Dr. Alverson is Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics and Regents’ Professor at the University of New Mexico, where he had been Medical Director of the Center for Telehealth involved in the planning, implementation, research, and evaluation of Telemedicine systems for New Mexico, as well as nationally and internationally. He also was the Chief Medical Information Officer at SYNCRONYS, the New Mexico State-wide Health Information Collaborative, assisting in their efforts to address the development and meaningful use of health information exchange, adoption of electronic health records, and integration with telemedicine. He is a Past President of the American Telemedicine Association. He is involved in collaborative international programs to advance Telehealth and e-Health globally.