Dr Tanya Pankhurst is an NHS consultant in Nephrology, Deputy chief Medical Officer (Governance) and previously Director of Digital Healthcare and Chief Clinical Information Officer at University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB), UK. She trained in Newcastle and then sub specialised in renal medicine completing a PhD in vasculitis in 2009. She holds a Diploma and MSc in Digital Healthcare. She was appointed to her current post in 2012.

Nephrology interests include renal transplantation, dialysis, transition from paediatric to adult care and complex rare disease.

She has been involved in collaboration with patients, clinical staff groups and development teams to build Electronic Healthcare Records within the Trust. Wider projects include interoperability, regional data exchange, national clinical data linkage and patient portals. She is interested in quality improvement and patient safety.