Keith F. Woeltje

Keith F. Woeltje, MD, PhD, is vice president and chief medical information officer for Froedtert Health. In this role, he develops the strategy for and oversees the employment and adoption of clinical information systems. He is board-certified in internal medicine, infectious diseases and clinical informatics. He most recently served as vice president and chief medical information officer at BJC HealthCare, St. Louis.

Dr. Woeltje received his medical and doctorate degrees from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas. He completed his residency in internal medicine and his fellowship in infectious diseases at Barnes Hospital and the Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis.

After a year as medicine chief resident at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Dr. Woeltje joined the faculty at the Medical College of Georgia, Augusta. He served there as hospital epidemiologist until returning to Washington University in 2004. Dr. Woeltje joined the BJC HealthCare Center for Clinical Excellence in 2010, and was Director of Healthcare Informatics from 2011 until assuming his most recent role as vice president and chief medical information officer for BJC HealthCare from 2016.

Dr. Woeltje is most interested in the application of medical informatics tools to automated surveillance, as well as clinical decision support to reduce adverse events and improve care.