Mitch Smith

Founder & Chief Executive

Mitch Smith, MS

Biomedical engineer and 25+ year medtech builder who founded Chekd Health to make sexual health testing easier, more trustworthy, and more common.

Background 25+ years in medical and diagnostic technology
Patents Named inventor on 33+ patents in medical device and software technology
Education MS Biomedical Engineering, The Ohio State University · MBA, Xavier University
Focus Editorial standards, partnerships, and outreach

Background

Mitch is the founder of Chekd Health, where he oversees company direction, editorial standards, partnerships, and outreach. He's a science-driven healthcare technology builder whose career centered around connecting and unifying scientific, clinical and business expertise. Leveraging a deep empathy for patients and consumers, Mitch has led product success and innovation at companies ranging from established medtech giants to novel software startups.

His career spans the healthcare continuum, with senior roles at Physio-Control (now part of Stryker), Hill-Rom (now part of Baxter), Nuance (now part of Microsoft), and Claire Health — a diagnostics-focused patient engagement platform. He's named inventor on over 33 patents in medical devices and software technologies.

Mitch holds an MS in Biomedical Engineering and a BS in Industrial & Systems Engineering (Human Factors / Usability) from The Ohio State University, and an MBA from Xavier University. He's based in the Greater Seattle area.

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