Andrew G. Smith,
MD
Languages Spoken: English
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 cardiovascular, pulmonary and renal foundational science course during the preclinical years and a capstone critical care course for fourth-year medical students. 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.
Clinical Locations
Primary Children's Hospital
Specialties
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Pediatrics
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Associate Professor (Clinical) |
| Academic Divisions | Pediatric Critical Care |
| 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 cardiovascular, pulmonary and renal foundational science course during the preclinical years and a capstone critical care course for fourth-year medical students. 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.
Academic Locations
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Pediatrics
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Associate Professor (Clinical) |
| Academic Divisions | Pediatric Critical Care |
| Board Certification | American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics) American Board of Pediatrics (Sub: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine) |
Research Interests
- Medical Student Education
- Pediatric Palliative Care
- Health Care Costs
- Medical Futility
Education History
| Other Training | Harvard Macy Institute A Systems Approach to Assessment in Health Professions Education , 2018 |
| Fellowship | Academic Pediatrics Association Educational Scholars Academic Fellow, 2018 |
| Other Training | Harvard Macy Institute Leading Innovations in Health Care and Education , 2016 |
| Other Training | Harvard Macy Institute Program for Educators in Health Professions , 2015 |
| Fellowship | University of Utah Pediatric Critical Care Fellow, 2015 |
| Residency | University of Utah Pediatrics Resident, 2005 |
| Professional Medical | Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Medicine M.D., 2002 |
| Professional Medical | Goucher College Pre-medical Post-baccalaureate , 1997 |
| Undergraduate | Northwestern University Psychological Services B.S., 1995 |
Selected Publications - Journal Articles
Journal Article
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.