Curriculum Vitae

 Larry N. Smith, MD, FACS

www.darwinswar.com

Education:

• American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 1990-1993,   Board Certified
• Residency, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 1986-1990, Board Certified
• Internship, General Surgery, University of Florida Department of Surgery, Gainesville, Florida, 1985-1986
• Doctor of Medicine, University of Tennessee Center for the Health Sciences, Memphis, Tennessee, 1981-1985
• Masters Program in Comparative & Experimental Medicine, Department of Medical Biology, University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1980-1981, did not complete enrolled in Medical School
• Bachelor of Science in Microbiology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1975-1978
• Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, Tennessee, 1973-1975 Transferred to University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Faculty Appointments:

• Adjunct Professor Anatomy and Physiology; Santa Fe College, 2009 to present
• University of Florida Department of Otolaryngology; Courtesy Associate Professor 1992-2004
• University of Florida Department of Family Practice; Courtesy Associate Professor 1999-2004

Postgraduate Courses:

• Mastering Negotiations, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2006

Honors:

• Darwin’s War: Finalist 2009 Next Generation Indie Book Awards History/Historical Non-fiction and Best Cover Design
• Gooch Scholarship, 1981-1985
• Roane County, Tennessee Health Scholarship 1981-1985
• NIH Medical Student Research Fellowship, 1984
• Sigma XI Ophthalmology award, 1985
• Fellow American College of Surgeons (FACS), 1992

Memberships:

• American Medical Association
• American College of Surgeons
• Florida Chapter American College of Surgeons
• American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
• American Academy of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
• Florida Medical Society
• Alachua County Medical Society

Books:

• America’s Healthcare: Through Ignorance, Bigotry, Poverty, and Politics To America’s Uninsured: Medicine’s Long Journey; Larry N. Smith, M.D. and Stephen Parente, Ph.D.; in editing
• Darwin’s War: Science, Politics, Warfare, Faith and Sacrifice: The 416th Bomb Group’s Sacrifices to Defeat Eugenics; L. N. Smith, M.D.; BookSurge Publishing; Copyright 2008; LCCN 2008900726
• Finalist 2009 Next Generation Indie Book Awards in History/Historical Non-fiction and for Best Cover Design

Publications, Reports and Book Reviews:

• Has the SEC Charged the Right People with Securities Fraud? Larry N. Smith, M.D. and C. Gary Moody, Esq.; The American Thinker; May 28, 2010; http://www.americanthinker.com/2010/05/has_the_sec_charged_the_right.html
• Private alternatives: Tax system can foster real change; Larry Smith, M.D. Stephen Parente, Ph.D.; Washington Times, Opinion-Editorial, Friday August 28, 2009; http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/aug/28/private-alternatives/ ; reprinted in The Gainesville Sun April 22, 2010 
• Certificate of need Programs: Inflationary and Anti-competitive for Healthcare; Tennessee Medicine; Vol. 102, No.9, September 2009
• Reida Rae’s Rebirth: Long after being put out to pasture, an old warhorse comes in from the cold at the New England Air Museum; Larry Smith, M.D.; Aviation History Magazine; May 2009
• The Truth About America’s Uninsured: Separating Fact from Political Fiction; Tennessee Medicine; Special Feature; Vol. 101, No. 10, October 2008
• A Brief History of Medicine’s Hippocratic Oath or How Times Have Changed; Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery; July 3,Vol 139/1 pp 1-4; Commentary; 2008; 10.1016/j.otohns.2008.04.009
• Medicine and the Market: Equity verses Choice; Tennessee Medicine; book review; In Press 2008
• Medicare Prospective Payment and the Shaping of U.S. Health Care; Tennessee Medicine; book review; In Press 2008
• An Otolaryngology’s Experience With In-flight Commercial Airline Medical Emergencies: Three Case Reports and Literature Review; American Journal of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery; Vol. 29, No. 5, Sept-Oct 2008, pp 346-351
• The Issues of National HealthCare: Comparing and Contrasting Britain’s and America’s Systems; Journal of the Florida Medical Association; Editorial; July 2007
• Healthcare Over There Needs U.S.-Style Fix: Opportunity for Positive Change; Barrons Magazine; Other Voices Editorial; April 14, 2007
• Alachua County Medical Society: House Calls; Editorial, March/April 2002
• Alachua County Medical Society: House Calls; Review articles, May/June 2001, pp 6-7, May/June 2001, pp 12-13
• American Journal of Otolaryngology; Vol. 15, No. 4, 1994
• National Institute of Health; Final Report, 1985
• Journal of the Tennessee Medical Association; Vol. 76, No. 9, 1983
• Journal of the Tennessee Medical Association; Vol. 76, No. 1, 1983
• Journal of the Tennessee Medical Association; Vol. 8, No. 8, 1980
• Experimental Hematology; Vol.8, No. 8, 1980
• Experimental Hematology; Vol. 8, No.5, 1980

Endowments Established:

• Oakland School Foundation for Learning Disabilities: Nelson A. Smith Faculty Education Endowment; 2004-2005; Oakland School; Keswick, Va.
• Boys and Girls Club of Alachua County: Facility Maintenance Endowment; 2006; Gainesville, Fl.

Conferences Organized:

Jefferson Seminars:

• Thomas Jefferson and Religion, February 2006

Gainesville Academy of Otolaryngology:

• Immune Deficiency and Sinusitis, June 1992
• Management of Laryngeal Trauma, August 1991
• Bell’s palsy and Ossicular Reconstruction, May 1991
• Management of Parotid Disease, January 1991

University of Florida Department of Otolaryngology:

• Current Topics in Otolaryngology, 1990
• Current Concepts in Allergy, 1989
• Current Concepts in Pediatric Otolaryngology, 1988

Seminars Given:

• Darwin’s War presented to Task Force Patriot, Lilburn, Georgia July 3, 2009
• Darwin’s War presented to the Circa History Guild, Alpharetta, Georgia July 2, 2009
• Darwin’s War presented to the World War II Round Table, Atlanta, February 2009
• Darwin’s War presented to The Distinguished Flying Cross Society’s National Meeting, Pensacola Naval Air Station, October 2008
• Darwin’s War presented to Kitty Hawk Daedalian Flight, Seymour Johnson AFB Oct 16, 2008
• Darwin’s War presented to Daedalian Flight 102, Fort McPherson Atlanta, GA August 19, 2008
• 416th Bomb Group’s Road Through War: Mission Phases and Worms, Germany Mission; August 2007
• 416th Bomb Group in Europe: Airbases and Oissel Rail Bridge Mission; August 2006
• Effects of Dehydration on Erythropoiesis; Southeastern Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine, Oak Ridge, Tennessee; 1980
• Aplastic Anemia: Serum Effects on in-vitro Hematopoiesis; University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee; 1980

Professional and Community Achievements:

Professional:

• American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Board of Governor’s Legislative Committee Member; 2008 to present

· Founding Physician and President of Accent Physician Specialists 1990-2004

· Founding Board Member Florida Independent Physicians Association, State Chartered 1993, Gainesville, Florida, 1991-1995

· Board Member Alachua County Medical Society 1993-2003

· Developer 42,000 sq.ft. Millennium Center Medical/Business Center, 4340 Newberry Road 1995-2000

· Founding Owner and Board Member Dermhorizons, LLC,1995-2005

· Founding Board Member Millennium Bank, Chartered 1999, Gainesville, Florida, 1998- 2006
*Chairperson; ALCO Committee, 1998 to 2004
*Chairperson; Business Development Committee, 2004 to 2006
*Chairperson; Audit Committee January 2006 to Sept. 2006

· Board Member AvMed HMO Insurance Company, State Quality Assurance/ Quality Improvement Committee, 1999 to 2006

· Developer and Director of the First Accredited, “Office Based Surgery Practice” in the State of Florida by the Joint Committee on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), 2000

· Developer and Director of JCAHO Accredited “Office Based Ambulatory Health Care Facility and Practice” for Accent Physician Specialists, One of the first in the State of Florida, 2003

· Board Member Oakland School Foundation for Learning Disabilities, Charlottesville, Virginia, 2003 to 2006

 

Community:

• Campaign Manager for Remzey Samarrai’s Florida House District 22 2010 Campaign; June 2009 to present
• Guardian ad Litem, 8th Judicial Court, 2006
• Community sports coach and sponsor for the Boys and Girls Club, Youth Soccer, YMCA, and AAU, Alachua County, 1995 to 2006
• Board Member Boys and Girls Club of Alachua County, March 2005 to 2006
• Committee Member Boy Scouts of America Fund Raiser, April 2005 and 2006
• Presidential Greeter representing Alachua County for President George Bush’s Campaign visit to Gainesville, Florida, Nov. 2004
• Committee Member Alachua County School Board Action Planning Board on School Violence, 1999
• Medical Mission Trip to La Vega, Dominican Republic, 1991