Stephen M. Smith, M.B., B.S., Ph.D.

  • Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, School of Medicine
  • Professor of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine
  • Director of CCM Fellowship, Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, School of Medicine
  • Program in Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, School of Medicine
  • Neuroscience Graduate Program, School of Medicine

Biography

Stephen M. Smith is professor of medicine, physiology and pharmacology and CCM fellowship director at Oregon Health & Science University. In addition he is director of Medical Critical Care at VA Portland Health Care System. He obtained his medical degree and PhD at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne in England. After medical residency in London he was a registrar in intensive care at Guy’s Hospital and RPAH and RNSH in Sydney Australia. At Stanford University he worked in the laboratories of Richard Tsien and Richard Scheller in the department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology. He has been at OHSU since 2000 and VAPORHCS since 2012.

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • Ph.D., 1988, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
    • M.B.B.S., 1990, University of Newcastle upon Tyne

  • Internship

    • Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne and Whipp's Cross Hospital, London, 1990-91

  • Residency

    • Medicine at the Brompton, Hammersmith, Queen’s Square, and Guy’s Hospitals.

  • Fellowship

    • Intensive care at Guy's, Royal Prince Alfred, and Royal North Shore Hospitals 1993-97

  • Certifications

    • MRCP (UK)
    • FRACP
    • FCICM

Additional information

Publications

Elsevier pure profile

Selected publications

  • Martiszus, B.J., Tsintsadze, T., Chang, W., Smith, S.M. (2021) Enhanced excitability of cortical neurons in low-divalent solutions is primarily mediated by altered voltage-dependence of voltage-gated sodium channels. eLife 2021;10:e67914 DOI: 10.7554/eLife.67914
  • Ritzau-Jost, A., Tsintsadze, T.,Krueger, M., Ader, A., Bechmann, I., Eilers, J., Barbour, B., Smith, .M., Hallermann, S. (2021) Large, stable spikes exhibit differential broadening in excitatory and inhibitory neocortical boutons. Cell reports. 2021 January 12;34(2):108612. PMID 33440142.
  • Mattheisen, G., Tsintsadze, T., Smith, S.M. (2018) Strong G-protein-mediated Inhibition of sodium channels, Cell reports, 23(19): 2770-2781. PMID 29847805.
  • Tsintsadze, T., Williams, C.L., Weingarten, D., von Gersdorff, H., Smith, S.M. (2017) Distinct actions of voltage-activated Ca2+ channel block on spontaneous release at excitatory and inhibitory central synapses, Journal of Neuroscience, 37(16):4301-4310. PMID: 28320843.
  • Williams, C., Chen, W., Lee, C.H., Yaeger, D., Vyleta, N., Smith, S.M. (2012) Coactivation of multiple tightly coupled calcium channels triggers spontaneous release of GABA. Nature Neuroscience, 15, 1195-1197. PMID: 22842148.

Publications