Jill A Smith MD

Cataract Related, Glaucoma Related, Retinal Disease

Chief of Ophthalmology, Newton-Wellesley Hospital; Partner, Newton-Wellesley Eye Associates, P.C.

2000 Washington StSuite 462Newton, MA 02462
Phone+1 617-964-1050
Fax+1 617-964-6449

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Education & Training

Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts Eye and Ear/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Ophthalmology, 1993 - 1996
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 1992 - 1993
Duke University School of MedicineClass of 1992

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Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 1996 - 2026
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Partners Longitudinal Medical Record, Partners Healthcare System, 2012, 2014-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Inpatient 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012, 2014-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Longitudinal Medical Record, Partners Healthcare System, 2012, 2014-2017

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

277 citations
A clinical study of the Ahmed glaucoma valve implant in advanced glaucoma.
Ramesh S. Ayyala, David Zurakowski, Jill A Smith, R Monshizadeh, Peter A. Netland
Ophthalmology. 1998-10-01
50 citations
Acute Uveitis Associated With Rifabutin Use in Patients With Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
Deborah S. Jacobs, Peter J. Piliero, Mark G. Kuperwaser, Jill A. Smith, Scott Harris
American Journal of Ophthalmology. 1994-12-01

Lectures

Use of gastrin vaccine to increase gamma-delta and NKT cells and alter pancreas tumor microenvironment to improve survival.
ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium - San Francisco, CA - 1/24/2020