Robert Smith
American Cancer Society
- Cancer epidemiologist and Senior VP, Cancer Screening, and Director, ACS Center for Cancer Screening at ACS, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
- Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology at Emory University and Honorary Professor at Queen Mary University of London.
- Research interests: cancer epidemiology, prevention programs, health service quality, and survivorship.
- PhD from State University of New York at Stony Brook (1983).
- Previous positions at Boston University School of Public Health and Centers for Disease Control.
- Leads ACS in developing cancer screening guidelines and policy projects.
- Author of 400+ peer-reviewed publications and frequent lecturer on cancer screening.
- Serves on national and international advisory committees.
- Founding member of American Cancer Society’s National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable and National Lung Cancer Roundtable.
- Honored with awards, including Cancer Prevention Laurel and Medal of Honor from IARC.
