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Marshall E. Smith
Rating: 4.9 of 5
( out of 306 reviews )

Marshall E. Smith, MD, FACS

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Primary Location

LDS Hospital

8th Avenue & C Street
Salt Lake City , UT 84143

Primary Children's Hospital

Pediatric ENT Clinic
100 N Mario Capecchi Drive
Salt Lake City , UT 84113

Surgical Specialty Center

729 Arapeen Drive
Salt Lake City , UT 84108

Ear, Nose, & Throat Clinic

Otolaryngology/ENT, Area E
50 N Medical Dr
Salt Lake City , UT 84132
  • 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

    American Board of Otolaryngology
    National Board of Medical Examiners

    Patient Rating

    Rating: 4.9 out of 5
    4.9 /5
    ( out of 306 reviews )

    The patient rating score is an average of all responses on our patient experience survey. The rating averages scores for all questions about care from our providers.

    The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.

    Patient Comments

    Patient comments are gathered from our patient experience survey and displayed in their entirety. For the convenience of our visitors, some patient comments have been translated from their original language into English while preserving their original meaning as accurately as possible. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.

    October 30, 2025
    UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    From the moment I met him, I felt relief to have a doctor who understood my condition (idiopathic subglotic stenosis) and made me feel that I was in the best place to be treated. He has a very calm and reassuring manner which allows me to tolerate uncomfortable procedures. So very happy I am one of his patients.

    October 24, 2025
    CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Very knowledgeable and thorough.

    October 18, 2025
    CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Dr. Marshall E. Smith is very professional but also caring and interested in my thoughts and needs as a patient. He is very thorough an knowledgeable and helped diagnose my problem. I trust his knowledge and skill.

    October 06, 2025
    CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Dr. Smith was most excellent. At first I didn't understand exactly what was happening with my throat but he totally drew a diagram exactly and explained it all for us. I didn't understand how long I would have to stay in the hospital. That was quite a surprise to us! I was always a slow healer so I guess I should have realized it would take so long. Dr. Smith and all his Residents were excellent care givers!

    October 05, 2025
    CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Dr Snith is very thorough and knowledgeable about tracheistomies

    August 30, 2025
    CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    I have known Dr Marshall Smith for nearly two decades. He was the first person who diagnosed my cancer of the vocal chord the co surgeon operating on me. I have visited him annually for the follow ups. I certainly believe that he is one of the best in his field of practice.

    August 17, 2025
    CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Great

    August 17, 2025
    EXTERNAL SITE
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Very good

    August 11, 2025
    EXTERNAL SITE
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Excellent Doctor [TRANSLATED]

  • 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 -Professor
    Internal Medicine -Adjunct Professor
    Pediatrics -Adjunct Associate Professor
    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 publication)
    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 publication)
    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.