Chris Paton

A/Prof Health AI, University of Auckland | Editor, BMJ Digital Health & AI

New Zealand

About

I'm an Associate Professor specialising in healthcare AI at the Liggins Institute and the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of Auckland. I'm the Editor in Chief of BMJ Digital Health & AI and Course Director for DIGIHLTH 701 "Introduction to Digital Health" and DIGIHLTH 704 "AI in Healthcare". My current research interests include investigating the adoption of AI technologies for clinical decision support, using mathematical modelling for clinical AI user interface research, and 3D simulation for health services research and healthcare worker training.

Experience

  • Associate Professor at The University of Auckland
    Feb 2025 - Present · 1 yr 5 mos

    I'm an Associate Professor at the Liggins Institute and the School of Population Health at the University of Auckland.

  • Editor in Chief, BMJ Digital Health & AI at BMJ
    Dec 2024 - Present · 1 yr 7 mos

    BMJ Digital Health & AI is a new open access, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the dissemination of the latest research, critical insights, and significant advancements in the fields of digital health and artificial intelligence in healthcare.

  • University of Oxford (13 yrs 5 mos)
    • Honorary Visiting Scientist
      2026 - Present · 6 mos

    • Clinical Researcher
      Apr 2014 - Jun 2026 · 12 yrs 3 mos

    • Clinical Research Fellow
      Feb 2013 - Mar 2014 · 1 yr 2 mos

  • Grant Reviewer and Expert Panel Member for Digital Health, Health AI and Global Health at Norges forskningsråd
    Mar 2015 - Present · 11 yrs 4 mos

    I'm a grant reviewer and expert panel member for Norges forskningsråd (The Research Council of Norway) for grant proposals in digital health, global health, healthcare AI and health informatics. The Research Council is a Norwegian government agency that funds research and innovation projects. On behalf of the Government, the Research Council invests NOK 11.7 billion annually. The Research Council is responsible for promoting basic and applied research and innovation.

  • Fellow at BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
    Feb 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 5 mos