
William R Smith MD Paramedic, FAWM, FAEMS
Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine, Emergency Medical Services
President/Medical Director, Wilderness & Emergency Medicine Consulting, LLC
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PO Box 11186Jackson, WY 83002
Phone+1 307-200-9362
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Summary
- William Smith, MD, is an emergency medicine physician located in Jackson, WY, with subspecialties in undersea and hyperbaric medicine as well as emergency medical services. He completed his medical education at the University of Washington School of Medicine in 2001 and a residency in emergency medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals in 2004. Dr. Smith has been an emergency department physician at St. John's Health since 2004 and serves as an emergency physician with the Department of the Army. His experience spans tactical and wilderness medicine, search and rescue, and international/remote medicine, further reflected in his publications in these areas. He holds fellowships from the Wilderness Medical Society and the American College of Emergency Physicians.
Education & Training
Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated HospitalsResidency, Emergency Medicine, 2001 - 2004
University of Washington School of MedicineClass of 2001
University of WyomingBS, Molecular Biology/Pre-Med, 1991 - 1995
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 2025 - 2028
VA State Medical License 2023 - 2028
UT State Medical License 2020 - 2028
WA State Medical License 2021 - 2028
MT State Medical License 2020 - 2028
FL State Medical License 2024 - 2028
ND State Medical License 2023 - 2028
American Board of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow of the Academy of Wilderness Medicine Wilderness Medical Society, 2008
- Fellow (FACEP) American College of Emergency Physicians
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Butterflies in the Field: Introducing Point-of-Care Ultrasound to Paramedics in Rural and Wilderness Emergency Medical Services.Gavin B Faulkner, McKenzie J Eakin, William R Smith, Albert R Wheeler 3rd, H Hill Stoecklein
Prehospital Emergency Care. 2026-03-03 - Sublingual Sufentanil Tablet for Analgesia in Emergency Medical Services and Search and Rescue Agencies.Hunter Albert McWilliams, Lindsey Fell, Albert Mason Wheeler, Emad Awad, Albert Richard Wheeler 3rd
Prehospital Emergency Care. 2025-01-01 - 4 citationsWilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Acute Pain in Austere Environments: 2024 Update.Patrick B Fink, Albert R Wheeler 3rd, William R Smith, Graham Brant-Zawadzki, James R Lieberman
Wilderness & Environmental Medicine. 2024-06-01
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Should Trancutaneous Cardiac Pacing be Performed in an Urban EMS System?Smith W and Rubin J, Abstract 96, Pre-Hospital Emergency Care, Jan/Mar 2005; Volume 9, Number 1
- The Efficacy of Wrist Protectors in Preventing Snowboarding Injuries.Smith W, Wilderness and Environmental Medicine, 2002; 13: 169-173
- EMS Telephone Referral Program: An Alternative Approach to Non-Urgent 911 Calls.Smith W, Culley L, Plorde M, Murray J, Eisenberg M, Pre-Hospital Emergency Care, April 2001; Volume 5, Number 2
Lectures
- Fractures & Dislocations and their Reductions.Jackson Hole Fire/EMS Annual Shock/Trauma Conference, Jackson, WY
- New & Developing EMS Technologies.Colorado Symposium on Emergency Care (CSEC), Durango, CO
- Bringing Combat Medicine to the “streets of EMS”.Colorado Symposium on Emergency Care (CSEC), Telluride, CO
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Member
- National Association of EMS PhysiciansMember
- Fellow
- Special Operations Medical Association (SOMA)Member
External Links
- WEMC, LLChttp://www.wildernessdoc.com
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