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Benjamin D Smith, M.D.

Present Title & Affiliation

Primary Appointment

Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Division of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Education & Training

Degree-Granting Education

2001 Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, MD, Cum Laude, Doctor of Medicine
1996 Rice University, Houston, TX, BA, Summa Cum Laude, Biochemistry

Board Certifications

6/2007 American Board of Radiology

Experience/Service

Academic Appointments

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Division of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 6/2007-5/2010

Other Appointments/Responsibilities

Chief Resident, Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT, 7/2005-6/2006

Consultantships

Consultant, MD Anderson Physicians Network, Houston, TX, 2011-present

Military or Other Governmental Service

Chief Radiation Oncologist, Wilford Hall Medical Center, 2/2009-12/2009
Major, United States Air Force Medical Corps, 4/2007-5/2010
Staff Radiation Oncologist, United States Air Force Medical Corps, 7/2006-5/2010
Captain, United States Air Force Medical Corps, 7/2006-3/2007

Honors and Awards

2011 Career Development Award, Conquer Cancer Foundation of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
2010 Cogent Medicine Editor's Choice Selection
2010 The Meritorious Service Medal, The United States Air Force
2009 ASTRO Travel Grant, ASTRO
2008 ASTRO Travel Grant, ASTRO
2007 Article featured in New England Journal of Medicine Journal Watch
2006 Roentgen Resident/Fellow Research Award, Radiologic Society of North America
2005 Roentgen Resident/Fellow Research Award, Radiologic Society of North America
2005 Travel Grant, National Cancer Institute
2005 Young Investigator Award, American Society of Clinical Oncology
2004 Cogent Medicine Editor's Choice Selection
2004 Young Oncologist Travel Award, American Radium Society
2001 American Cancer Society Prize, Yale University School of Medicine
2001 Cum Laude, Alpha Omega Alpha, Yale University School of Medicine
2001 The Norma Bailey Berniker Prize, Yale University School of Medicine
1999 Award for Academic Excellence and Achievement, American Society of Clinical Pathology
1999 Winternitz Prize, Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Pathology
1996 Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Rice University
1994 Bonner Book Award, Rice University, Department of Physics
1993 Chemistry Book Award, Rice University, Department of Chemistry

Professional Memberships

American Board of Radiology
2011 Written Clinical Exam Question Contributor, Breast Section, 2011
American Society of Clinical Oncology
Member, 2003-present
American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO), Houston, TX
Abstract Reviewer and Track Chair "Health Services Research", 2011-present
Member, ASTRO Clinical Affairs and Quality Committee, 2009-present
Vice-Chair, ASTRO Clinical Guidelines Committee, 2009-present
Journal of Clinical Oncology
Editorial Board, 2011-present
Regional Care Centers Quality Assurance Program, Houston, TX
Breast Section Representative, 10/2010-present

Selected Publications

Peer-Reviewed Original Research Articles
1. Smith GL, Xu Y, Buchholz TA, Giordano SH, Jiang J, Shih YC, Smith BD. Brachytherapy vs Whole Breast Irradiation. JAMA. In Press.
2. Albert JM, Pan IW, Shih YT, Jiang J, Buchholz TA, Giordano SH, Smith BD. Effectiveness of Radiation for Prevention of Mastectomy in Older Breast Cancer Patients Treated with Conservative Surgery. Cancer. In Press.
3. Kim MM, Dawood S, Allen P, Sahin AA, Woodward WA, Smith BD, Strom EA, Hunt KK, Meric-Bernstam F, Gonzalez-Angulo AM, Buchholz TA. Hormone Receptor Status Influences the Locoregional Benefit of Trastuzumab in Patients with Non-mestastatic Breast Cancer. Cancer. In Press.
4. Albert JM, Liu DD, Shen Y, Pan IW, Shih YC, Hoffman KE, Buchholz TA, Giordano SH, Smith BD. Nomogram to Predict the Benefit of Radiation for Older Breast Cancer Patients Treated with Conservative Surgery. J Clin Oncol. In Press.
5. Yu JB, Soulos PR, Sharma R, Makarov DV, Decker RH, Smith BD, Desai RA, Cramer LD, Gross CP. Patterns of Care and Outcomes Associated with Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy versus Conventional Radiation Therapy for Older Patients with Head-and-Neck Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 83(1):e101-7, 5/1/2012. e-Pub 2/16/2012. PMID: 22342095.
6. Hoopes DJ, Kaziska D, Chapin P, Weed D, Smith BD, Hale ER, Johnstone PA. Patient Preferences and Physician Practice Patterns Regarding Breast Radiotherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 82(2):674-81, 2/1/2012. e-Pub 1/27/2011. PMID: 21277106.
7. Sheth GR, Cranmer LD, Smith BD, Grasso-Lebeau L, Lang JE. Radiation-Induced Sarcoma of the Breast: A Systematic Review. Oncologist. e-Pub 2/2012. PMID: 22334455.
8. Smith BD, Jiang J, McLaughlin SS, Hurria A, Smith GL, Giordano SH, Buchholz TA. Improvement in Breast Cancer Outcomes Over Time: Are Older Women Missing Out? J Clin Oncol 29(35):4647-53, 12/10/2011. e-Pub 11/7/2011. PMID: 22067407.
9. Pinnix C, Perkins GH, Strom EA, Tereffe W, Woodward W, Oh JL, Arriaga L, Munsell MF, Kelly P, Hoffman KE, Smith BD, Buchholz TA, Yu TK. Topical Hyaluronic Acid vs. Standard of Care for the Prevention of Radiation Dermatitis After Adjuvant Radiotherapy for Breast Cancer: Single-Blind Randomized Phase III Clinical Trial. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. e-Pub 12/2011. PMID: 22172912.
10. Smith BD, Bentzen SM, Correa CR, Hahn CA, Hardenbergh PH, Ibbott GS, McCormick B, McQueen JR, Pierce LJ, Powell SN, Recht A, Taghian AG, Vicini FA, White JR, Haffty BG. Fractionation for Whole Breast Irradiation: An American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Evidence-Based Guideline. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 81(1):59-68, 9/2011. e-Pub 7/2010. PMID: 20638191.
11. Shirvani SM, Pan IW, Buchholz TA, Shih YC, Hoffman KE, Giordano SH, Smith BD. Impact of Evidence-Based Clinical Guidelines on the Adoption of Postmastectomy Radiation in Older Women. Cancer 117(20). e-Pub 6/2011. PMID: 21710653.
12. Smith BD, Pan IW, Shih YC, Smith GL, Harris JR, Punglia R, Pierce LJ, Jagsi R, Hayman JA, Giordano SH, Buchholz TA. Adoption of Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer in the United States. J Natl Cancer Inst 103(10):798-809, 5/2011. e-Pub 4/2011. PMID: 21525437.
13. Aneja S, Smith BD, Gross CP, Wilson LD, Haffty BG, Roberts K, Yu JB. Geographic Analysis of the Radiation Oncology Workforce. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. e-Pub 4/2011. PMID: 21493013.
14. Smith GL, Xu Y, Buchholz TA, Smith BD, Giordano SH, Haffty BG, Vicini FA, White JR, Arthur DW, Harris JR, Shih YC. Brachytherapy for accelerated partial-breast irradiation: a rapidly emerging technology in breast cancer care. J Clin Oncol 29(2):157-65, 1/2011. e-Pub 12/2010. PMID: 21135274.
15. McLaughlin SS, Peckham SJ, Enis JA, Koebbe C, Smith BD. Young Woman With Thymoma Metastatic to the Brain Controlled with Gross Total Resection and Stereotactic Radiosurgery, With a Subsequent Uncomplicated Pregnancy. J Clin Oncol 29(2):e30-e33, 1/2011. e-Pub 10/2010. PMID: 20940185.
16. Smith BD, Haffty BG, Wilson LD, Smith GL, Patel AN, Buchholz TA. The Future of Radiation Oncology in the United States from 2010 to 2020: Will supply keep pace with demand? J Clin Oncol 28(35):5160-5165, 12/2010. e-Pub 10/2010. PMID: 20956628.
17. Fuller CD, Nijkamp J, Duppen JC, Rasch CR, Thomas CR, Wang SJ, Okunieff P, Jones WE, Baseman D, Patel S, Demandante CG, Harris AM, Smith BD, Katz AW, McGann C, Harper JL, Chang DT, Smalley S, Marshall DT, Goodman KA, Papanikolaou N, Kachnic LA, on behalf of the Radiation Oncology Committee of the Southwest Oncology Group. Prospective Randomized Double-Blind Pilot Study of Site-Specific Consensus Atlas Implementation for Rectal Cancer Target Volume Delineation in the Cooperative Group Setting. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. e-Pub 4/2010. PMCID: PMC2929319.
18. Smith GL, Shih YC, Xu Y, Giordano SH, Smith BD, Perkins GH, Tereffe W, Woodward WA, Buchholz TA. Racial disparities in the use of radiotherapy after breast-conserving surgery: a national Medicare study. Cancer 116(3):734-41, 2/2010. PMID: 20014181.
19. Smith GL, Shih YC, Giordano SH, Smith BD, Buchholz TA. A method to predict breast cancer stage using Medicare claims. Epidemiol Perspect Innov 7:1, 2010. PMCID: PMC2818641.
20. Smith GL, Xu Y, Shih YC, Giordano SH, Smith BD, Hunt KK, Strom EA, Perkins GH, Hortobagyi GN, Buchholz TA. Breast-conserving surgery in older patients with invasive breast cancer: current patterns of treatment across the United States. J Am Coll Surg 209(4):425-433.e2, 10/2009. e-Pub 8/2009. PMID: 19801315.
21. Smith BD, Arthur DW, Buchholz TA, Haffty BG, Hahn CA, Hardenbergh PH, Julian TB, Marks LB, Todor DA, Vicini FA, Whelan TJ, White J, Wo JY, Harris JR. Accelerated partial breast irradiation consensus statement from the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). J Am Coll Surg 209(2):269-77, 8/2009. e-Pub 4/2009. PMID: 19632605.
22. Smith BD, Smith GL, Roberts KB, Buchholz TA. Baseline utilization of breast radiotherapy before institution of the Medicare practice quality reporting initiative. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 74(5):1506-12, 8/2009. e-Pub 4/2009. PMID: 19395182.
23. Smith GL, Smith BD, Garden AS, Rosenthal DI, Sherman SI, Morrison WH, Schwartz DL, Weber RS, Buchholz TA. Hypothyroidism in older patients with head and neck cancer after treatment with radiation: a population-based study. Head Neck 31(8):1031-8, 8/2009. PMID: 19360741.
24. Smith BD, Arthur DW, Buchholz TA, Haffty BG, Hahn CA, Hardenbergh PH, Julian TB, Marks LB, Todor DA, Vicini FA, Whelan TJ, White J, Wo JY, Harris JR. Accelerated partial breast irradiation consensus statement from the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 74(4):987-1001, 7/2009. PMID: 19545784.
25. Smith BD, Smith GL, Hurria A, Hortobagyi GN, Buchholz TA. Future of cancer incidence in the United States: burdens upon an aging, changing nation. J Clin Oncol 27(17):2758-65, 6/2009. e-Pub 4/2009. PMID: 19403886.
26. Smith GL, Smith BD, Buchholz TA, Liao Z, Jeter M, Swisher SG, Hofstetter WL, Ajani JA, McAleer MF, Komaki R, Cox JD. Patterns of care and locoregional treatment outcomes in older esophageal cancer patients: The SEER-Medicare Cohort. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 74(2):482-9, 6/2009. e-Pub 3/2009. PMID: 19289262.
27. Smith GL, Smith BD, Buchholz TA, Giordano SH, Garden AS, Woodward WA, Krumholz HM, Weber RS, Ang KK, Rosenthal DI. Cerebrovascular disease risk in older head and neck cancer patients after radiotherapy. J Clin Oncol 26(31):5119-25, 11/2008. e-Pub 8/2008. PMID: 18725647.
28. Smith BD, Haffty BG, Smith GL, Hurria A, Buchholz TA, Gross CP. Use of postmastectomy radiotherapy in older women. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 71(1):98-106, 5/2008. e-Pub 11/2007. PMID: 17996393.
29. Smith GL, Smith BD, Giordano SH, Shih YC, Woodward WA, Strom EA, Perkins GH, Tereffe W, Yu TK, Buchholz TA. Risk of hypothyroidism in older breast cancer patients treated with radiation. Cancer 112(6):1371-9, 3/2008. PMID: 18213620.
30. Gross CP, Smith BD, Wolf E, Andersen M. Racial disparities in cancer therapy: did the gap narrow between 1992 and 2002? Cancer 112(4):900-8, 2/2008. PMID: 18181101.
31. Smith BD, Haffty BG, Hurria A, Galusha DH, Gross CP. Postmastectomy radiation and survival in older women with breast cancer. J Clin Oncol 24(30):4901-7, 10/2006. PMID: 17050874.
32. Smith BD, Haffty BG, Buchholz TA, Smith GL, Galusha DH, Bekelman JE, Gross CP. Effectiveness of radiation therapy in older women with ductal carcinoma in situ. J Natl Cancer Inst 98(18):1302-10, 9/2006. PMID: 16985249.
33. Smith GL, Smith BD, Haffty BG. Rationalization and regionalization of treatment for ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 65(5):1397-403, 8/2006. e-Pub 6/2006. PMID: 16750316.
34. Smith BD, Gross CP, Smith GL, Galusha DH, Bekelman JE, Haffty BG. Effectiveness of radiation therapy for older women with early breast cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst 98(10):681-90, 5/2006. PMID: 16705122.
35. Floyd SR, Pantanowitz L, McDermott DF, Yannucci J, Driver JA, Stevenson MA, Smith BD, Wilson LD, Richardson PG. Plasma cell problems: Case 1. Disseminated cutaneous plasmacytomas treated with total skin electron radiotherapy. J Clin Oncol 23(13):3138-40, 5/2005. PMID: 15860873.
36. Smith BD, Smith GL, Cooper DL, Wilson LD. The cutaneous B-cell lymphoma prognostic index: a novel prognostic index derived from a population-based registry. J Clin Oncol 23(15):3390-5, 5/2005. PMID: 15908651.
37. Smith BD, Smith GL, Haffty BG. Postmastectomy radiation and mortality in women with T1-2 node-positive breast cancer. J Clin Oncol 23(7):1409-19, 3/2005. PMID: 15735117.
38. Smith BD, Kapur D, Esfahanian SI, Dhami MS, Fischer JJ. Challenging problems in malignancy: case 2. Isolated needle-track recurrence following fine needle aspiration for non-small-cell lung cancer. J Clin Oncol 22(18):3828-9, 9/2004. PMID: 15365081.
39. Smith BD, Glusac EJ, McNiff JM, Smith GL, Heald PW, Cooper DL, Wilson LD. Primary cutaneous B-cell lymphoma treated with radiotherapy: a comparison of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer and the WHO classification systems. J Clin Oncol 22(4):634-9, 2/2004. PMID: 14966086.
40. Smith BD, Son CB, Wilson LD. Disseminated herpes simplex after total skin electron beam radiotherapy for mycosis fungoides. J R Soc Med 96(10):500-1, 10/2003. PMCID: PMC544632.
41. Khan AJ, King BL, Smith BD, Smith GL, DiGiovanna MP, Carter D, Haffty BG. Characterization of the HER-2/neu oncogene by immunohistochemical and fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis in oral and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. Clin Cancer Res 8(2):540-8, 2/2002. PMID: 11839675.
42. Smith BD, Smith GL, Carter D, DiGiovanna MP, Kasowitz KM, Sasaki CT, Haffty BG. Molecular marker expression in oral and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 127(7):780-5, 7/2001. PMID: 11448349.
43. Smith BD, Smith GL, Carter D, Sasaki CT, Haffty BG. Prognostic significance of vascular endothelial growth factor protein levels in oral and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. J Clin Oncol 18(10):2046-52, 5/2000. PMID: 10811669.
44. Phillips GN, Teodoro ML, Li T, Smith B, Olson JS. Bound CO Is A Molecular Probe of Electrostatic Potential in the Distal Pocket of Myoglobin. J Phys Chem B 103(42):8817-8829, 7/1999.

Invited Articles
1. Smith BD, Smith GL, Buchholz TA. Brachytherapy versus Whole Breast Irradiation: Trial by Data. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. In Press.
2. Mittendorf EA, Smith BD. Locoregional treatment of breast cancer: where to next? Oncology (Williston Park) 25(9):817, 821-2, 8/2011. PMID: 21936443.

Editorials
1. Smith BD. Commentary on "Up-to-date estimates of breast cancer survival for the years 2000-2004 in 11 European countries: The role of screening and a comparison with data from the United States". Breast Diseases: A Year Book Quarterly 22(2):207-208, 2011.

Book Chapters
1. Shih T, Smith BD. Economic Cost of Treating Older Adults with Cancer. In: Cancer and Aging. Ed(s) Gosney M, Bellizzi K. Wiley-Blackwell. In Press.
2. Smith BD, Jones G, Wilson LD. Mycosis Fungoides. In: Clinical Radiation Oncology, 3rd. Ed(s) Gunderson LL, Tepper JE. Elsevier Churchill Livingston: Philadelphia, PA. In Press.
3. Smith BD. Radiation Therapy: Ductal Carcinoma in Situ. In: Advanced Therapy of Breast Disease, 3rd. People's Medical Publisher House: USA, 425-436, 2012. PMID: 978-1-60795-094-3.
4. Christodouleas JP, Smith BD. Chapter 85: Markel Cell Carcinoma. In: Radiation Oncology: A Question-Based Review. Ed(s) Hristov B, Lin S, Christodouleas J. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins: Philadelphia, PA, 535-538, 2010.
5. Hristov B, Smith BD. Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis. In: Radiation Oncology: A Question-Based Review. Ed(s) Hristov B, Lin S, Christodouleas J. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins: Philadelphia, PA, 2010.
6. Smith BD, Buchholz TA. Principles of Radiation Therapy in the Older Adult. In: Practical Geriatric Oncology. Ed(s) Hurria A, Cohen HJ. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, UK, 63-88, 2010. PMID: 978-0-521-51319-7.
7. Hristov B, Smith BD. Retinoblastoma. In: Radiation Oncology: A Question-Based Review. Ed(s) Hristov B, Lin S, Christodouleas J. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins: Philadelphia, PA, 2010. PMID: 160814448.
8. Smith BD, Haffty BG. Chapter 2. Prognostic factors in Head and Neck Cancer. In: Head and Neck Cancer: A Multidisciplinary Approach. Ed(s) Harrison LB, Sessions RB, Hong WK. Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams and Wilkins: New York, NY, 51-75, 2009.
9. Smith BD. Chapter 34. Radiation Therapy for Older Women with Early Breast Cancer. In: Methods of Cancer Diagnosis, Therapy, and Prognosis. 1. Ed(s) Hayat MA. Springer: New York, NY, 493-506, 2009.
10. Smith BD, Buchholz TA. Chapter 61. Radiation Therapy for Locally Advanced Disease. In: The Breast. 2, 4th. Ed(s) Bland KI, Copeland EM. Elsevier: Philadelphia, PA, 1061-1068, 2009.
11. Khan A, Smith BD. Chapter 8. Useful Tools for Radiation Oncology. In: Handbook of Radiation Oncology: Basic Principles and Clinical Protocols. Ed(s) Haffty BG, Wilson LD. Jones and Bartlett: Boston, MA, 173-204, 2008.
12. Smith BD, Jones G, Wilson LD. Chapter 76. Mycosis Fungoides. In: Clinical Radiation Oncology, 2nd. Ed(s) Gunderson LL, Tepper JE. Elsevier Churchill Livingston: Philadelphia, PA, 1773-1797, 2006.
13. Smith BD, Haffty BG. Chapter 3. Prognostic Factors in Head and Neck Cancer. In: Head and Neck Cancer: A Multidisciplinary Approach. Ed(s) Harrison LB, Sessions RB, Hong WK. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins: New York, NY, 49-73, 2003.
14. Tangir J, Smith B, Higgins SA, Schwartz PE. Therapy for Gynecologic Neoplasms. In: Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1st. Ed(s) Lobo RA. Castle Connolly Graduate Medical Publishing: New York, NY, 1-30, 2003.

Last updated: 5/7/2012