Richard Smith (editor)
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Richard Smith is the former editor of the British Medical Journal (BMJ) and chief executive of the BMJ Publishing group. He worked for the journal for 25 years, from 1979 to 2004, of which the last 13 as editor. He resigned in 2004 at age 52 to work for the American UnitedHealth Group, the largest healthcare company in the United States, which is expanding its operations in the United Kingdom; Dr Smith is the executive for the company's European operations.