Thomas M. Maddox MD, MSc
Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Washington University School of Medicine; Vice President, Digital Products and Innovation, BJC HealthCare, St. Louis, MissouriDr. Maddox is Vice President, Digital Products and Innovation, at BJC HealthCare and Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) at Washington University School of Medicine. In this role, he provides strategic oversight and direction of the BJC Digital team and the BJC/WUSM Healthcare Innovation Lab.
The BJC Digital team is responsible for delivering the digital vision of BJC HealthCare to support its enterprise goal of customer-centricity. Our vision is a personalized, frictionless health care experience for our patients, families, and communities and a modern, engaging environment for our caregivers. To realize this vision, the digital team builds and deploys digital products - such as online portals, apps, and wearables – that can help our patients and care teams receive and deliver optimal healthcare experiences and outcomes.
The Healthcare Innovation Lab catalyzes care delivery innovation through research and development at BJC HealthCare and its academic partner, Washington University School of Medicine. To date, the Lab has developed innovations in predictive analytics in inpatient care, critical care, and palliative care; remote patient monitoring in heart failure, post-operative, and COVID-19 patients; patient transportation for ambulatory and cancer patients; and voice assistants in inpatient supply chain and pre-operative patients.
He is also a practicing cardiologist, a Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) at Washington University School of Medicine, and a health services researcher. His research interests have focused on healthcare delivery innovation, learning healthcare systems, and quality-of-care in cardiovascular disease. He has authored over 230 peer-reviewed publications and received multiple grants exploring optimal care delivery. He has also translated his quality of care research to clinical practice by designing and directing a national cardiology quality and safety program (CART) at the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA).
He is currently a Trustee of the American College of Cardiology and has held multiple national leadership positions at the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association.
Disclosures
Dr. Maddox discloses honoraria and/or expense reimbursement in the past 3 years from the University of California San Diego (January 2020), the University of Chicago (Jan 2021), George Washington University (Jan 2021), Baylor College of Medicine (April 2021), and the New York Cardiological Society (May 2021). He has also received compensation and travel expense reimbursement for American College of Cardiology leadership roles and meetings. He is currently employed as a cardiologist and Vice President, Digital Products and Innovation at BJC HealthCare/Washington University School of Medicine. In this capacity, he is advising Myia Labs, for which his employer is receiving equity compensation in the company. He is receiving no individual compensation from the company. He is also a compensated director for a New Mexico-based foundation, the J.F. Maddox Foundation.
Updated July 29, 2022