Alexander D. Smith is an MD/PhD candidate at the Carle Illinois College of Medicine and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He designs low-cost robotic navigation and imaging systems to expand access to neurosurgical and diagnostic vision care in underserved settings. He is a National Institutes of Health National Research Service Award Fellow. Alexander founded Atlas Medtech to translate his research on neurosurgical navigation systems into an organization with a global health focus, and the Atlas Neurosurgical Navigation System is the company's first device aimed to increase access to lifesaving healthcare worldwide.
