Betsy Humphreys

Betsy Humphreys
Born (1947-04-26) April 26, 1947
Other namesBetsy L. Humphreys
Alma materSmith College
University of Maryland, College Park
OccupationMedical librarian
EmployerNational Library of Medicine
Known forSNOMED CT
SpouseGlenn Palatini

Betsy L. Humphreys (born April 26, 1947) is an American medical librarian and health informatician known for leading the cross-institutional efforts to establish biomedical terminology standards such as SNOMED CT and the Unified Medical Language System. She was the deputy director of the National Library of Medicine from 2005 until her retirement in 2017, serving as acting director from 2015 to 2016.