Karen Joynt Maddox, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Additional Titles
- Assistant Professor, Washington University Brown School of Social Work
Education
- A.B. Public and International Policy: Princeton University, Princeton, NJ (2000)
- M.D.: Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC (2004)
- Residency, Internal Medicine: Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC (2007)
- Fellowship, Cardiology: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (2011)
- Research Fellowship, Health Policy: Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA (2011)
Recognition
2000
A.B. with honors, Phi Beta Kappa, Princeton University
2000-2004
Nanaline Duke Scholar, Duke University School of Medicine
2009-2010
Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Heart Failure Research, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
2012
Lerner Research Fellowship for research excellence in junior faculty, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
2016
Secretary’s Award for Meritorious Service, United States Department of Health and Human Services
Clinical Interests
General cardiology; consultative cardiology
Research Interests
I am a health services and health policy researcher whose specific research interests include:
- Improving the measurement of the quality and efficiency of physicians, hospitals and health systems.
- Understanding the impact of policy interventions on health care, with a focus on value-based and alternative payment models.
- Reducing disparities in care, with a focus on vulnerable populations including racial and ethnic minorities, individuals living in poverty, individuals with disabilities, frail elders, and those in rural areas.