Dr. Lopetegui is the Medical Director of Clinical Informatics Services at “Clínica Alemana de Santiago, Chile.” He also serves as the vice-president of the Chilean Health Informatics Association (ACHISA). He served as the inaugural director for the newly created Center for Biomedical Informatics at Universidad del Desarrollo. Dr. Lopetegui is a recognized pioneer in the field of Health Informatics in Chile, organizing and hosting the Chilean Health Informatics Annual Symposium and collaborating in community initiated efforts to establish the discipline locally. He contributed to the foundation of the department of biomedical informatics in the top one ranked private hospital in Chile, where he leads the Applied Clinical Informatics Research Lab.

Dr. Lopetegui received his MS in Biomedical Informatics at The Ohio State University, where he joined the KBASE lab as a postdoctoral researcher. His research focused on clinical workflow studies, mobile health, data visualization and clinical education, as well as crosscutting themes related to data visualization and user interface design.

Currently, his efforts are focused on establishing and developing the discipline in Chile, collaborating in the creation of educational programs locally, while also participating in the industry front, where he advocates for the establishment and adoption of interoperability standards.