Thomas M. Maddox, MD, MSc

Dr. Maddox is the inaugural Executive Director of the Healthcare Innovation Lab at BJC HealthCare and the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The Lab catalyzes care delivery innovation through research and development. 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 post-partum patients; patient transportation for ambulatory and cancer patients; voice assistants in inpatient supply chain and pre-operative patients, and patient billing. Dr. Maddox is also a practicing cardiologist, a Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) at the Washington University School of Medicine, and a health services researcher. His research interests have focused on healthcare delivery innovation, learning healthcare systems, prevention in coronary artery disease, optimal care for cardiac patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery, and quality of care for cardiac patients. He has authored over 200 peer-reviewed publications, received multiple grants exploring optimal cardiac care and outcomes, and holds national leadership positions in the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association.