Speaker's Profile

Carol Davis-Smith is a proven leader in the development and maintenance of safe, reliable, cost-effective, and efficient patient care delivery systems through technology and process management.

She is a certified clinical engineer with 30 years of experience in academic and not-for-profit medical centers, group purchasing, consulting, and executive leadership. Through collaborative leadership and technical engagement, she has built successful teams across all aspects of the medical device life cycle.

Throughout her career, Carol has provided support in all areas of healthcare technology life cycle with specific focus on clinical engineering management and technology assessment. She has presented and published numerous papers on a variety of clinical engineering, capital contracting, risk management, and leadership topics.

Carol holds a Master of Science degree in electrical and computer engineering - clinical engineering from the University of Arizona and a Bachelor of Science in bioengineering technology from the University of Dayton. She is a Fellow in the American College of Clinical Engineering (FACCE) and the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMIF).