Professor Smart is a medical doctor, health leader, aerospace medicine specialist, and retired Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) senior officer. During 35 years of service, Prof Smart served in tactical, operational and strategic roles; on overseas deployments to Rwanda, Timor Leste, the Middle East, and Lebanon; undertook exchange tours with the Royal Air Force and the United States Air Force; and served as Surgeon General of the ADF and Commander Joint Health from 2015 to 2019. She transferred to the RAAF Reserve in early 2020.   

Prof Smart is currently Professor, Military and Aerospace Medicine at the Australian National University, working in the subject areas of space medicine, serving as a Mission Specialist (Space Medicine) at ANU InSpace, Defence health engagement, Health Security. She was ANU’s COVID Public Health Lead until March 2022. 

In addition to her ANU duties, Prof Smart undertakes the following roles: Non-executive Director on the Goodwin Aged Care Services Board; Immediate Past President, Australasian College of Aerospace Medicine; Honorary Professorial Fellow, University of Melbourne; and is a member of: the Defence Honours and Awards Appeals Tribunal; the Australian Football League’s Mental Health Steering Group; Health Security Systems Australia’s Divisional Advisory Panel; the Australian War Memorial Development Project Veterans’ Advisory Group; and the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Veteran’s Advisory Group. 

AO BMBS, MPH, MA, Dip AvMed, FRACMA, FACAsM, FAsMA, FCDSS, FACHSM (Hon)

Space Medicine

Defence Health Engagement

Health Security