Fuse Oncology, Inc.
Boone, NC
Dr. Christel Smith currently serves as the Chief Technology Officer at Fuse Oncology driving product, technology, and design to build novel oncology software solutions that aim to optimize cancer treatment workflows for both the patients and their clinical care team.
Prior to Fuse, Dr. Smith was the Director of Product Management and Innovation at Elekta managing a global install base of thousands of cancer clinics—building the strategic and technical roadmap to ensure the best possible solutions for cancer treatment worldwide.
Dr. Smith also spent time at Varian Medical Systems, where she was a key figure in the Flash Therapy Initiative, which led to the creation of groundbreaking ultra-high dose rate treatment planning tools and proton delivery system techniques, leading to both pre-clinical and clinical trials and numerous patents. At Varian, she led a wide portfolio of software and hardware applications including oncology analytics tools, cloud-based quality assurance tools, knowledge-based treatment planning applications, and proton delivery therapy systems.
Dr. Smith holds a Ph.D. in physics from the University of California, San Diego, where her research was initially focused on nuclear physics and computational simulations of the Big Bang, providing valuable insights into the universes complexities. Dr. Smiths journey took a profound turn when her aunt underwent radiation therapy for breast cancer. Experiencing radiation oncology firsthand, Dr. Smith became fascinated with the intersection of physics and medicine in healthcare. She embarked on a postdoctoral fellowship at UCSDs Radiation Oncology department, focusing on GPU-accelerated online adaptive treatment planning and workflow tools.
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