{"id":9132,"date":"2018-04-19T13:22:32","date_gmt":"2018-04-19T17:22:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/anesthesiology\/?post_type=directory&#038;p=9132"},"modified":"2025-10-16T12:26:29","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T16:26:29","slug":"alan-smeltz","status":"publish","type":"directory","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/anesthesiology\/directory\/alan-smeltz\/","title":{"rendered":"Alan Smeltz"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Associate Professor of Anesthesiology<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Education:<\/h3>\n<p>Fellowship: Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Division of Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, Durham, NC (2018)<br \/>\nResidency: Anesthesiology, University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC (2014)<br \/>\nMedical School: M.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC (2013)<br \/>\nUndergraduate: B.S. Biology, Minor in Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC (2008)<br \/>\nUndergraduate:\u00a0 B.A. Music Performance, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC (2003)<\/p>\n<h3>What was your greatest recent accomplishment?<\/h3>\n<p>Organized and conducted the first combined UNC-Duke PTEeXAM review course for residents interested in pursuing Basic PTE certification.<\/p>\n<h3>What grants have you received?<\/h3>\n<p>I was the primary faculty mentor for a medical student that applied for and was granted a Summer CMSRP grant.<\/p>\n<h3>What leadership positions do you hold in the department?<\/h3>\n<p>Director of perioperative echocardiography<\/p>\n<h3>New education, degrees, certifications, etc. obtained:<\/h3>\n<p>Advanced Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography Certified (2019)<\/p>\n<h3>Expert skills:<\/h3>\n<p>Perioperative echocardiography<\/p>\n<h3>Twitter account:<\/h3>\n<p>AlanSmeltz<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Associate Professor of Anesthesiology &nbsp; Education: Fellowship: Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Division of Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, Durham, NC (2018) Residency: Anesthesiology, University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC (2014) Medical School: M.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC (2013) Undergraduate: B.S. 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