Leadership

Experience and Longevity in the Industry

Diana McSherry
President & CEO

I emerged from a decade at Harvard and Rice Universities with a PhD in nuclear physics, but in such an obscure topic, spin components of the nuclear force, that only a handful of people were interested in what I’d done. I went into business because I wanted to create something that, if successful, would get implemented in the wider world. My first projects were in seismic imaging and the transfer of that technology to medical imaging. Digisonics was founded as a result of the products that were developed. A decade later, I bought controlling interest in Digisonics and a small group of us launched an exciting and somewhat precarious endeavor as a small independent entity. I’m every bit as inspired by our work today as I was thirty-five years ago. It’s been tremendously exciting to be at the leading edge of the convergence of IT and clinical worlds. I’ve assembled a phenomenally talented development team, and my greatest professional joy is participating in the creative process. And we make a difference. To have both the joy of creation and the satisfaction of work that matters is amazing. I’d go to work every day even if I didn’t get paid.

Donna Simmons
Vice-President & COO

Working at Digisonics is an energizing experience, and I greatly enjoy being at a company that is accomplishing advances for healthcare on a daily basis. Early on I realized I had an interest in healthcare – cardiology in particular. I worked for the Canadian Heart Foundation, Dalhousie University, and the Baylor College of Medicine; coordinated an academic center for computerized ECG processing; and developed the cardiology reporting system used by Baylor cardiologists at The Methodist Hospital for over 15 years. In 1998, I became the Director of Cardiology & Vascular Services at The Methodist Hospital, Houston and then Director of Business Development for the Methodist DeBakey Heart Center. I was also Clinical Project Director for the implementation of the Eclipsys Sunrise Clinical Manager EMR for three hospitals in the Methodist Healthcare System. All of that was good experience for being at Digisonics where I appreciate being part of a motivated and creative team making progress for healthcare.

James Devlin
Vice-President of Strategic Planning

I’ve been in technology consulting my entire professional career (since 1999). I joined Digisonics in 2002 as the Western Regional sales manager, was promoted to Sales Manager, then, in 2006, to Director of Sales and Marketing, and while I’ve been with Digisonics, we’ve averaged a thirty-percent increase in sales every year. Digisonics has always maintained a philosophy of disciplined growth based on developing customers and partners that share our vision of being the absolute best in our niche of health care, and I take pride in finding those people and institutions, thereby insuring that Digisonics continues to evolve based on feedback from the industry’s top minds. As the current VP of Strategic Planning, I have the opportunity to work with all our clients and discuss ways to improve our systems to insure we remain the top-rated company in this extremely competitive and fast-paced industry. I consider it an honor to be part of such a forward-thinking, award-winning organization, and my goal is to someday retire from Digisonics.

Ernest Jackson
CTO

I’ve been developing and designing computer-based medical software at Digisonics ever since Dr. McSherry founded the company in 1974. It’s my life’s work, and I cherish the opportunity to work on the leading edge of computer technology and the medical industry as much today as I did 35 years ago. Dr. McSherry has led the way since the beginning, encouraging innovation to define and achieve company goals, one of the first being to find a portable computer to host our applications. Alas, in 1975 there were no portable computers suitable for this task – so we designed and built our own leveraging pre-Apple mini computer chips and 2K of RAM. We’ve continued that can-do innovative approach to all challenges for more than three decades, always striving to attract and retain intelligent and capable staff able to provide our customers the best reporting solutions. We keep our key employees, and our customers grow accustomed to working with the same people. Digisonics is a wonderful company. If I had it to do over again, I’d do exactly the same thing. Digisonics will be my last employer.

FOCUS
No distractions - this is all we do.

Growth
As cardiology, OB/GYN and radiology needs have evolved,
so have our solutions.

EXPERIENCE
Our systems have been implemented in more than 2,000 hospitals, clinics
and private practices.

LONGEVITY
We’ve set the standard for innovation since 1974.

CONNECTIVITY
Our systems complete the electronic continuum
of patient care.

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