He received his medical degree at the College of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. He completed his residency at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, NY and his fellowship in Oncology at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Smith's interests include acute lymphoblastic leukemia, acute myeloid leukemia, blood transplant, bone marrow transplant, chronic myeloid leukemia, drug development, hematologic malignancies, leukemia, medical oncology, myelodysplasia, myelodysplastic syndrome, and myeloproliferative disorders