Dr. Smith graduated from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, where he also completed his residency in anatomic pathology and a fellowship in renal pathology. He worked for two years as assistant professor of pathology at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine. He then returned to residency in clinical pathology at the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Smith joined the department of pathology at DePaul Medical Center in 1982. He is a founding member of Kingsley Lane Pathology Associates. He served for many years as a clinical assistant professor of pathology at the Eastern Virginia Medical School. Dr. Smith has worked in the past as a consultant in pathology for Lifenet Health and previously served as its assistant medical director. He is board certified by the American Board of Pathology in anatomic and clinical pathology. He is a member of the United States and Canada Academy of Pathology.