MINNEAPOLIS, March 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Medical Alley announced today that Dr. Joseph Smith, Senior VP and Chief Medical Officer of Guidant CRM, will deliver one of the four keynote speeches at the Medical Alley MedEdge(TM) International Conference to be held June 23-25 at the Minneapolis Convention Center. Dr. Smith’s speech will focus on how the medical device industry, with its many successes in providing intelligent, responsive, site-specific therapy, is well poised to be the enabling technology for the pending bioscience revolution.
“Adding Dr. Smith as keynote speaker strengthens the depth and breadth of the MedEdge conference,” said Don Gerhardt, Medical Alley’s president and CEO. “MedEdge is the first-ever international conference that is designed to promote collaboration and innovation for leaders in medical technology, life sciences, and biosciences.”
Before joining Guidant, Dr. Smith was director of the Arrhythmia Institute and research director of the Cardiovascular Group, both in Fairfax, VA. Dr. Smith served for more than seven years on the Guidant - CRM Medical Advisory Board before assuming his current role.
Dr. Smith holds an undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering (EE) from Johns Hopkins University, a Master’s degree in EE from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), a PhD in Medical Engineering and Medical Physics from the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, and an MD from Harvard Medical School. He completed his medical internship and residency at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, and completed his cardiology and clinical electrophysiology training at Brigham and Women’s hospital, the Krannert Institute of Cardiology in Indianapolis, and Washington University in St. Louis. He has held academic positions at the School of Medicine and the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis.
About MedEdge
Medical Alley MedEdge(TM) International Conference is a three-day educational conference and two-day trade show that has been developed for professionals in health care, medical technology and bioscience industries to showcase leading-edge technology and promote collaboration and innovation in health care and medical technology.
MedEdge International will unite a diverse range of top education, research, and corporate professionals working in the medical technology, life sciences, and biosciences industries. International participation includes speakers, attendees and sponsors from Canada, Great Britain, Israel, China, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Scotland, Sweden and Wales.
Seven different conference tracks will present advancements in medical technology, health care and business development. The tracks have more than 50 different educational sessions covering trends and emerging technologies, academic research, bioscience, biomedical engineering, management issues, quality assurance, regulatory affairs and clinical research.
Industry-leading organizations, including Medtronic, Inc., Boston Scientific, St. Jude Medical, Guidant, and the Mayo Clinic, will participate in the conference, delivering presentations on new developments in medical treatments and technologies. In addition, top research institutions including the University of Minnesota will present academic research.
The conference content is enhanced through its partnerships with associations including the American Society for Quality (ASQ) and MNBIO. In addition, ASQ will chair different tracks on quality and technology.
About Medical Alley
Medical Alley(R) is a non-profit trade association that supports the healthcare industry in Minnesota and beyond. The goals of the association are to promote the interest and investment in Minnesota as a major center of health care achievement, research and innovation, focus on legislative issues, and provide members with educational opportunities. Member organizations are world leaders in medical devices, medical technology, life sciences, biosciences, education, research, and health care delivery.
Sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities are available. On the net: http://www.mededgeinternational.com/ and http://www.medicalalley.org/
Medical Alley
CONTACT: Liz Rammer of Medical Alley, +1-952-542-3077,lrammer@medicalalley.org , or Glenn Smith of MedEx Partners, LLC,+1-763-475-1116, info@mededgeinternational.com
