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About Craig R Smith, MD
Dr. Smith earned his MD at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio (Phi Beta Kappa), going on to a general surgery internship and residency and a vascular surgery fellowship at the University of Rochester Medical Center/Strong Memorial Hospital (1977-1982). He completed his cardiothoracic surgery residency at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in 1984, immediately joining the faculty of the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.
He was Director of Cardiopulmonary Transplantation at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center during 1986-1996 and was appointed Chief of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery in 1996. He became a full professor of surgery in 1998...
Board Certifications
- Cardiac Surgery
- Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Expertise
- Adult Congenital Heart Disease
- Aneurysm Repair
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Aneurysm Repair
- Aortic Aneurysm Surgery
- Aortic Dissection
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Bloodless Surgery
- Congenital Heart Disease
- Coronary Artery Bypass
- Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
- Heart Failure
- Heart Surgery
- Heart Transplantation
- Heart Valve Repair
- Marfan Syndrome
- Mediastinal Tumor
- Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Valve Repair
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Repair
- Mitral Valve Surgery
- Mitral/Aortic Valve Replacement
- Off Pump Coronary Bypass Surgery
- Open Heart Surgery
- Pediatric Heart Transplant
- Pericardial Disease
- Second Opinion
- Thoracic Aneurysm
- Thoracic Aortic Surgery
- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
- Valve Reconstruction/Repair
- Valve Replacement
Education
- Fellowship: Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
- Internship: Strong Memorial Hospital , Rochester, NY
- Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
- Residency: Strong Memorial Hospital , Rochester, NY
Titles & Positions
- Johnson and Johnson Distinguished Professor in the Department of Surgery and Valentine Mott Professor of Surgery
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center
- NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital
- NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital
- NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester
Education
- Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
- Fellowship: Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
- Residency: Strong Memorial Hospital , Rochester, NY
- Internship: Strong Memorial Hospital , Rochester, NY
Awards & Honors
- New York Magazine's Top Doctors, 2015-2016
- Practitioner of the Year Award, 2004, Society of Practitioners, NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia
- Program Committee, American Society of Transplant Surgeons, 1989-1991
- Program Committee, New York Society for Thoracic Surgery, 1992-1993
- Advisory Board, Issues in Cardiovascular Surgery, 1993-present
- Member, Grant Selection Committee, Clinical Research-Blood Conservation, Bayer Inc., 1993-present
- Board of Directors, NY State Affiliate of the American Heart Association, 1996-2002
- Vice President, New York Society for Thoracic Surgery, 1998-1999
- Membership Committee, American Association for Thoracic Surgery, 1998-2002
- Editorial Board, American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Internet Journal, 1999-2002
- President, New York Society for Thoracic Surgery, 1999-2000
- Chairman, Nominating Committee, New York Society for Thoracic Surgery, 2000-2001
- Workforce on Annual Meeting/Program Task Force Committee, 2000-2003
- Program Committee, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, 2001-present
- Editorial Board, Heart Surgery Forum, 2002-present
- Chairman, Membership Committee, American Association for Thoracic Surgey, 2002-2004
- Chairman, Workforce on Annual Meeting/Program Task Force Committee, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, 2003-2004
- Chairman, Education Committee, American Association for Thoracic Surgery, 2003-2007
- Council Member, American Association for Thoracic Surgery, 2005-2009
- Committee Member, New York State Cardiac Advisory Board, 2005-present
- Healthcare Childhood Obesity Expert Panel, American Heart Association, 2006
- Society of Thoracic Surgeons Task Force on Communications, 2006-present
- Chairman, Improvement Workgroup, New York State Cardiac Advisory Board, 2006-present
- Heart of New York Honoree, American Heart Association, 2007
- President, American Association for Thoracic Surgery, 2011-2012
- Champion Participant, American Heart Association, 2012
Titles & Positions
- Johnson and Johnson Distinguished Professor in the Department of Surgery and Valentine Mott Professor of Surgery
Board Certifications
- cardiac surgery
- thoracic and cardiac surgery
NYP Articles & Features
Advancing Cardiology and Heart Surgery Through a History of Collaboration
Advances•February 06, 2025Dr. Tomoaki Kato Reflects on His Harrowing Battle with COVID-19: ‘I Survived Because of Everybody’s Hard Work’
Health Matters•June 04, 2021