Lewis Smith MD

Critical Care Medicine, Pleural Disease

Professor of Medicine, Northwestern University

240 E HuronSuite 2-411Chicago, IL 60611
Phone+1 312-503-6369

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Summary

Dr. Lewis Smith is a Pulmonologist specializing in Critical Care Medicine and Pleural Disease based in Chicago, IL. Holding a medical degree from the University of Rochester School of Medicine, he completed fellowship training in Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine at Boston University Medical Center. Currently serving as a Professor Emeritus at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, Dr. Smith has a wealth of experience in treating asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He is a prolific contributor to respiratory medicine research, with numerous notable publications and clinical trials to his name. Dr. Smith has been recognized for his contributions to healthcare with awards from organizations like the Respiratory Health Association of Metropolitan Chicago and the American Lung Association.

Education & Training

Boston University Medical CenterFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1976 - 1979
University of Rochester Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1973 - 1976
University of Rochester School of Medicine and DentistryClass of 1973
City College of New YorkB.S., 1969
Carle Foundation HospitalResidency, Neurology

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Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 1979 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011, 2013-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification PowerChart, Cerner Corporation, 2011, 2013-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification PowerChart (Clinical), Cerner Corporation, 2011, 2013-2017

Clinical Trials

Dietary Supplementation With Soy Isoflavones in Asthma
COMPLETED
NA
The Study of Soy Isoflavones in Asthma
COMPLETED
PHASE4
Study of the Effect of Vitamin D as an Add-on Therapy to Corticosteroids in Asthma
COMPLETED
PHASE3

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

4 citations
Circulating microRNAs associated with bronchodilator response in childhood asthma.
Rinku Sharma, Anshul Tiwari, Alvin T Kho, Alberta L Wang, Upasna Srivastava
BMC Pulmonary Medicine. 2024-11-04
6 citations
Bronchodilator response does not associate with asthma control or symptom burden among patients with poorly controlled asthma.
David A Kaminsky, Jiaxian He, Robert Henderson, Anne E Dixon, Charles G Irvin
Respiratory Medicine. 2023-11-01
3 citations
Postbronchodilator Reference Values: Should They Be the Norm?
Lewis J Smith
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2023-08-15

Journal Articles

Multi-ancestry genome-wide association study identifies new asthma susceptibility loci that co-localize with immune cell enhancer histone marks
Demenais F, Margaritte-Jeannin P, and Barnes KC…Smith LJ… Nicolae DL, Nature Genetics, 1/1/2017
Leukotrienes and sex: strange bedfellows?
Smith LJ, J Clin Invest, 1/1/2017
Serum adiponectin is associated with adverse outcomes of asthma in men but not in women
Sood A, Dominic E, Qualls C, Steffes MW, Thyagarajan B, Smith LJ, Lewis CE, and Jacobs DR Jr., Front Pharmacol, 1/1/2011

Books/Book Chapters

Advances in Asthma: The Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection
Chapter: Diet and asthma
Smith LEditors: Barnes, P.Henry Stewart Talks Ltd, London, UK2011
Drug and Biological Development, From Molecule to Product and Beyond
Chapter: Types of clinical studies
Page 107 - 122Smith LJEditors: Evens RP.Springer Science and Business Media, LLC, New York2007
Baum's Textbook of Pulmonary Diseases
Chapter: Pulmonary aerosols
Page 133 - 145Smith LJ, and Mehta SEditors: Crapo JD, Glassroth J, Karlinsky J, and King Jr. TE.Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia, PAEdition 7th,2004