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Davey M. Smith

Davey Smith

Credentials: 

  • M.D.

  • MAS

  • BS

Current Position(s): 

  • Professor of Medicine

Personal Statement: 

Dr. Smith's role is to offer a wide range of mentoring support including research design, scientific and technical methods, presentation of results, grantsmanship and most importantly career development and guidance. He has a very good track record for mentoring physician scientists with over 60 publications co-authored with graduate students, post-doctoral fellow, and junior faculty as first authors. In recognition of these achievements, Dr. Smith was awarded a K24 mentoring grant from NIAID that took effect in May 2012 and provides more protected time for direct mentorship to Kevan in Dr. Smith's group.

Professional History:

  • 2003-2009       Assistant Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, UCSD; San                              Diego, CA

  • 2005-present   Director, HIV/HCV and HIV/HPV Co-Infection Clinics, Special Infectious Diseases Program, Veterans                                Affairs Medical Center San Diego, CA

  • 2005-present   Physician, Gay Men and Transgender Health, Family Health Centers of San Diego; CA

  • 2009-2013       Associate Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, UCSD; San                              Diego, CA

  • 2009-present   Director, Translational Virology Core, UCSD Centers for AIDS Research, San Diego; CA

  • 2010-present   Core Faculty, Internal Medicine Residency Program, UCSD; San Diego, CA

  • 2011-2017       Associate Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program Director, UCSD; San Diego, CA

  • 2013-2016       Professor of Medicine In Residence, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, UCSD;                                San Diego, CA

  • 2013-present   Co-Director, UCSD Centers for AIDS Research (CFAR), San Diego; CA

  • 2016-present   Professor of Medicine Ladder Rank, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, UCSD;                                San Diego, CA

  • 2016-present   Vice Chair of Faculty, Department of Medicine, UCSD; San Diego, CA

  • Division of Infectious Diseases, UCSD; San Diego, CA

  • 2009-present   Director, Translational Virology Core, UCSD Centers for AIDS Research, San Diego; CA

  • 2010-present   Core Faculty, Internal Medicine Residency Program, UCSD; San Diego, CA

  • 2011-2017       Associate Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program Director, UCSD; San Diego, CA

  • 2013-2016       Professor of Medicine In Residence, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, UCSD;                                San Diego, CA

  • 2013-present   Co-Director, UCSD Centers for AIDS Research (CFAR), San Diego; CA

  • 2016-present   Professor of Medicine Ladder Rank, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, UCSD;                                San Diego, CA

  • 2016-present   Vice Chair of Faculty, Department of Medicine, UCSD; San Diego, CA

  • 2017-present   Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health, UCSD; San Diego, CA

Education:

  • Univ. of Tenn. at Chattanooga; Chattanooga, TN                05/93      Biology

  • East Tenn. State Univ. (ETSU); Johnson City, TN    .           05/96      Medicine

  • Univ. of California, San Diego (UCSD); La Jolla, CA            06/00      Internal Medicine

  • Univ. of California, San Diego (UCSD); La Jolla, CA            06/03      Infectious Diseases

  • Univ. of California, San Diego (UCSD); La Jolla, CA            06/05      Clinical Research

Awards and Honors: 

  • 2002    Associate Investigator Award, Veterans Affairs Medical Center; San Diego, CA

  • 2005    Study of superinfection, JAMA 2004 selected for Discover magazine’s “The Year in Science: Top 100 Stories”                 as story #41. Discover 26(1), January 2005.

  • 2008    Nominated for the 2008 Kaiser Excellence in Teaching Award by the third-year students of the UCSD School of         Medicine; San Diego, CA

  • 2008    “40 Under 40” Award (honoring young San Diego leaders) from San Diego Metropolitan magazine; San Diego,              CA

  • 2009    Dr. A. Brad Truax Award (for outstanding achievement in the area of HIV/AIDS) by the County of San Diego                     Health and Human Services Agency; San Diego, CA

  • 2010    HIV Medical Association Researcher of the Year (honoring young leaders) by the Infectious Disease Society of               America; Vancouver, CA

  • 2012    NIDA Avant Garde Award in HIV Prevention

  • 2012, 2014      UCSD Internal Medicine Residency Teaching Award from Chief Residents; San Diego, CA

  • 2015    American Society of Clinical Investigation

  • 2015    Fellow American College of Physicians

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MISSION

Those who courageously serve in our nation's military deserve exceptional care. The Veterans Medical Research Foundation's mission is to enhance the health of veterans of all generations through research and education.

GENERAL INFORMATION

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(858) 642-3080

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ADDRESS

3350 La Jolla Village Drive (151A)

Building 13

San Diego, CA 92161

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