Douglas R. Smego

Douglas R. Smego, MD

Academic Information

Departments Adjunct - Surgery

Divisions: Cardiothoracic Surgery

Board Certification

  • American Board of Forensic Medicine
  • American Board of Surgery (Sub: General Surgery)
  • American Board of Thoracic Surgery (Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery)

Education History

Fellowship Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine
 Fellow
Fellowship University of Louisville School of Medicine
 Fellow
Internship/Residency New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
 Resident
Doctoral Training New Jersey Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
 MD
Undergraduate University of Notre Dame
 BS

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Gelhard S, OBrien L, Vincenti S, Smego DR, Hobbs R, Varghese TK Jr, Selzman CH, Pereira SJ (2023). Disparities in Gender and Diversity Representation Among Surgical Subspecialties: Are we Losing Momentum? J Surg Res, 293, 413-419. (Read full article)
  2. Smego DR (2022). Invited Commentary on: Evaluation of aorto-pulmonary window using virtual dissection of MD-computed CTA database. J Card Surg, 37(12), 4485-4486. (Read full article)
  3. Nash J, Yon JR, Kaminsky M, Smego D, Bokhari F, Wall MJ Jr (2016). Gunshot wound to the chest with retained projectile in intraventricular septum. J Trauma Acute Care Surg, 82(1), 221-223. (Read full article)
  4. Stear TJ, Shersher D, Kim GJ, Smego DR (2015). Valvular Cytomegalovirus Endocarditis. Ann Thorac Surg, 102(2), e105-7. (Read full article)
  5. Goldstein DJ, Smego D, Michler RE (2006). Surgical aspects of congestive heart failure. Heart Fail Rev, 11(2), 171-92. (Read full article)
  6. Nwakanma L, Poonyagariyagorn HK, Bello R, Khoynezhad A, Smego D, Plestis KA (2006). Early and late results of combined carotid endarterectomy and coronary artery bypass versus isolated coronary artery bypass. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg, 5(2), 159-65. (Read full article)
  7. Khoynezhad A, Bello R, Smego DR, Nwakanma L, Plestis KA (2005). Improved outcome after repair of descending and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms using modern adjuncts. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg, 4(6), 574-6. (Read full article)
  8. Daye SS, Barone JE, Lincer RM, Blabey RC, Smego DR (1993). Pfannenstiel syndrome. Am Surg, 59(7), 459-60. (Read full article)
  9. White WA, Smego DR, Barone JE (1992). Arterial substitution in lower extremity trauma: autogenous vein vs polytetrafluoroethylene. Conn Med, 56(10), 525-8. (Read full article)
  10. Carr TG, Kazarian KK, Smego DR, Barone JE (1991). Radionuclide cholescintigraphy in patients with suspected biliary tract obstruction. Am Surg, 57(10), 673-5. (Read full article)
  11. Parry MF, Smego DA, Digiovanni MA (1988). Hepatobiliary kinetics and excretion of ciprofloxacin. Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 32(7), 982-5. (Read full article)
  12. Conforti FP, Smego DR, Kazarian KK (1987). Halloween appendicitis: pin perforation of the appendix. Conn Med, 51(8), 507. (Read full article)
  13. Smego DR, Smego RA Jr (1986). Hydatid cyst: preoperative sterilization with mebendazole. South Med J, 79(7), 900-1. (Read full article)
  14. Smego DR, Richardson JD, Flint LM (1985). Determinants of outcome in pancreatic trauma. J Trauma, 25(8), 771-6. (Read full article)

Patent

  1. (2004). Hemodialysis Access Device.