With over 33 years of experience in healthcare planning and design, Carlos Amato brings significant thought leadership around the future intersections between design, planning, and technology to his role as Los Angeles Health Principal. His passion for advancing innovations in both design and care delivery is evidenced in his collaborations with leading healthcare institutions and in his mentorship of the next generation of designers through leading CannonDesign’s Healthcare Fellowship. As part of CannonDesign’s healthcare leadership core team, he currently co-leads the firm-wide Subject Matter Expert Teams initiative and specializes in Surgical, Interventional, and Imaging Platforms.  

Carlos has been the Medical Planner for both small and multiple large-scale healthcare projects, each over 1 million square feet. A sought-after speaker, he has presented at clinical conferences worldwide including the Inaugural Global Neurosciences Institute (GNI), the Radiology Society of North America (RSNA), C.A.R.S. (Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery International Congress) in the US, Germany (Berlin, Heidelberg, and Munich), Italy, Switzerland and Spain; and most recently at The National Institute of Sciences (INGE) in Geneva Switzerland. 

Carlos is a past Board of Regents Board Member for the American College of Healthcare Architects (ACHA). He earned his Master’s degree in Architecture from Tulane University and holds a bachelor’s degree in Architecture and Urbanism from Universidad de Belgrano in Buenos Aires, Argentina.