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Robert Smith III MD

  • Department of Surgery
    Professor Emeritus
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Overview

Distinguished vascular surgeon Robert B. Smith, III, MD, combined administrative roles with clinical duties throughout a notable, Emory-based career that spanned almost four decades. He received his MD from the Emory University School of Medicine in 1957, completed his general surgery residency at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in 1965, and joined the faculty of the Department of Surgery at Emory in 1966, participating in Georgia's first successful renal transplant shortly thereafter with Dr. Garland Perdue.

After serving as Chief of the Surgical Service at the Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center from 1969-1988, Dr. Smith was honored with the Distinguished Service Award of the Association of VA Surgeons. From 1984-1998, he was Chief of the Emory Vascular Service. By the time he retired in August 2006, Dr. Smith had served 11 years as Medical Director of Emory University Hospital and 15-years as Associate Chairman of the Department of Surgery. In 2020, he was honored with the Society for Vascular Surgery's Lifetime Achievement Award.

Throughout his career Dr. Smith held a variety of organizational memberships, including serving presidential terms for the International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery-North American Chapter, the Southern Association for Vascular Surgery, the Georgia Surgical Society and the Atlanta Vascular Society. He published over 200 scientific articles and book chapters, co-edited four textbooks, and served on the editorial boards of the Journal of Vascular Surgery and Cardiovascular Surgery.

Academic Appointment

  • Professor of Surgery Emeritus, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine

Education

Degrees

  • MD from Emory University School of Medicine

Research

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