Michael J. Smith, M.D. is a Board Certified Radiation Oncologist who recently joined the Radiation Oncology staff at Weill Cornell Medical College/New York Presbyterian Hospital, as Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology, Assistant Attending, Radiation Oncologist. Dr. Smith received his undergraduate degree from Tufts University and his medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston. After medical school, he completed his internship at David Grant United States Air Force Medical Center in Northern California. Upon completion of his internship, Dr. Smith served as a United States Air Force Flight Surgeon, with tours of duty at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, and at Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany. While serving as an Aeromedical Evacuation Flight Surgeon in Germany, he earned the Air Force Commendation Medal for meritorious service and the Air Force Achievement Medal. He was also awarded the Clarence M. Mackay Trophy for his medical response to the USS Cole terrorist bombing.
After serving four years reserve duty and five years active duty, Dr. Smith completed his residency in Radiation Oncology at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York, New York in 2005. He was Chief Resident his final year, and was involved in multiple prostate cancer research projects.
Dr. Smith has most recently been on staff at Massachusetts General Hospital, at which time he held an academic appointment at Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Smith has been treating, and has an interest in the treatment of a variety of cancers, including prostate cancer and other genitourinary cancers, such as bladder and testicular cancer, breast cancer, and gastrointestinal cancers, among others. He has been active in multiple prostate seed implantation (brachytherapy) programs, as well as in partial breast brachytherapy.
