CURRICULUM VITAE

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name:
Nicholas J. Smith, MD
Citizenship:
USA
RANK/TITLE
Adjunct Assistant Professor

Department:
Pediatric Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery

Office Address:
Pediatric ENT Associates
Children’s of Alabama
1940 Elmer Bissell Road
Birmingham, AL 35243

Office Telephone:
(205) 638-4949
Office Fax:
(205) 638-5329

EDUCATION

University of Mississippi BS – Pharmacy 08/97 – 05/01
Oxford, MS

University of Alabama MD 08/01 – 06/05
School of Medicine
Birmingham, AL

POST GRADUATE TRAINING

July 2005 – June 2010 Otolaryngology Residency University of Alabama
at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
(This period includes the year previously known as a General Surgery Internship.)

July 2010 – Present Pediatric Otolaryngology Cincinnati Children’s
Fellowship Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, OH

ADDITIONAL COURSES/CONFERENCES

1. SENTAC Annual Meeting – Charleston, SC – Dec 2012
2. SENTAC Annual Meeting – Cincinnati, OH – Dec 2010
3. AAO Annual Meeting – Boston, MA – Sept 2010
4. COSM — Las Vegas, NV — April 2010
5. American Academy of Otolaryngologic Allergy Rhinology World Basic Course – Philadelphia, PA – April 2009
6. SinusMasters Resident Course – Charleston, SC – March 2009
7. Developing Scientific Manuscripts Seminar – Birmingham, AL – March 2009
8. AO North America Craniomaxillofacial Course – Principles of Operative
Treatment of Craniomaxillofacial Trauma and Reconstruction – New Orleans, LA – Dec 2008
9. Midas-Rex Institute – Temporal Bone and Audiology Workshop – Fort Worth, TX — May 2008

LICENSURE

State of Ohio 095498 Issued: 06/11/10 Expired 01/01/12
State of Alabama 27862 Issued: 01/01/07 Expires 12/31/14

CERTIFICATES

American Board of Otolaryngology Certification Expires 06/01/21
Federal Drug Enforcement Administration Expires 02/29/16
State of Alabama Controlled Substance Expires 12/31/14
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Expired 09/15/11

UNITED STATES MEDICAL LICENSING EXAMINATIONS

USMLE Step I Pass 239 / 97 06/10/03
USMLE Step II Pass 239 / 97 01/20/05
USMLE Step III Pass 206 / 84 06/05/06

HONORS AND AWARDS

2010 Best Presentation Clinical Science Paper Competition Alabama Chapter American College of Surgeons Conference
2010 Best Presentation UAB Otolaryngology Resident Research Day
2008 Best Presentation UAB Otolaryngology Resident Research Day
2004 Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society
2004 UAB Nominee for the National Medical Fellowship
2003 Herbert W. Nickens, MD Medical Student Award –
AAMC National Award for Medical Students who have shown leadership efforts in addressing educational, societal and healthcare needs of minorities
2002 Peacock Gross Anatomy Teaching Fellowship

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
Alabama Society of Otolaryngology –Head and Neck Surgery

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES/COMMITTEES

Children’s of Alabama Aerodigestive Tract Treatment Center
Team member 2012-Present

Children’s of Alabama Vascular Anomalies Team member 2012-Present

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

PUBLICATIONS:

1. Smith NJ, Greinwald JH. To Tube or Not To Tube: Indications for Myringotomy Tube Placement. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. Submitted May 2011.
2. Smith NJ, Riley KO, Woodworth BA. Endoscopic Coblator-Assisted Management of Encephaloceles. Laryngoscope. 2010 Dec; 120(12): 2535-9.
3. Smith NJ, Magnuson JS, Vidrine DM, Kulbersh BD, Peters GE. Minimally Invasive Parathyroidectomy: Use of Intraoperative PTH Assays After 2 Preoperative Localization Studies. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surgery. 2009 Nov; 135(11): 1108-11.

PRESENTATIONS:

National and International Meetings

1. Smith NJ, Riley KO, Woodworth BA. Endoscopic Coblator-Assisted Management of Encephaloceles. Oral Presentation. American Rhinologic Society Annual Meeting. October 2009. San Diego, CA.

2. Smith NJ, Zhang S, Sorscher EJ, Rowe S, Woodworth BA. Quercitin Increases Chloride Transport in Murine Nasal Epithelial Cultures. Oral Presentation. AAO-HNSF Annual Meeting. October 2009. San Diego, CA.

3. Smith NJ, Magnuson JS, Vidrine DM, Kulbersh BD, Peters GE. Minimally Invasive Parathyroidectomy: Use of Intraoperative PTH Assays After 2 Preoperative Localization Studies. Oral Presentation. COSM. May 2009. Phoenix, AZ.

4. Smith NJ, Kostrzewa JP, Zhang S, Palmer JN, Cohen NA, Woodworth BA. Biofilm-forming Capability in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Increases the
Upregulation of the Pro-inflammatory Cytokine CXCL1/KC. Oral Presentation. Rhinology World 2009. Philadelphia, PA.

5. Smith NJ, Magnuson JS, Vidrine DM, Kulbersh BD, Peters GE. Minimally Invasive Parathyroidectomy: Re-Evaluation of the Utilization of Intraoperative Parathyroid Hormones Assays. Oral Presentation. Annual International Conference on Head and Neck Cancer. July 2008. San Francisco, CA.

State and Local Meetings

Posters and Presentations:

1. Smith NJ, Magnuson JS, Vidrine DM, Kulbersh BD, Peters GE. Minimally Invasive Parathyroidectomy: Use of Intraoperative PTH Assays After 2 Preoperative Localization Studies. Oral Presentation. American College of Surgeons, Alabama Chapter. June 2010. Point Clear, AL.

2. Smith NJ, Riley KO, Woodworth BA. Endoscopic Coblator-Assisted Management of Encephaloceles. Oral Presentation. Division of Otolaryngology Resident Research Day. May 2010. Birmingham, AL.

3. Smith NJ, Kostrzewa JP, Zhang S, Palmer JN, Cohen NA, Woodworth BA. Biofilm-forming Capability in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Increases the Upregulation of the Pro-inflammatory Cytokine CXCL1/KC. Oral Presentation. Division of Otolaryngology Resident Research Day. May 2009. Birmingham, AL.

4. Smith NJ, Magnuson JS, Vidrine DM, Kulbersh BD, Peters GE. Minimally Invasive Parathyroidectomy: Re-Evaluation of the Utilization of Intraoperative Parathyroid Hormones Assays. Oral Presentation. Alabama Society of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting. August 2008. Orange Beach, AL.

5. Smith NJ, Magnuson JS, Vidrine DM, Kulbersh BD, Peters GE. Minimally Invasive Parathyroidectomy: Re-Evaluation of the Utilization of Intraoperative Parathyroid Hormones Assays. Oral Presentation. Division of Otolaryngology Resident Research Day. May 2008. Birmingham, AL.

6. Smith NJ, Wiatrak BJ. Persistent Buccopharyngeal Membrane. Oral Presentation. Division of Otolaryngology Resident Research Day. May 2007. Birmingham, AL.

7. Smith NJ, Heslin M. Prognostic Factors Associated with Extremity Soft Tissue Sarcoma. Oral Presentation. UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center Retreat. September 2002. Birmingham, AL.

8. Smith NJ, Ponnazhagan S. Adeno-associated Virus-mediated Anti-angiogenic Gene Therapy. UAB Cancer Research Experience for Students Program. May 2001. Birmingham, AL.