Brandon Michael Smith, M.D., M.P.H.

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  • Associate Medical Director, Harriet Lane Clinic
  • Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Male

Expertise

Pediatrics

Research Interests

Primary Care; Child Health; Children with Medical Complexity; Children with Chronic Disease; Patient and Family Engagement; Patient and Family Centered Care; Health Disparities ...read more

Locations

Johns Hopkins Harriet Lane Clinic

200 N. Wolfe Street
Rubenstein Child Health Building
Baltimore, MD 21287
Phone: 410-955-5710 | Fax: 410-367-2095
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Background

Dr. Smith is an Assistant Professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of General Pediatrics. He is also the Associate Medical Director of the Harriet Lane Clinic. Following his undergraduate studies at St. Mary's College of Maryland, Dr. Smith completed medical school at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He then went on to train in pediatrics for residency at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center, where he also served as chief resident. After residency, he completed his fellowship in General Academic Pediatrics at Johns Hopkins. During that time, he obtained his Master of Public Health from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. 

As a pediatrician and clinician investigator, Dr. Smith is focused on the equitable delivery of primary care for children with chronic disease and medical complexity through patient and family engagement. He is actively involved in the education of trainees, including medical students and residents, as an attending physician and Associate Medical Director of the Harriet Lane Clinic. In this role, he leads the development of the Harriet Lane Clinic Patient and Family Advisory Council. 

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Titles

  • Associate Medical Director, Harriet Lane Clinic
  • Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Departments / Divisions

Education

Degrees

  • MD; University of Maryland School of Medicine (2014)

Residencies

  • Pediatrics; Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2017)
  • Pediatrics; Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2019)

Fellowships

  • Pediatrics; Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2018)
  • Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine; Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2021)

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics-General) (2017)

Research & Publications

Research Summary

Dr. Smith's research focuses on the equitable delivery of primary care for children with chronic disease and medical complexity, who are from historically and currently minoritized racial or ethnic groups. He is particularly focused on how children and their families can be better engaged in their healthcare to improve outcomes for those at risk of health disparities. For example, he is studying the influence of medical and social needs on the lung health of Black infants born premature to inform the design of parent engagement interventions that will reduce health inequities. Current projects also include examining the delivery of accessible care for children in the school setting; studying the home environment’s impact on parents and children’s independence and quality of life for those with complex medical conditions; evaluating the impact of a community health worker intervention for families with complex social and medical needs; assessing best practices for engagement in primary care settings through patient and family advisory councils; and, defining the follow through of children born premature in the early primary care setting, with a health equity lens focused addressing on medical and social needs. 

Selected Publications

Bennett W, Pitts S, Aboumatar H, Sharma R, Smith B, Das A, Day J, Holzhauer K, Bass E. Strategies for Patient, Family and Caregiver Engagement. Technical Brief. (Prepared by the Johns Hopkins University Evidence-based Practice Center under Contract No. 290‑2015‑00006‑I.) AHRQ Publication No. 20-EHC017. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; June 2020. 

Smith B, Sharma R, Das A, Aboumatar H, Pitts S, Day J, Holzhauer K, Bass E, Bennett W. “Patient and family engagement strategies for children with chronic disease: an evidence map of systematic reviews.” Patient Education and Counseling 2021; 104(9): 2213-2223.

Smith B, Spin P, Johnson S, Connor K. Higher child body mass index is associated with greater school-based health center utilization. Childhood Obesity 2020; 16(7):527-533.

Smith BM, Patel PP, Johnson SB, Bethell C. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Medical Home for Children Born Premature in the National Survey of Children's Health. Acad Pediatr. 2023 Jul 29. (Online ahead of print). PMID: 37524165

Smith BM, Smith TK, Holve S, Connor KA, Coleman C, Tschudy MM. Defining and Promoting Pediatric Pulmonary Health: Equitable Family and Community Partnerships. Pediatrics. 2023 Sep 1;152 (Suppl 2). PMCID: PMC10484323

Activities & Honors

Honors

  • Omicron Delta Kappa, The National Leadership Honor Society, 2008
  • Gold Humanism Honor Society, 2013
  • David M. Kamsler Award for “outstanding compassion and expert care of pediatric patients", Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2017

Memberships

  • American Academy of Pediatrics
  • Academic Pediatrics Association
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