Taha Kass-Hout

Dr. Taha Kass-Hout, MD, MS, is the Global Chief Science and Technology Officer of GE HealthCare and an acclaimed innovator at the intersection of healthcare and technology. Merging his background in interventional cardiology with AI and machine learning, he is driving advancements in AI-based medical imaging, diagnostics, and health system operational efficiency at GE HealthCare. He is also responsible for prioritizing the company’s R&D efforts. Dr. Kass-Hout was previously Vice President of Machine Learning, Distinguished Engineer, and Chief Medical Officer at Amazon, where he led the company’s health AI strategy, technologies, and solutions, including Amazon Comprehend Medical, AWS HealthLake, and Amazon Pharmacy. He also played a critical role in establishing Amazon’s COVID-19 diagnostics lab.

Prior to Amazon, Dr. Kass-Hout was the first Chief Health Informatics Officer at the FDA, where he championed data transparency through initiatives including openFDA and precisionFDA. Previously, he served as Director of Health Informatics Solutions and Operations at the CDC, where he led initiatives that advanced healthcare innovation and electronic disease surveillance through the use of data and advanced analytics in the cloud.

Dr. Kass-Hout served as the first Chair of AdvaMed’s Digital Health Tech Division Board of Directors from 2023-2025. He holds a Doctor of Medicine and Master of Science in Biostatistics from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and completed clinical training at Harvard Medical School’s Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.