^[i] Born in Sydney, Australia, Dr. Smith graduated from the University of Sydney in 1969.  He completed his medical residency at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney.  Continuing his post-graduate education, he completed his fellowship in gastroenterology at the same facility and followed this with a year working as a clinical research fellow.  He did additional postgraduate work in liver disease in Brisbane, Australia and in Copenhagen, Denmark.  This work resulted in a research doctoral thesis.

In 1979, Dr. Smith accepted a position as a clinical instructor in liver disease at the University of Southern California.  Then he received an appointment at Stanford University in the Division of Infectious Diseases where he conducted research in hepatitis.

He was a member of the medical school faculty at the University of Minnesota before he joined Digestive Healthcare (which became Minnesota Gastroenterology, P.A.) in 1987.  He is currently a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Minnesota and Medical Director of the Minnesota Clinical Research Center.

With his extensive medical research background, Dr. Smith has written numerous articles about liver disease which have been published in medical journals both here and abroad.

When his schedule permits, Dr. Smith enjoys biking, running and spending time with his family.  He and his wife have three children.