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Smith-Eileen

Eileen P. Smith, M.D.

Hematologist - Oncologist; Francis & Kathleen McNamara Distinguished Chair in Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation
Clinical Expertise
  • Hematology - Oncology
Appointments
Clinical Professor and Chair, Department of Hematology & Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation; Associate Director of the Clinical Research Program, Department of Hematology & Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation; Medical Director, Alpha Stem Cell Clinic
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Eileen P. Smith, M.D., has spent nearly three decades at City of Hope, beginning in 1988 as a fellow in medical oncology and bone marrow transplantation. She is the Francis & Kathleen McNamara Distinguished Chair in Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation. 
 
A respected specialist in the field, Dr. Smith is a clinical professor and chair of City of Hope’s Department of Hematology & Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation.
 
She is currently running a clinical trial examining the effectiveness of administering a double or “tandem” dose of a patient's own healthy stem cells within a relatively short period of time.
 
Dr. Smith received her medical degree from University of Southern California where she also did a fellowship in hematology. She served in the National Health Service Corps, and is active in PRIM&R: Public Responsibility in Medicine & Research.

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City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, 1500 East Duarte Road

Duarte, CA 91010

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Education

Board Certifications

  • 1989, Diplomate, ABIM Subspecialty of Medical Oncology
  • 1988, Diplomate, ABIM Subspecialty of Hematology
  • 1984, Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine
  • 1982, Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners

Degrees

  • 1981, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, M.D.
  • 1976, Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT, B.S. Cum Laude, Biology

Fellowship

  • 1988-1989, Fellowship in medical oncology/bone marrow transplantation, City of Hope, Duarte, CA
  • 1986-1988, Fellowship in hematology, Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

Residency

  • 1981-1984, Internship and residency, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA
Professional Experience
  • 2019-present, Chair, Department of Hematology & Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation
  • 2003-present, Staff Physician and Clinical Professor, Department of Hematology & Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, City of Hope, Duarte, CA
  • 1996-2003, Associate Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, WI
  • 1994 - 1996, Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine & Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
  • 1988-1996, Staff Physician, Department of Hematology & Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, Duarte, CA
  • 1984-1986, National Health Service Corps: Physician Specialist in Adult Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
Memberships
  • 2006-present, Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research
  • 2003-present, Southwest Oncology Group
  • 1998-present, American Society of Clinical Oncology
  • 1997-2003, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group
  • 1994-present, American Society for Blood & Marrow Transplantation
  • 1996-1996, Southwest Oncology Group
  • 1977, American Society of Hematology
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