Dr. Kevin Smith

MD, PhD

President & CEO of UHN, Canada’s largest Academic Health Sciences Centre

Member of the Board of Trustees of THE HEALTH CAPTAINS CLUB

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President & CEO

Dr. Kevin Smith is President & CEO of University Health Network, Canada’s largest academic health sciences centre and named one of the 10 best hospitals in the world by Newsweek Top250 Hospitals of the World. Dr. Smith has spent his career at the interface of the university and research hospital and is passionately committed to the mission of education, research and exemplary clinical care.

Dr. Smith is a Professor, Institute for Medical Sciences, Department of Medicine, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (IHPME), Rotman School of Management and at the De Groote School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, McMaster University. He has served in many past roles including Past Chair, Council of Academic Hospitals of Ontario; Chair, The Canada Foundation for Innovation, the Ontario Hospital Association and as a frequent advisor to governments and the private sector.

Dr. Smith has been the grateful recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Silver and Golden Jubilee Medals and was honoured to be made a Knight of St. Gregory by the Pope for his long-term contributions to health care.

Since 2024 Dr. Kevin Smith is a Member of the Board of Trustees of THE HEALTH CAPTAINS CLUB.