{"id":8326,"date":"2015-01-26T20:57:00","date_gmt":"2015-01-27T01:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/med-anesthesiology.sites.unc.edu\/directory\/kathleen-smith\/"},"modified":"2025-11-10T13:20:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T18:20:50","slug":"kathleen-smith","status":"publish","type":"directory","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/anesthesiology\/directory\/kathleen-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"Kathleen A. Smith, MD"},"content":{"rendered":"

Professor of Anesthesiology and Obstetrics and Gynecology
\nDivision Chief – Obstetric Anesthesia<\/h4>\n

Education:<\/h3>\n

Residency: Anesthesiology, University of North Carolina Hospitals (2007)
\nMedical School: MD, University of Florida College of Medicine (2003)
\nUndergraduate: BS, Biology, Clemson University (1999)<\/p>\n

What national committees are you part of?<\/h3>\n

ASA Abstract Review Subcommittee on Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
\nASA Committee on Obstetric Anesthesia<\/p>\n

What honors have you received?<\/h3>\n

Faculty Teaching Honor Roll 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022
\nTeacher of the Year Award 2011
\nUNC Anesthesiology Top Clinician-Researcher Honor Roll 2018, 2019
\nFellow of the ASA (FASA)
\nAcademy of Educators Honor Society<\/p>\n

What leadership positions do you hold in the department?<\/h3>\n

Division Chief of Obstetric Anesthesia July 2020<\/span>-present<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>Program Director of Obstetric Anesthesia Fellowship 2012-June 2020<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What leadership positions do you hold in the School of Medicine?<\/h3>\n

Chair of PSQI for UNCH Adult Sedation Committee<\/p>\n

What leadership positions do you hold in local, regional or national societies?<\/h3>\n

NC State Representative for the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology<\/span><\/span>
\nASA Committee on Obstetric Anesthesia – Member
\nEducational Tract Subcommittee for Obstetric Anesthesia\u00a0 –\u00a0Member<\/span><\/p>\n

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New education, degrees, certifications, etc. obtained:<\/h3>\n

Expert skills:<\/h3>\n

Obstetric Anesthesiology
\nHigh risk maternal and fetal anesthesiologist
\nNeuraxial anesthesia<\/p>\n

Twitter account:<\/h3>\n

@ksmith_kathleen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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