Richard V. Smith

Richard V. Smith, MD, FACS, is Chair, Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Professor, Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Professor, Surgery and Professor, Pathology at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Smith’s clinical focus is on head and neck surgery, including transoral robotic and laser surgery for throat and larynx cancer, salivary gland, thyroid and parathyroid surgery.

Después de obtener su Licenciatura en Artes en 1984 en el Middlebury College, el Dr. Smith recibió su Doctorado en Medicina en la College of Medicine de la Universidad de Vermont en 1990. Completó una pasantía en cirugía en 1991, seguida de una residencia en el Departamento de Otorrinolaringología-Cirugía de Cabeza y Cuello en el Hospital Universitario de Georgetown, completada en 1995.

Dr. Smith's research focuses on genetic changes (and how these affect treatment), quality of life issues in head and neck cancer and surgical education and simulation. He is actively involved in numerous research projects studying cancers of the head and neck. His research focuses on identifying genetic and biological aspects of such cancers that correlate with a patient’s prognosis. His goal is to help determine the optimal treatment for an individual patient, to maximize their chance of cure and minimize treatment-related side effects. In addition, his clinical investigation has focused on developing new techniques in transoral surgery, a less invasive form of surgery through which the surgeon gains access through the mouth. At the same time, he seeks to assess the quality of life benefits for such treatments. His work has been published in numerous journals, books, and reviews, and presented internationally at lectures and meetings.

El Dr. Smith está certificado por la Junta Estadounidense de Otorrinolaringología y es miembro de muchas organizaciones, incluidas la Academia Estadounidense de Otorrinolaringología-Cirugía de Cabeza y Cuello, el Colegio Estadounidense de Cirujanos y la Sociedad Estadounidense de Cabeza y Cuello. También se desempeñó como presidente de la Sociedad de Cabeza y Cuello de Nueva York y presidente de la Sociedad Laringológica de Nueva York. También se centra en el desarrollo profesional continuo y fue el coordinador de educación de la Academia Estadounidense de Otorrinolaringología-Cirugía de Cabeza y Cuello de 2015 a 2019.

From 2009 to 2022, Dr. Smith has been listed as one of New York's Best Doctors in New York Magazine, and from 2010 to 2022 he has been listed on New York Times Magazine's list of Super Doctors. He received the Children's Humanitarian Award from the Children's Tumor Foundation in 2007, has received the Distinguished Service Award from the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery in 2010 and 2020, a Presidential Citation from the American Head and Neck Society in 2011 and the Academic Achievement Award from the University of Vermont College of Medicine in 2015. In 2021 the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery honored Dr. Smith with their Board of Governors’ Practitioner Excellence Award, which recognizes an otolaryngologist that others wish to emulate and who is sought out by other physicians because of their personal and effective care.