Robert Schmidt, MD, PhD, MBA

Robert Schmidt, MD, PhD, MBA is the medical director for health systems and head of population analytics at Labcorp. His work focuses on the use of laboratory data to identify and close gaps in care. He is also responsible for Labcorp’s laboratory stewardship initiative. Prior to joining Labcorp, Dr. Schmidt was a professor of pathology at the University of Utah where he was the director of the Center for Effective Medical Testing where he conducted studies on cost-effectiveness, utilization analysis and evidence-based evaluation of diagnostic testing. Dr. Schmidt has over 160 peer-reviewed publications and frequently presents at national meetings.

Dr. Schmidt received his MD and MS in clinical epidemiology, and graduate diploma in biostatistics from the University of Sydney. He also earned an MBA from the University of Chicago, an MS from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, as well as his PhD in operations management from the University of Virginia.