L. Leigh Smith, MD, MAS

Education

2007-2011         ScB Biology- Physical Sciences, Brown University Providence, RI

2011-2015         MD, Howard University College of Medicine, Washington DC

2018-2022         Masters Humanitarian Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Post Graduate Education And Training

2015-2018         Residency, Internal Medicine, Jackson Memorial Hospital/University of Miami, Miami, Fl

2019-2022         Fellowship, Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

2022-2023         Fellowship, Leadership in Epidemiology, Antimicrobial Stewardship, and Public Health, Infectious Diseases Society of America          

Dr Smith’s research focuses on COVID-19 surveillance and contact tracing for acute care hospitals. More specifically, she led a team of contact tracers to help identify clusters of infections among employees and analyzed the data to describe the risk factors associated with COVID-19 transmission. In addition, she conducted exposure investigations on COVID-19 positive patients in the hospital and helped used genomic sequencing to clarify transmission pathways among various individuals. She is also a member of the Maryland Statewide Prevention and Reduction Collaborative (SPARC) helping to organize weekly seminars to facilitate learning about COVID-19 and other emerging pathogens between different hospitals in the state, the state health department, and local academic institutions. Dr Smith’s goal is to continue to use clinical knowledge and applied epidemiology skills to work with different public health partners.

Outbreak Investigations, Public Health, Infectious Diseases

Smith, L., Karaba, S., Amoah, J., Jones, G., Avery, R., Dzintars, K., et al. Hospital-Acquired Infections among Adult Patients Admitted for COVID-19. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 2021; 1-15. doi:10.1017/ice.2021.148

Smith, L.; Pau, S.; Fallon, S.; Cosgrove, S. E.; Curless, M. S.; Fabre, V.; Karaba, S. M.; Maragakis, L. L.; Milstone, A. M.; Sick-Samuels, A. C.; Trexler, P.; Rock, C. Impact of Weekly Asymptomatic Testing for Severe Acute Respiratory Coronavirus Virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in Inpatients at an Academic Hospital. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology2021, 1–3.

Smith L., Morris C, Jibowu M, Fallon S, Ray S, Cosgrove S, Curless M, Fabre V, Karaba S, Maragakis L, Milstone A, Sick-Samuels A, Trexler P, Mostafa H, Rock, C. SARS-CoV-2 Exposure Investigations Using Genomic Sequencing Among Healthcare Workers and Patients in A Large Academic Center. Manuscript accepted at Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology. 2021.