Michael Kienzle, M.D. - Coordinator, Health Informatics

Dr. Kienzle received his medical degree from the University of Iowa and residency and fellowship training at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, in internal medicine, cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology. Since his arrival at the University of Iowa in 1984, he has held a number of positions, including Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Assistant Director for Clinical Programs, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs and Biomedical Communications and Associate Director (Chief Technology Officer), University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.

Kienzle has served on the Telemedicine Subcommittee of the Federal Communications Commission and chaired the Ad Hoc Task Force on Telemedicine of the American College of Cardiology. He has directed the National Laboratory for the Study of Rural Telemedicine, an NLM-funded research and development program. Dr. Kienzle has been awarded over $14M in federal grants and contracts to conduct telehealth research. He was a founding board member of the AAMC Group on Information Resources (GIR) and recently served as the Chair of GIR. He has served on the IAIMS: The Next Generation task force, a group providing long term strategic planning for the National Library of Medicine. Dr. Kienzle serves on the Board of Trustee.

Dr. Kienzle's current responsibilities include technology transfer, business development, technology planning and strategy, continuing medical education and provider credentialing. His research interests include focus on the study of telemedicine and medical informatics. In addition, expertise includes rural wide-area networks, Internet-based health education and service applications, including home health care and direct to patient communications.