RobertPSmithJr.MD

Infectious Disease • South Portland, ME

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Office
50 Foden Rd Ste 3
South Portland, ME 04106
Phone+1 207-774-5816

Fax+1 207-523-8594
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Summary

Dr. Robert Smith Jr., MD is an infectious disease specialist in South Portland, Maine. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in Maine. He is affiliated with Maine Medical Center and Maine Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

Education & Training

Rutgers Health/Newark Beth Israel Medical CenterFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1978 - 1980
Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1975 - 1979
Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 1975

Certifications & Licensure

ME State Medical License 1987 - 2025
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification eClinicalWorks EHR, eClinicalWorks LLC, 2012-2013
Physician Practice Connections Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2010-2013
Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2010-2013

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Circulating antibody-secreting cells are a biomarker for early diagnosis in patients with Lyme disease.
Natalie S Haddad, Sophia Nozick, Robert Smith, Susan Elias, Paul G Auwaerter, F Eun-Hyung Lee, John L Daiss, Shant Ohanian> ;Plos One. 2023 Jan 1
3 citations
Frequency and Geographic Distribution of Borrelia miyamotoi, Borrelia burgdorferi, and Babesia microti Infections in New England Residents.
Demerise Johnston, Jill R Kelly, Michel Ledizet, Nathalie Lavoie, Robert P Smith, Jeffrey Parsonnet, Jonathan Schwab, John Stratidis, Scott Espich, Giyoung Lee, Kaitli...> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2022 Mar 23
3 citations
Lyme Carditis in Hospitalized Children and Adults, a Case Series.
Richard V Shen, Carol A. McCarthy, Robert P. Smith> ;Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2021 Mar 23
20 citations
Management strategies for human babesiosis.
Robert P Smith, Klaus-Peter Hunfeld, Peter J. Krause> ;Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy. 2020 May 4
Prevalence of eastern equine encephalitis virus antibodies among white-tailed deer populations in maine.
Mutebi, J. P.,Godsey, M.,Smith, R. P.,Renell, M. R.,Smith, L.,Robinson, S.,Sears, S.,Lubelczyk, C.> ;Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis.. 2015 Mar 21
Parasitism of mustelids by ixodid ticks (Acari: Ixodidae), Maine and New Hampshire, U.S.A.
Lubelczyk, C.,Lacombe, E. H.,Elias, S. P.,Beati, L.,Rand, P. W.,Smith, R. P.> ;Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2014 Apr 03
Detection of Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus Antibodies in Moose (Alces americana), Maine, 2010.
Lubelczyk, C.,Elias, S. P.,Kantar, L.,Albert, J.,Hansen, S.,Saxton-Shaw, K.,Macmillan, K.,Smith, L. B.,Eisen, R.,Swope, B.,Smith, R. P.,Mutebi, J. P.> ;Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis.. 2013 Dec 24
Effect of a botanical acaricide on Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) and nontarget arthropods.
Elias, S. P.,Lubelczyk, C. B.,Rand, P. W.,Staples, J. K.,St Amand, T. W.,Stubbs, C. S.,Lacombe, E. H.,Smith, L. B.,Smith, R. P.> ;J. Med. Entomol.. 2013 Jan
5 citations
Current diagnosis and treatment of lyme disease.
Robert P. Smith> ;Comprehensive Therapy. 2005 Jan 1
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Press Mentions

Tick Safety Tips from Lyme Disease Experts at TuftsMay 2nd, 2023
Tick-Borne Powassan Virus Is Being Transmitted in Concentrated Clusters in New England, Yale Study SaysApril 11th, 2023

Hospital Affiliations

Maine Medical CenterPortland, Maine
Maine Veterans Affairs Medical CenterAugusta, Maine