Keith Morse Named as New Chief Medical Informatics Officer at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health

Keith Morse, MD

Oct. 1, 2025

Palo Alto, Calif.—Stanford Medicine Children’s Health is excited to announce the appointment of Keith Morse, MD, MBA, as the new Chief Medical Informatics Officer, effective Oct. 1, 2025. Morse, a pediatric hospitalist at Stanford Children’s, has been with the Stanford Medicine community for over seven years, serving as clinical associate professor of Pediatric Hospital Medicine and as the program director of the Clinical Informatics Fellowship program.

Morse is now leading efforts to use artificial intelligence (AI) to improve patient care and hospital efficiency at Stanford Medicine. He’s been instrumental in making state-of-the-art technologies, such as machine learning, a part of everyday medical practice. In addition, he helps lead Stanford’s participation in PEDSnet, an 11-site research network that focuses on children’s health across the country.

In his new position, Morse will continue to oversee Stanford’s Clinical Informatics Fellowship, nurturing the next generation of informatics physicians. His new role includes advancing the integration of informatics in health care to improve patient outcomes, support clinical staff, and provide leaders with insightful data-driven strategies. By emphasizing the importance of electronic health records and the use of AI in health care, Morse aims to address the unique needs of pediatric and adolescent patients.

Morse holds board certifications in both Clinical Informatics and Pediatrics. He completed his MD at Thomas Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia and has an MBA from Washington University in St. Louis.  

Keith Morse, MD, MBA, is available for media inquiries regarding trending health care and technology topics.

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