Open. Full bibliographic citations can be added after verification.
Professional community
Investing in people and the profession.
Previously chaired the AMIA Student Working Group and co-directed MentorNet at the Canadian Association for Global Health, alongside ongoing reviewing and advisory service.
Perspective
How I approach hard problems.
Start with the public health purpose. Understand the system and the people working within it. Make trade-offs explicit. Build trust in the data. Measure whether the result is actually useful.
Open to collaboration
Where I can contribute.
Public health and healthcare leaders, universities, technology teams, and mission-driven initiatives seeking grounded advice on modernization, interoperability, and AI governance.
Let's connect
Better health systems are built together.
For strategic partnerships, speaking, research collaborations, and leadership conversations, I welcome an introduction. Please reach out with your idea and the challenge you’re trying to solve.