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Michael Smith, MD

Title(s)Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
SchoolSchool of Medicine
Address513 Parnassus Avenue, HSE, #5574
San Francisco CA 94143
Phone415-476-5001
ORCID ORCID Icon0000-0002-7899-7248 Additional info
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    Collapse education and training
    Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, ILMD05/2017
    University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CAPediatrics06/2020
    University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CAPediatric Critical Care06/2024
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    National Heart Lung and Blood Institute2022  - 2024T32HL160508 Multidisciplinary Research Training in Pediatric Pulmonary Vascular Disease
    American Thoracic Society2025  - 2026Early Career Investigator Award in Pulmonary Vascular Disease
    Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension Network2025  - 2026Hazel Nelson PPHNet Research Grant
    Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development2025  - 2027K12HD105250 Child Health Research Career Development Award

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    1. Pulmonary Vascular Endothelial Dysfunction Is Induced by Nonpulsatile Pulmonary Blood Flow in an Ovine Classic Glenn Model. Compr Physiol. 2025 Dec; 15(6):e70071. Hyde J, Smith MA, Swami N, Hwang JH, Chao Y, Boehme J, Raff GW, Nilsson CN, Gong W, Deutsch GH, Johnson EG, Wang T, Black SM, Datar SA, Maltepe E, Fineman JR. PMID: 41214305; PMCID: PMC12602377.
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    2. Microvascular preservation and cardiomyocyte hyperplasia underlie adaptive right ventricle development in congenital heart disease-pulmonary arterial hypertension. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2025 Oct 01; 329(4):H907-H919. Smith MA, Guardado ES, Boehme J, Datar SA, Maltepe E, Swami N, Raff GW, Bodansky A, Chelladurai P, Moreno J, Prince AR, Powers N, Huang GN, de Jesus Perez V, Fineman JR. PMID: 40924618; PMCID: PMC12478462.
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    3. Anxiety and Depression Screening of Youth in Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic: A Multi-Center, Cross-Sectional Study. Pulm Circ. 2025 Apr; 15(2):e70117. Parker C, Whalen E, Smith MA, Becerra J, Stevens L, Avitabile CM, Brown A, Cash M, Jackson EO, McSweeney J, Miller-Reed K, Reyes JT, Sheppard C, Mullen MP, Pulmonary Hypertension Network (PPHNet). PMID: 40567293; PMCID: PMC12187978.
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    4. Mechanotransductive stabilization of HIF-1α is inhibited by mitochondrial antioxidant therapy in the setting of pulmonary overcirculation. Sci Rep. 2025 May 10; 15(1):16320. Boehme JT, Datar SA, Sun X, Gong W, Lu Q, Soto J, Smith MA, Garcia-Flores AE, Raff GW, Wang T, Maltepe E, Black SM, Fineman JR. PMID: 40348934; PMCID: PMC12065877.
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    5. New Insights Into Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension From Bogota: Is Younger Always Better? Pulm Circ. 2025 Jan; 15(1):e70039. Smith MA, Fineman JR. PMID: 39777300; PMCID: PMC11705404.
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    6. MicroRNA in pediatric pulmonary hypertension microRNA profiling to inform disease classification, severity, and treatment response in pediatric pulmonary hypertension. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2025 Jan 01; 328(1):H47-H57. Smith MA, Chiacchia S, Boehme J, Datar SA, Morell E, Keller RL, Romer A, Colglazier E, Parker C, Becerra J, Fineman JR. PMID: 39589759; PMCID: PMC12077658.
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    7. Epidemiology of Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage in Pediatric Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Recipients. Transplant Cell Ther. 2024 10; 30(10):1017.e1-1017.e12. Cheng G, Smith MA, Phelan R, Brazauskas R, Strom J, Ahn KW, Hamilton B, Peterson A, Savani B, Schoemans H, Schoettler M, Sorror M, Higham C, Kharbanda S, Dvorak CC, Zinter MS. PMID: 39089527; PMCID: PMC11717115.
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    8. Pulmonary hypertension in the intensive care unit after pediatric allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant: incidence, risk factors, and outcomes. Front Oncol. 2024; 14:1415984. Smith MA, Cheng G, Phelan R, Brazauskas R, Strom J, Ahn KW, Hamilton BK, Peterson A, Savani B, Schoemans H, Schoettler ML, Sorror M, Keller RL, Higham CS, Dvorak CC, Fineman JR, Zinter MS. PMID: 38868534; PMCID: PMC11167102.
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    9. OMX: A NOVEL OXYGEN DELIVERY BIOTHERAPEUTIC IMPROVES OUTCOMES IN AN OVINE MODEL OF CONTROLLED HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK. Shock. 2024 07 01; 62(1):103-110. Maltepe E, Smith M, Boehme J, Datar SA, Hutchings RS, Vento CA, Manzoor H, Loucks A, Winger JA, Fineman JR. PMID: 38662597; PMCID: PMC12068360.
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    10. Sociodemographic factors associated with tracheostomy and mortality in bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2023 04; 58(4):1237-1246. Smith MA, Steurer MA, Mahendra M, Zinter MS, Keller RL. PMID: 36700394; PMCID: PMC10122507.
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    11. Changes in the Use of Invasive and Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation in Pediatric Asthma: 2009-2019. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2023 02; 20(2):245-253. Smith MA, Dinh D, Ly NP, Ward SL, McGarry ME, Zinter MS. PMID: 36315585; PMCID: PMC9989865.
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    12. Outcomes of Children With Cystic Fibrosis Admitted to PICUs. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2020 10; 21(10):e879-e887. Smith MA, McGarry ME, Ly NP, Zinter MS. PMID: 32304511; PMCID: PMC7597545.
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    13. A Descriptive Study of Decision-Making Conversations during Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Family Conferences. J Palliat Med. 2018 09; 21(9):1290-1299. Smith MA, Clayman ML, Frader J, Arenson M, Haber-Barker N, Ryan C, Emanuel L, Michelson K. PMID: 29920145.
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