Gary A. Smith, MD, DrPH

Gary A. Smith, MD, DrPH is a professor of pediatrics in The Ohio State University College of Medicine. He is founder and director of the Center for Injury Research and Policy in the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, established in 1999. Dr. Smith is board certified in the specialties of pediatrics and general preventive medicine and public health, and in the subspecialty of pediatric emergency medicine.

In addition to his clinical training, he holds MPH and DrPH degrees from the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Smith has been an active researcher in the field of pediatric injury and violence prevention for more than 40 years and has published more than 280 injury-related articles in peer-reviewed journals. He has served in leadership positions of numerous national and global organizations in his field. He was named as the inaugural recipient of the Dimon R. McFerson Endowed Chair in Injury Research in 2007.

Injury, Violence, Child and Adolescent Health and Safety