Steven Schmidt Email & Phone Number

Akron, OH, US

Rootstown, Ohio, United States

Rootstown, OH

Rootstown, OH

• Hold dual role responsibility in the College of Pharmacy as Chair of Pharmaceutical Sciences with 12 faculty members and departmental staff of 40 research professionals, graduate students, research assistant.
• Key executive developing the vision to establish a leading-edge Neurodegenerative Disease Research Center.NEOMED is Northeast Ohio’s public regional medical university consisting of College of Medicine, College of.

Rootstown, OH

Akron, OH

• Developed and managed research enterprise that included 13 core research programs focused on clinical trials and health services research with a mission to improve the health of the community through research. Led a.
• Grew a research enterprise within an academic medical center. Department produced 100+ publications in peer review journals.
• Managed a portfolio of 400 IRB approved clinical trials.
• Enrolled 800+ patients annually in clinical trials.
• Generated 200+ invention disclosures annually.
• Established collaborations with academic partners including medical and regional universities and industry.

Akron, OH

• Executive sponsor for leading and providing strategic and operational direction to the system’s community based health promotion, prevention, and education strategies including diversity initiatives. Led fundraising.
• Generated philanthropic support through fundraising efforts including events, new programs, planned giving, annual support campaigns, and community events.
• Conducted Community Health Needs Assessment in collaboration and partnership with Akron Children’s Hospital and Akron general Health System.
• Executive sponsor of Chronic Disease Self-Management Program, Family Medicine in the Community Curriculum, and Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Plan.
• Built a center for Minority Health and Health Disparities Solutions at the Village of New Seasons, a partnership with the House of the Lord.

• Operations responsibility for all research programs managing 13 Research Program Directors and a multi million dollar budget.
• Centralized resources eliminating duplication including facilities, staff, and programs.
• Developed “Research Institute” concept including basic research, clinical trials, and health services research.
• Partnered with community organizations such as University of Akron, NEOMED, Akron General, and Akron Children's to create the Bioinnovation Institute in Akron (community based resource for biomedical innovation.
• Spearheaded education / training programs for physician education.

• Responsible for Surgical Research program with a team of 6. Simultaneously led personal research program in vascular biology / surgery funded by National Institutes of Health and American Heart Association.
• Named “Distinguished Researcher” by the American Heart Association.
• Investigated how to create a natural cellular lining on artificial blood vessels. Early stage “Tissue Engineering.”
• Worked with medical device companies including WL Gore and Associates, Medtronic, and Boston Scientific.
• Published 125 peer reviewed journal articles.
• Co-founded International Society for Applied Cardiovascular Biology, ISACB.

Akron, OH

• Established the laboratory for In Vitro Fertilization with a staff of 4.
• Facilitated the conception of the first test tube baby in Akron, OH in collaboration with reproductive specialist.
• Led department to successfully conceive over 50 births of IVF babies.

Akron, Ohio

Courses Taught:Physiology/Endocrinology Medical Problems Human Anatomy & Physiology Physiology of ReproductionGeneral & Comparative PhysiologyIntroduction to PhysiologyResearch in the Biology of Aging

Phd, Biology/Physiology

Ma, Zoology

Ba, Zoology/Pre-Med