Roy Smythe MD

Roy Smythe, M.D., joined SomaLogic in November 2018 as CEO. Originally trained as a thoracic surgeon and physician-scientist, Dr Smythe subsequently gained highly diverse experience and expertise across many areas of cutting-edge health care, technology and translational medicine.

Dr Smythe came to SomaLogic from Royal Philips, where he served as Chief Medical Officer for Strategy and Partnerships. Before joining Philips, he served as Chief Medical Officer at Valence Health, a Chicago-based health care company. He held the same title previously at AVIA, a health care technology accelerator.

A highly sought-after lecturer and the author of more than 300 papers, abstracts and essays in academic, literary and humanities publications, Dr Smythe is also currently a member in more than 20 U.S. national learned societies.