Andrew G. Smith
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Andrew G. Smith, MD

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Primary Children's Hospital

Salt Lake City
801-662-1000

  • Dr. Smith is Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Utah School of Medicine. He is active in both undergraduate medical education (UME) and graduate medical education (GME). In UME, Dr. Smith directs the SCoPE, introduction to medical school and Phase 3 of the MD program. He also directs the Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship. Dr. Smith earned his undergraudate degree from Northwestern University and his medical degree from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He completed general pediatrics and pediatric critical care training at the University of Utah. He has previously worked as a general pediatrician in Pocatello, Idaho, a hospitalist at Primary Children's Hospital and as a member of the Pediatric AIDS Corps in Lilongwe, Malawi. He is board certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Critical Care.

    In addition to education, Dr. Smith's scholarly interests focus on implementing pediatric critical care in low resource settings.

    Specialties

    Board Certification

    American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics)
    American Board of Pediatrics (Sub: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine)

  • Dr. Smith is Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Utah School of Medicine. He is active in both undergraduate medical education (UME) and graduate medical education (GME). In UME, Dr. Smith directs the SCoPE, introduction to medical school and Phase 3 of the MD program. He also directs the Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship. Dr. Smith earned his undergraudate degree from Northwestern University and his medical degree from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He completed general pediatrics and pediatric critical care training at the University of Utah. He has previously worked as a general pediatrician in Pocatello, Idaho, a hospitalist at Primary Children's Hospital and as a member of the Pediatric AIDS Corps in Lilongwe, Malawi. He is board certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Critical Care.

    In addition to education, Dr. Smith's scholarly interests focus on implementing pediatric critical care in low resource settings.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Pediatrics -Primary
    Academic Divisions Critical Care
    Board Certification
    American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics)
    American Board of Pediatrics (Sub: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine)

    Education history

    Fellowship Pediatric Critical Care - University of Utah Fellow
    Pediatrics - University of Utah Resident
    Professional Medical Medicine - Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine M.D.
    Psychological Services - Northwestern University B.S.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Mvalo T, Smith AG, Eckerle M, Hosseinipour MC, Kondowe D, Vaidya D, Liu Y, Corbett K, Nansongole D, Mtimaukanena TA, Lufesi N, McCollum ED (2022). Antibiotic treatment failure in children aged 1 to 59 months with World Health Organization-defined severe pneumonia in Malawi: A CPAP IMPACT trial secondary analysis. PLoS One, 17(12), e0278938. (Read full article)
    2. Bagley MB, Smith AG, Morton DA, Chow CJ (2022). "I really liked the chance to talk about it": Students' Reflections on the Process of Completing Paper Puzzles, a Novel Active Learning Activity. Med Sci Educ, 32(6), 1503-1511. (Read full article)
    3. Pippitt KA, Moore KB, Lindsley JE, Cariello PF, Smith AG, Formosa T, Moser K, Morton DA, Colbert-Getz JM, Chow CJ (2022). Assessment for Learning with Ungraded and Graded Assessments. Med Sci Educ, 32(5), 1045-1054. (Read full article)
    4. White BR, Cadotte N, McClellan EB, Presson AP, Bennett E, Smith AG, Aljabari S (2022). High-Frequency Percussive Ventilation in Viral Bronchiolitis. Respir Care, 67(7), 781-788. (Read full article)
    5. Sessions KL, Smith AG, Holmberg PJ, Wahl B, Mvalo T, Chisti MJ, Carroll RW, McCollum ED (2021). Continuous positive airway pressure for children in resource-limited settings, effect on mortality and adverse events: systematic review and meta-analysis. Arch Dis Child, 107(6), 543-552. (Read full article)
    6. Eckerle M, Mvalo T, Smith AG, Kondowe D, Makonokaya D, Vaidya D, Hosseinipour MC, McCollum ED (2021). Identifying modifiable risk factors for mortality in children aged 1-59 months admitted with WHO-defined severe pneumonia: a single-centre observational cohort study from rural Malawi. BMJ Paediatr Open, 6(1). (Read full article)
    7. Sessions KL, Ruegsegger L, Mvalo T, Kondowe D, Tsidya M, Hosseinipour MC, Lufesi N, Eckerle M, Smith AG, McCollum ED (2020). Focus group discussions on low-flow oxygen and bubble CPAP treatments among mothers of young children in Malawi: a CPAP IMPACT substudy. BMJ Open, 10(5), e034545. (Read full article)
    8. Smith AG, Brainard JC, Campbell KA (2019). Development of an Undergraduate Medical Education Critical Care Content Outline Utilizing the Delphi Method. Crit Care Med, 48(1), 98-103. (Read full article)
    9. McCollum ED, Mvalo T, Eckerle M, Smith AG, Kondowe D, Makonokaya D, Vaidya D, Billioux V, Chalira A, Lufesi N, Mofolo I, Hosseinipour M (2019). Bubble continuous positive airway pressure for children with high-risk conditions and severe pneumonia in Malawi: an open label, randomised, controlled trial. Lancet Respir Med, 7(11), 964-974. (Read full article)
    10. Sessions KL, Mvalo T, Kondowe D, Makonokaya D, Hosseinipour MC, Chalira A, Lufesi N, Eckerle M, Smith AG, McCollum ED (2019). Bubble CPAP and oxygen for child pneumonia care in Malawi: a CPAP IMPACT time motion study. BMC Health Serv Res, 19(1), 533. (Read full article)
    11. Smith AG, Eckerle M, Mvalo T, Weir B, Martinson F, Chalira A, Lufesi N, Mofolo I, Hosseinipour M, McCollum ED (2017). CPAP IMPACT: a protocol for a randomised trial of bubble continuous positive airway pressure versus standard care for high-risk children with severe pneumonia using adaptive design methods. BMJ Open Respir Res, 4(1), e000195. (Read full article)
    12. Smith AG, Broman AT, Alemayehu W, Munoz BE, West SK, Gower EW (2007). Relationship between trachoma and chronic and acute malnutrition in children in rural Ethiopia. J Trop Pediatr, 53(5), 308-12. (Read full article)