Marshall E. Smith
( out of 171 reviews )

Marshall E. Smith, MD, FACS

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

LDS Hospital

Salt Lake City
801-408-4972

Primary Children's Hospital

Pediatric ENT Clinic
Salt Lake City
801-662-1740

Surgical Specialty Center

Salt Lake City
801-587-3550

Ear, Nose, & Throat Clinic

Otolaryngology/ENT, Area E
Salt Lake City
801-587-8368

  • Dr. Marshall Smith is a professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Utah and Primary Children’s Hospital. He is a board certified otolaryngologist and the medical director of the Voice Disorders Center. He completed his residency in Otolaryngology at UCLA and a fellowship in Pediatric Otolaryngology in Cincinnati. He is an NIH funded investigator and participates in research on various voice disorders. He provides evaluation, medical and surgical care of the voice. He is the medical director of our multidisciplinary team dedicated to comprehensive care of the larynx.

    Specialties

    Board Certification

    American Board of Otolaryngology
    National Board of Medical Examiners

    Patient Rating

    4.9 /5
    ( out of 171 reviews )

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    October 31, 2024
    EXTERNAL SITE

    Trust him comple.

    October 24, 2024
    EXTERNAL SITE

    Dr. Smith is a very concerned and careful about administering the correct Botox injections for my laryngeal dysphonia. I appreciate his great care about my medical issue.

    October 11, 2024
    CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES CENTER

    Dr. Marshall Smith listens and cares about my vocal cord disorder. I feel like I am getting state of the art treatment with him.

    October 11, 2024
    CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES CENTER

    Dr Smith has been an excellent care giver and excellent resource.

    October 11, 2024
    CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES CENTER

    Dr. Smith is a very kind, caring, brilliant doctor! He will figure out a solution everytime. Rare airway problems are his speciality!

    October 11, 2024
    CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES CENTER

    Dr. Smith is caring, professional and excellent in proving care for Spastic Dysphonia. I first started seeing him in 1991 and he has always given me the best care. I highly recommend him to you!

    October 01, 2024
    EXTERNAL SITE

    Dr. Smith is very skilled and knowledgeable in the treatment of Spasmodic Dysphonia. He treats his patients with courtesy and respect and is willing to take the time to listen to them and answer any questions.

    September 28, 2024
    CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES CENTER

    very good doctor ! He did a great job for me. I am very pleased !!

    September 26, 2024
    UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

    Amazing doctor. Very well educated and personable with his patients.

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  • Dr. Marshall Smith is a professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Utah and Primary Children’s Hospital. He is a board certified otolaryngologist and the medical director of the Voice Disorders Center. He completed his residency in Otolaryngology at UCLA and a fellowship in Pediatric Otolaryngology in Cincinnati. He is an NIH funded investigator and participates in research on various voice disorders. He provides evaluation, medical and surgical care of the voice. He is the medical director of our multidisciplinary team dedicated to comprehensive care of the larynx.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Otolaryngology: Head & Neck Surgery -Primary
    Internal Medicine -Adjunct
    Pediatrics -Adjunct
    Academic Divisions Public Health
    Board Certification
    American Board of Otolaryngology
    National Board of Medical Examiners

    Education history

    Fellowship Children's Hospital Medical Center Fellow
    Residency Head & Neck Surgery - UCLA, Medical Center Resident
    Internship General Surgery - St. Joseph Hospital Intern
    Professional Medical Univ of IL-Coll. of Medicine-Urbana M.D.
    Undergraduate Physics - Brigham Young University B.S.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Smith ME, Houtz DR (11/2015). Outcomes of laryngeal reinnervation for unilateral vocal fold paralysis in children: associations with age and time since injury. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol.
    2. Bliss MR, Wark H, McDonnall D, Smith ME (09/2015). Functional electrical stimulation of the feline larynx with a flexible ribbon electrode array. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol.
    3. Bliss MR, Wark H, McDonnall D, Smith ME (09/01/2015). Functional electrical stimulation of the feline larynx with a flexible ribbon electrode array. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol.
    4. Duval M, Tarasidis G, Grimmer JF, Muntz H, Park A, Smith ME, Asfour F, Meier J (2015). Role of operative airway evaluation in children with recurrent croup: a retrospective cohort study. Clin Otolaryngol, 40(3), 227-233.
    5. Gelbard A, Donovan DT, Ongkasuwan J, Nouraei SAR, Sandhu G, Benninger M, Bryson PC, Lorenz RR, Tierney WS, Hillel AT, Gadkaree SK, Lott DG, Edell ES Ekbom DC, Kasperbauer JL, Maldonado F, Schindler JS, Smith ME, Daniero JJ, Garrett CG, Nettervill JL, Rickman OB, Sinard RJ, Wootten CT, Francis DO (2015). Disease homogeneity and treatment heterogeneity in idiopathic subglottic stenosis. Laryngoscope.
    6. Bliss M, Houtz D, Smith ME (2015). Cricoid reduction laryngoplasty for treatment of dysphonia after pediatric laryngotracheal reconstruction. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol, 40(3), 227-233.
    7. Duval M, Tarasidis G, Grimmer JF, Muntz H, Park A, Smith ME, Asfour F, Meier J (2015). Role of operative airway evaluation in children with recurrent croup: a retrospective cohort study. Clin Otolaryngol, 40(3), 227-33.
    8. Murray PR, Thomson SL, Smith ME (March 2014). A synthetic, self-oscillating vocal fold model platform for studying augmentation injection. J Voice, 28(2), 133-43.
    9. Hudson S, Sampson C, Muntz HR, Jackson WD, Smith ME (2013). Foreign body impaction as presentation of eosinophilic esophagitis. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 149(5), 679-681.
    10. Roy N, Smith ME, Houtz DR (2011). Laryngeal features of external superior laryngeal nerve denervation: revisiting a century-old controversy. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol, 120(1), 1-8.
    11. Tanner K, Roy N, Merrill RM, Kimber K, Sauder C, Houtz DR, Doman D, Smith ME (2011). Risk and protective factors for spasmodic dysphonia: a case-control investigation. J Voice, E-pub.
    12. Houtz DR, Roy N, Merrill RM, Smith ME (2010). Differential diagnosis of muscle tension dysphonia and adductor spasmodic dysphonia using spectral moments of the long-term average spectrum. Laryngoscope, 120(4), 749-757.
    13. Tanner K, Sauder C, Thibeault SL, Dromey C, Smith ME (2010). Vocal fold bowing in elderly male monozygotic twins: a case study. J Voice, 24, 470-476.
    14. Sauder C, Roy N, Tanner K, Houtz DR, Smith ME (2010). Vocal function exercises for presbylarygis: a multidimensional assessment of treatment outcomes. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol, 119(7), 460-467.
    15. Thibeault SL, Klemuk SA, Smith ME, Leugers C, Prestwich G (2009). In vivo comparison of biomimetic approaches for tissue regeneration of the scarred vocal fold. Tissue Eng Part A, 15(7), 1481-7. (Read full article)
    16. Roy N, Smith ME, Dromey C, Redd J, Neff S, Grennan D (04/01/2009). Exploring the phonatory effects of external superior laryngeal nerve paralysis: An invivo model. Laryngoscope, April(119), 816-26.
    17. Smith ME, Elstad M (2009). Mitomycin C and the endoscopic treatment of laryngotracheal stenosis: are two applications better than one? Laryngoscope, 119(2), 272-83. (Read full article)
    18. Smith ME, King J, Elsherif A, Muntz HR, Park AH, Kouretas PC (2009). Should all newborns who undergo patent ductus arteriosus ligation be examined for vocal fold mobility? Laryngoscope, 119, 1606-1609.
    19. Reilly J, Thompson J, MacArthur C, Pransky S, Beste D, Smith M, Gray S, Manning S (1997). Pediatric aeordigestive foreign body injuries are complications related to timeliness of diagnosis. Laryngoscope, 107, 17-20.