Jessica K. Smith, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Surgery
Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Minimally-Invasive and Bariatric
Surgery
jessica-k-smith@uiowa.edu
Office Telephone: 319-384-7359
Digestive Diseases Clinic
Telephone: 319-356-4061
Medical School:
- University of California, Davis, CA
Residency:
- University of New Mexico Hospital, Albuquerque, NM
Fellowship:
- Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship, University of California, San Francisco, CA
Honors and Achievements:
- UNM School of Medicine Scholarship in Education Allocations Committee (SEAC) Grant for Web-based Surgical Education Project
- TAP Pharmaceuticals Educational Grant for surgical informatics project
- First Place, General Surgery Resident Research Projects 2006
- Second Place, General Surgery Resident Research Projects 2005
- Department Award for Excellence in Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, UC Davis School of Medicine, 2003
Societies:
- American College of Surgeons
- Society for Surgeons of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT)
- Phi Beta Kappa
Recent Publications:
- Ramirez, Smith, Campos et al “A Safe and Reproducible Anastomotic Technique for Minimally Invasive Ivor Lewis Esophagectomy. The Circular Stapled Anastomosis with the Transoral Anvil”, Accepted for presentation at Digestive Diseases Week 2009
- Campos, Smith, Rabl et al. “Comparison of Laparoscopic Gastric Band and Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass” In Progress
- Smith, Campos, Rabl, et al. “Gastrointestinal Bleeding After Roux en y Gastric Bypass” In progess
Posters/Presentations:
- Co-Instructor, Advanced Courses in Laparoscopic Surgery, UCSF 2008-2009
- Association of Program Directors in Surgery Annual Meeting 2006, Workshop Presentation: “Innovations in Surgical Education: A Dynamic Web-based Intranet Site Utilizing ACS Educational Tools for Residents, Medical Students and Other Healthcare Professionals”
- American College of Surgeons, New Mexico Chapter, Resident Paper Competition 2005 and 2006: “Surgical Informatics: Combining Knowledge and Skills Training Into an Operation-Based Curriculum”
- UNM Surgical Grand Rounds 6/2007: “Hemoglobin-Based Oxygen Carriers (HBOC’s): Case Report & Update”