Abigail Watson
Medical Imaging Product Developer at Health Level Seven International
Evansville, Indiana, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAbigail Watson is a clinical informaticist and software engineer with two decades of hands-on clinical experience and 13 years in informatics, blending biomedical informatics training from the University of Chicago with deep production experience in hospitals, startups, and standards bodies. She builds pragmatic, standards-first health IT—authoring FHIR utilities, synthetic hospital populations, geomapping and pandemic response tools, and publishing apps to EHR marketplaces—while contributing front-end improvements to notable open-source projects like the clinical-meteor cookbook and Cornerstone3D/OHIF. As Co-Chair of HL7’s Patient Empowerment Working Group she drives specification work (PHR, Anatomical Inventory, consent/provenance) and has implemented real-world integrations that fetched live patient data across production systems. Comfortable in both technical leadership and solo-founder roles, Abigail also consults on product strategy, M&A, and aerospace marketing, and currently focuses on evening/weekend biotech and bioengineering projects. Unusually for someone at her seniority, she runs hands-on side businesses from kintsugi metalwork to potential 3D printing on a family farm, reflecting a practical maker mindset. She is not available for W2 roles and prefers provider-side or contract engagements.
13 years of coding experience
23 years of employment as a software developer
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering, Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering at MITRE InstituteMaster’s Degree, Biomedical Informatics, Master’s Degree, Biomedical Informatics at University of ChicagoPermaculture & Agricultural Studies, Permaculture & Agricultural Studies at Casa Tera (Home School)
russian / czech, Sign Language, Latin, English
Github Skills (6)
javascript10
gitbook9
documentation8
ui-design7
front-end-development7
uid7
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
clinical-meteor/cookbook
Apr 2013 - Jan 2022
Cookbook for Node on FHIR and the clinical Meteor.js build pipeline. Create FDA, HIPPA, and HL7 compliant Javascript/Node applications!
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:3050 commits, 32 PRs, 1036 pushes in 8 years 10 months
Contributions summary:The commits focus on the modification of the gitbook, examples directory, and also the addition of starrynight. These commits suggest a focus on improving documentation, adding example code, and integrating new UI elements with the starrynight package. The changes involve modifications to Javascript code files within the gitbook and potentially creating new code examples related to the cookbook project.
hl7hippameteoragnosticxapi
awatson1978/payment-subscription
Oct 2013 - Feb 2015
Contributions:21 commits, 4 pushes, 3 comments in 1 year 4 months
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