# Barton Wells

> Barton Wells is the co-founder, CEO, and CTO of DexaFit Dx, a Palo Alto-based health technology company using AI and full-body DXA scans to detect coronary artery disease, Type 2 diabetes, and other chronic conditions early and non-invasively. A Stanford-trained mathematician and former world-ranked open water marathon swimmer, Wells brings 30+ years of AI, computer vision, and iOS engineering experience - spanning stints at Dropbox and multiple startups - to the challenge of transforming a 7-minute medical scan into a multi-disease risk screening platform for insurers, employers, and individuals.

- **Role:** CEO/CTO at DexaFit Dx
- **Organizations:** DexaFit Dx, VivaLNK (advisor), TextNow (advisor), Dropbox (former), Athos (former), CloudOn (former), Condition One (former)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science, Mathematics (Theoretical), Stanford University
- **Known for:** Ranked 7th in the world (2009) on the FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup circuit, All-American honors for 12 years in pool individual and 5 years in long distance individual competition, Co-founded DexaFit Dx, developing AI that analyzes 250,000+ DXA scans trained on 5+ billion data points

## Career timeline

- **1984-1988** — Studied Theoretical Mathematics at Stanford University; competed as a varsity swimmer
- **1988-2000s** — Software development career in macOS and iOS, computer vision, and video production technologies
- **2009** — Ranked 7th in the world on the FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup circuit
- **2012-2013** — Senior Graphics Software Developer at Condition One
- **2013-2015** — Director of iOS Engineering at CloudOn
- **2015-2016** — Staff Engineer at Dropbox, specializing in computer vision and machine learning (CVML team)
- **2016** — Co-founded DexaFit with Amy Stanbery and Adam Kadela; joined as CEO/CTO
- **2016-2017** — Director of Sport Science & Technology at Athos (concurrent advisory role)
- **2016-present** — CEO/CTO at DexaFit Dx, leading AI development for multi-disease early detection platform
- **2023-2024** — Presented at ITC Vegas on DexaFit's role in continual health risk assessment for insurance industry

## Achievements

- Ranked 7th in the world (2009) on the FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup circuit
- All-American honors for 12 years in pool individual and 5 years in long distance individual competition
- Co-founded DexaFit Dx, developing AI that analyzes 250,000+ DXA scans trained on 5+ billion data points
- Built DexaFit's AI platform to 95%+ accuracy in disease detection with <2% false positive rate
- Presented at ITC Vegas on preventive health's role in transforming insurance risk models
- Over 30 years of combined experience in AI/ML, computer vision, iOS engineering, and video production
- Staff Engineer on Dropbox's computer vision and machine learning (CVML) team

## Latest updates

- **2024-10** — DexaFit Dx presented at ITC Vegas, positioning DEXA-based AI screening for insurance risk assessment markets
- **2024-01** — DexaFit Dx actively developing FDA-pending SaMD (Software as a Medical Device) classification for its AI diagnostics platform
- **2023-07** — DexaFit Dx reported 63 employees and ongoing AI development for multi-disease detection covering CAD, Type 2 Diabetes, and musculoskeletal conditions

## Links

- Website: https://dexafitdx.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/barton-wells-7239b85
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/liveswimmer

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