PhilipWSmithMD

General Surgery • Chattanooga, TN

Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care, Minimally Invasive Surgery

Associate Professor, Surgery, University of Tennessee, Memphis, College of Medicine

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Office
979 E 3rd St
Ste 300
Chattanooga, TN 37403
Phone+1 423-267-0466

Fax+1 423-757-0770
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Summary

Dr. Philip Smith, MD is a general surgeon in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in Tennessee, Missouri, and Alaska. He is affiliated with Erlanger Medical Center, Parkridge Medical Center, and CHI Memorial.

Education & Training

Vanderbilt University Medical CenterFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 2000 - 2001
University of Tennessee College of Medicine at ChattanoogaResidency, Surgery, 1997 - 2000
HCA Healthcare/Mercer University School of Medicine/Memorial Health University Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1995 - 1996
University of Tennessee College of Medicine at ChattanoogaInternship, Transitional Year, 1990 - 1991
East Tennessee State University James H. Quillen College of MedicineClass of 1990

Certifications & Licensure

MO State Medical License 2023 - 2025
TN State Medical License 1996 - 2024
AK State Medical License 2023 - 2024
VA State Medical License 1992 - 2024
ID State Medical License 2022 - 2024
GA State Medical License 1996 - 1997
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification All in One EMR, Medstreaming, 2013
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

3 citations
Stereotactic radiosurgery before bilateral adrenalectomy is associated with lowered risk of Nelson's syndrome in refractory Cushing's disease patients.
Adomas Bunevicius, Karen Lavezzo, Philip W. Smith, Mary Lee Vance, Jason P. Sheehan> ;Acta Neurochirurgica. 2021 Mar 24
14 citations
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Trauma Population: Does Decolonization Prevent Infection?
Robert A Maxwell, Chasen A Croft, C Buddy Creech, Isaac Thomsen, Nicole Soper, Laura E Brown, Vicente A Mejia, Benjamin W Dart 4th, Donald E Barker> ;The American Surgeon. 2017 Dec 1
7 citations
Vessel Ligation Fundamentals: A Comparison of Technical Evaluations by Crowdsourced Nonclinical Personnel and Surgical Faculty.
Yinin Hu, Boxiang Jiang, Helen Kim, Anneke T. Schroen, Philip W. Smith, Sara K. Rasmussen> ;Journal of Surgical Education. 2017 Dec 1
24 citations
An institutional comparison of total abdominal colectomy and diverting loop ileostomy and colonic lavage in the treatment of severe, complicated Clostridium difficile ...
Anna Z. Fashandi, Allison N. Martin, Patty T. Wang, Traci L. Hedrick, Charles M. Friel, Philip W. Smith, R. Ann Hays, Peter T. Hallowell> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2017 Mar 1
50 citations
Sarcopenia in emergency abdominal surgery
Rebecca C. Dirks, Brandy L. Edwards, Elizabeth Tong, Basil Schaheen, Florence E. Turrentine, Amber L. Shada, Philip W. Smith> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2017 Jan 1
12 citations
Overwhelming Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection after Reversal of Diverting Loop Ileostomy Created for Prior Fulminant C. difficile Colitis.
Anna Z. Fashandi, Scott R. Ellis, Philip W. Smith, Peter T. Hallowell> ;The American Surgeon. 2016 Aug 1
27 citations
Declining Operative Experience for Junior-Level Residents: Is This an Unintended Consequence of Minimally Invasive Surgery?
Matthew G. Mullen, Elise P. Salerno, Alex D. Michaels, Traci L. Hedrick, Min-Woong Sohn, Philip W. Smith, Bruce D. Schirmer, Charles M. Friel> ;Journal of Surgical Education. 2016 Jul 1
Clinical Efficacy of 2-Phase Versus 4-Phase Computed Tomography for Localization in Primary Hyperparathyroidism
John B Hanks, Christopher R Durst, Allison N Martin, Amber L Shada, Sugoto Mukherjee, David A Ornan, Philip W Smith, John R Gaughen> ;Surgery. 2016 Jun 16
18 citations
Use of Postexposure Prophylaxis After Occupational Exposure to Zaire ebolavirus.
Wong, K. K., Wong, K. K., Davey, R. T., Davey, R. T., Hewlett, A. L., Hewlett, A. L., Kraft, C. S., Kraft, C. S., Mehta, A. K., Mehta, A. K., Mulligan, M. J., Mulligan...> ;Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
23 citations
Current Capabilities and Capacity of Ebola Treatment Centers in the United States.
Jocelyn J. Herstein, Paul D. Biddinger, Colleen S. Kraft, Lisa Saiman, Shawn G. Gibbs, Philip W. Smith, Angela L. Hewlett, John J. Lowe> ;Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2016 Mar 1
23 citations
Initial Costs of Ebola Treatment Centers in the United States.
Jocelyn J. Herstein, Paul D. Biddinger, Colleen S. Kraft, Lisa Saiman, Shawn G. Gibbs, Philip W. Smith, Angela L. Hewlett, John J. Lowe> ;Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2016 Feb 1
8 citations
Vessel Ligation Training via an Adaptive Simulation Curriculum
Yinin Hu, Robyn N. Goodrich, Ivy A. Le, Kendall D. Brooks, Robert G. Sawyer, Philip W. Smith, Anneke T. Schroen, Sara K. Rasmussen> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2015 Jun 1
2 citations
Surrogate testing suggests that chlorine dioxide gas exposure would not inactivate Ebola virus contained in environmental blood contamination.
John J. Lowe, Angela L. Hewlett, Peter C. Iwen, Philip W. Smith, Shawn G. Gibbs> ;Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene. 2015 May 8
10 citations
Construct validation of a cost-effective vessel ligation benchtop simulator.
Yinin Hu, Ivy A. Le, Robyn N. Goodrich, Brandy L. Edwards, Jacob R. Gillen, Philip W. Smith, Anneke T. Schroen, Sara K. Rasmussen> ;Journal of Surgical Education. 2015 May 1
9 citations
Elective laparoscopic adrenalectomy outcomes in 1099 ACS NSQIP patients: identifying candidates for early discharge.
Florence E. Turrentine, George J. Stukenborg, John B. Hanks, Philip W. Smith> ;The American Surgeon. 2015 May 1
137 citations
The Use of TKM-100802 and Convalescent Plasma in 2 Patients With Ebola Virus Disease in the United States
Colleen S. Kraft, Angela L. Hewlett, Scott A. Koepsell, Anne M. Winkler, Christopher J. Kratochvil, LuAnn Larson, Jay B. Varkey, Aneesh K. Mehta, G. Marshall Lyon, Rac...> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2015 Apr 22
11 citations
Caring for patients with Ebola: a challenge in any care facility.
Mark G. Kortepeter, Philip W. Smith, Angela L. Hewlett, Theodore J. Cieslak> ;Annals of Internal Medicine. 2015 Jan 6
38 citations
Risk factors for 30-day hospital readmission after thyroidectomy and parathyroidectomy in the United States: An analysis of National Surgical Quality Improvement Progr...
Matthew G. Mullen, Damien J. LaPar, Sara K. Daniel, Florence E. Turrentine, John B. Hanks, Philip W. Smith> ;Surgery. 2014 Dec 1
4 citations
Adrenalectomy for adrenal-mediated hypertension: National Surgical Quality Improvement Program analysis of an institutional experience.
Amber L. Shada, Jayme B Stokes, Florence E. Turrentine, Virginia B. Simpson, Shetal H. Padia, Robert M. Carey, John B. Hanks, Philip W. Smith> ;The American Surgeon. 2014 Nov 1
Abdominal Pain and Mass
Trisha L. Marshall, Kristin C. Turza, Stephen L. Cook, Philip W. Smith> ;JAMA Surgery. 2014 Jun 1
Maladie de Von Hippel-Lindau
K. Reda, F. El Asri, R Massoudi, Abdelbarre Oubaaz> ;Journal Francais D'ophtalmologie. 2013 Nov 1
8 citations
Surgeon-performed ultrasound for primary hyperparathyroidism.
Worthington G. Schenk, John B. Hanks, Philip W. Smith> ;The American Surgeon. 2013 Jul 1
4 citations
Aerobic exercise is associated with improved weight loss after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding.
Amber L. Shada, Peter T. Hallowell, Bruce D. Schirmer, Philip W. Smith> ;Obesity Surgery. 2013 May 1
74 citations
Phosphorylation of RelA/p65 promotes DNMT-1 recruitment to chromatin and represses transcription of the tumor metastasis suppressor gene BRMS1
Yuan Liu, Marty W. Mayo, Alykhan S. Nagji, Philip W. Smith, Catherine S. Ramsey, Duo Li, David R. Jones> ;Oncogene. 2012 Mar 1
13 citations
Evaluation of an infrared thermal detection system for fever recognition during the H1N1 influenza pandemic.
Angela L. Hewlett, Andre C. Kalil, Rahman Alim Strum, Wesley G. Zeger, Philip W. Smith> ;Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2011 May 1
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Professional Memberships

American College of Surgeons - ACS
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Hospital Affiliations

Erlanger Medical CenterChattanooga, Tennessee
CHI MemorialChattanooga, Tennessee
Parkridge Medical CenterChattanooga, Tennessee