Gregory James Smith

Dr. Gregory James Smith [Doctor of Law (JD), Cornell Law School; Doctor of Bioethics (DBE), Loyola University Chicago] joined the faculty of Regis University as an Affiliate Faculty member in 2006 and has taught health care ethics and related courses in the Nursing School and School of Physical Therapy at Regis. He also has academic appointments and teaches courses including law, bioethics and social justice topics at the School of Law, and the Stritch School of Medicine of Loyola University Chicago, the University of Colorado Denver (UCD), Regis University, the University of Denver, the College of Osteopathic Medicine of Rocky Vista University, and the Medical College of Wisconsin as well. Dr. Smith also continues to be active in his health care law practice in Denver, Colorado. He served on the Board of Directors of Continuing Legal Education in Colorado for more than twenty years and currently serves as the Treasurer and on the Board of Directors of the Colorado Health Care Ethics Forum.

Dr. Smith concentrates his law practice in business matters for the health care professions. He serves as the General Counsel for the Colorado Chapter, American Physical Therapy Association, and acts as counsel for the Home Care and Hospice Association of Colorado. He also acts as counsel for health care provider networks, physical therapists, physicians, dentists, nurses, chiropractors and other health care professionals and their professional organizations, as well as for home health and rehabilitation agencies and for medical, technology and service enterprises.

Dr. Smith is the son of a physician and the grandson of a dentist. He is married to Dr. Marcia B. Smith, Professor Emerita of the Regis University physical therapy faculty and their son, Patrick, is currently working in the local music scene in Denver after graduating with a music business and audio production degree from UCD.

• Loyola University Chicago, Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics and Health Policy, M.A. and D.B.E.
• University of Colorado, M.H.
• Georgetown University, Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Bioethics Certificate
• Cornell Law School, J.D.
• The Colorado College, B.A. cum laude with Distinction in History
• Ignatian Scholars Program, Regis University (2016-2018)