Jan D. Smith, MB.ChB, FRCP
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Titles:
Professor of Anesthesiology, CCM, and Medicine

Contact:
Email: smithjd@upmc.edu

Degrees:

POST GRADUATE EDUCATION
INSTITUTION AND LOCATION
DEGREE YEAR FIELD
University of Pretoria, South Africa MB,ChB 1961  
Residency:  
Harvard University, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, MA Resident 1986 Anesthesiology
University of Cape Town, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa Resident 1970 Internal Medicine
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Resident 1971 Internal Medicine
Fellowship:
 
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA Fellow 1966 Critical Care Medicine
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA Fellow 1969 Pulmonary Medicine
Board Certifications: Year
American Board of Anesthesiology
- Recertification
1970
1993
American Board of Internal Medicine
1980
Member of the Royal College of Physicians [MRCP(UK)] 1973
American Board of Internal Medicine – Pulmonary Medicine 1982
American Board of Anesthesiology – Critical Care Medicine 1987
Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene- Royal College of Physicians, London (DTM&H) 1994

Administrative Title:

  • Professor and Vice Chairman, Department of Anesthesiology

Major Honors/Awards:

  • "Distinguished Professor" - selected by the Medical Class of 1983, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
  • Elected Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (London) – FRCP(Lon) - May 2004.

Research Grants:

Title
1982 - Pulmonary Academic Award, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, NIH.
1983 - National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, NIH, SCOR in Acute Respiratory Failure. HL - 23578, Principal Investigator - Waldemar G Johanson, M.D., Director, Clinical Core - Jan D. Smith, M.B., M.R.C.P.
1993 - Anaquest, Inc., "The Safety and Efficacy of Desflurane During General Anesthesia in Surgical Patients"

Publications:

  • Robin ED, Smith JD, Tanser AR, Adamson JS, Millen JE and Packer B: Ion
    and macromolecular transport in the alveolar macrophages. Biochem Biophys
    Acta 241:117-128, 1971.
  • Smith JD, Millen JE, Safar P and Robin ED: Intrathoracic pressure,
    pulmonary vascular pressures and gas exchange during pulmonary lavage.
    Anesthesiology 33(4):401-405, 1971.
  • Hanson RR, Zavala DC, Rhodes ML, Keim LW, and Smith JD: Transbronchial
    biopsy via flexible fiberoptic bronchoscope: Results in 164 patients. Am
    Rev Respir Dis 114:67-72, 1976.
  • Bell CR, Coalson JJ, Smith JD, and Johanson WG, Jr.: Multiple organ system
    failure and infection in Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Ann Intern
    Med 99(3):293-298, 1983.
  • Higgins LS, and Smith JD: The Role of Amateur Radio in National and
    International Disasters. Disaster Medicine 1:340-342, 1983.

Personal Statement:

Helped Dr. Victor Scott in the development of a Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine at IsMeTT – UPMC Italy, Palermo, Sicily.