IRIS appoints Chris Belmont as interim CEO, revamps leadership Team

Intelligent Retinal Imaging Systems (IRIS), asserted the appointment of Chris Belmont as interim CEO effective immediately.  IRIS also named Steve Martin as Chief Commercial Officer and Scott Ginnetti as Vice President of Human Resources and Leadership Development.

Dr. Sunil Gupta, M.D., Board Chairman, IRIS Founder and Chief Medical Officer said “We want to thank Jason for his service and contributions over the last five years leading IRIS to our current phase of growth and in our mission to end preventable blindness.  We are excited to welcome Chris Belmont, whose experience includes more than 25 years of leadership in some of the world’s most respected patient care organizations, as well as membership on our initial Board of Advisors at IRIS. His deep domain expertise and strategic acumen position IRIS strongly for the next phase of our development.”

Belmont has served as the former Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. He has also previously served as CIO and Senior Vice President of Ochsner Health System. Belmont has previously held senior IT positions at top healthcare technology companies, including Siemens Medical Solutions. He earned his Master of Business Administration from Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, La., and has been a member of the Louisiana HIMSS Board since 2006 and a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE).