Clement Andrew Smith (1901 – December 31, 1988) was an American pediatrician and the editor-in-chief of the journal Pediatrics.
He was associated with Harvard Medical School for several decades and served a term as president of the American Pediatric Society.
His father, Shirley Smith, had been a University of Michigan English professor and vice president.
[1] With his colleagues at Harvard, Smith conducted research on the oxygen–hemoglobin dissociation curve in newborn babies to determine their oxygen requirements.
[4] He received the society's highest honor, the John Howland Award, in 1976.