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Richard Smerz, DO, Preventive Medicine, Honolulu, HI

RichardWilliamSmerzDOPhD, MTM&H, FACPM

Preventive Medicine Honolulu, HI

Public Health & General Preventive Medicine, Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine

Clinical Professor; Director, Office of Student Affairs; University of Hawaii, John A Burns School of Medicine

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Education & Training

  • Walden University
    Walden UniversityPhD, 2008 - 2012
  • University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine
    University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of MedicineMedical Education, 2006 - 2007
  • NOAA Dive Training Center
    NOAA Dive Training CenterDiploma, Diving Medicine, 1998 - 1998
  • George Washington University, Interagency Institute for Federal Healthcare Executives
    George Washington University, Interagency Institute for Federal Healthcare ExecutivesCertificate, Advanced Healthcare Administration, 1997 - 1997
  • Navy Diving & Salvage Training Center
    Navy Diving & Salvage Training CenterDiploma, Diving Medicine, 1995 - 1995
  • Inter-American Defense College
    Inter-American Defense CollegeDiploma, 1992 - 1993
  • Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
    Walter Reed Army Institute of ResearchResidency, Public Health and General Preventive Medicine, 1988 - 1989
  • Uniformed Services University
    Uniformed Services UniversityMTM&H, Tropical Medicine & Hygiene, 1987 - 1988
  • Command & General Staff College
    Command & General Staff CollegeDiploma, 1983 - 1984
  • US Army Hospital
    US Army Hospital1975 - 1978
  • Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences College of Osteopathic Medicine
    Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences College of Osteopathic MedicineClass of 1975

Certifications & Licensure

  • TX State Medical License
    TX State License 1998 - 2020
  • HI State Medical License
    HI State License 1999 - 2020
  • AZ State Medical License
    AZ State License 1979 - 2019
  • American Board of Preventive Medicine Public Health & General Preventive Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Fellow (FACPM) American College of Preventive Medicine, 2009
  • Order of Military Medical Merit US Army Medical Regiment, 1998
  • de Fleury Medal (Bronze) US Army Corps of Engineers, 1998
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Future of Latin American Armies in the Post Cold War Era  
    Smerz, R, Inter-American Defense College Collection of Independent Study Papers
  • Medical Support of Sinai MFO, 1982  
    Dunn, M; Smerz, R, Military Medicine
  • Descriptive Epidemiological Analysis of Diving Accidents in Hawaii, 1983-2001  
    Nakayama, H; Smerz, R, Hawaii medical Journal
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Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • Effect of Aging on Prevalence and Recovery from DCI
    Smerz, R, Undersea and Hyperbaric medicine
  • Influence of Severity of DCI on Outcome by Age
    Smerz, R, Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine
  • Hawaiian Deep Tables, historical development and usage over twenty years
    Smerz, R, Proceedings of 2nd US-Japan Panel on Diving and Aerospace Medicine
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Press Mentions

  • Medical School Hotline
    Medical School HotlineJanuary 1st, 2021

Professional Memberships

  • Fellow
  • Undersea & Hypebaric Medical Society
    Member
  • South Pacific Underwater Medical Society
    Member
  • American Public Health Association
    Member
  • Uniformed Services Academy of Preventive Medicine
    Member
  • Association of Prevention Teaching and Research
    Member
  • American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
    Member
  • American Academy of Underwater Sciences
    Member
  • AAMC Group on Student Affairs
    Member
  • Special Operations Medical Association
    Member
  • Association of Military Surgeons of the United States
    Member
  • Member
  • Hawaii Medical Association
    Member
  • Member

Other Languages

  • Spanish