Graham C Smith, MD
Assistant Medical Director of Emergency Management Operations
Associate Medical Director of Washtenaw/Livingston Medical Control Authority
Medical Director of SWAT and Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
[email protected]

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Graham C Smith, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
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    Dr. Graham Smith is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Michigan. He completed his undergraduate education at the University of Michigan, obtaining a degree in History and Classical Studies. Dr. Smith then worked as an EMT and Paramedic while also teaching in the community through the American Red Cross. These experiences developed his interest and commitment to Emergency Medicine and pre-hospital care. He attended medical school at the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine and then returned to the University of Michigan for residency. After residency, Dr. Smith completed a Fellowship in Emergency Medical Services at the University of New Mexico. In August of 2018, he joined the Faculty at the University of Michigan Department of Emergency Medicine to continue pursuing his interests related to the field of EMS.

    Dr. Smith is involved with the Washtenaw/Livingston Medical Control Authority and appreciates collaboration between his Emergency Medicine colleagues in the hospital and EMS colleagues in the field. He also serves as Medical Director to SWAT, the intrahospital critical care transport team for Michigan Medicine.

    Dr. Smith is double board certified in Emergency Medicine and Emergency Medical Services.

    Administrative Contact:
    Denise Wieck
    [email protected]

    Recent Publications See All Publications
    • Journal Article
      Implementation of an EMS-based naloxone distribution program: A qualitative evaluation.
      Ager EE, Purington EK, Purdy MH, Benenati B, Baker JE, Schellack CJ, Smith GC, Hunt NR, Losman ED. J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open, 2024 Oct; 5 (5): e13300 DOI:10.1002/emp2.13300
      PMID: 39417009
    • Journal Article
      Early intranasal medication administration in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: Two randomized simulation trials.
      Dowker SR, Downey ML, Majhail NK, Scott IG, Mathisson J, Rizk D, Trumpower B, Yake D, Williams M, Coulter-Thompson EI, Brent CM, Smith GC, Swor R, Berger DA, Rooney DM, Neumar RW, Friedman CP, Cooke JM, Missel AL. J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open, 2024 Feb; 5 (1): e13100 DOI:10.1002/emp2.13100
      PMID: 38260004
    • Journal Article
      How do current police practices impact trauma care in the prehospital setting? A scoping review.
      Salhi RA, Iyengar S, da Silva Bhatia B, Smith GC, Heisler M. J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open, 2023 Jun; 4 (3): e12974 DOI:10.1002/emp2.12974
      PMID: 37229183
    • Journal Article
      The Effect of Missing Data on the Measurement of Cardiac Arrest Outcomes According to Race.
      Rykulski NS, Berger DA, Paxton JH, Klausner H, Smith G, Swor RA, CARES Investigators . Prehosp Emerg Care, 2023 27 (8): 1054 - 1057. DOI:10.1080/10903127.2022.2137862
      PMID: 36318902
    • Journal Article
      Novel Negative Pressure Procedural Tent Reduces Aerosolized Particles in a Simulated Prehospital Setting.
      Hunt N, Masiewicz S, Herbert L, Bassin B, Brent C, Haas NL, Tiba MH, Lillemoen J, Lowell MJ, Lott I, Basinger M, Smith G, Ward KR. Prehosp Disaster Med, 2022 Jun; 37 (3): 383 - 389. DOI:10.1017/S1049023X22000474
      PMID: 35379372
    • Journal Article
      Assessment of telecommunicator cardiopulmonary resuscitation performance during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest using a standardized tool for audio review.
      Dowker SR, Smith G, O'Leary M, Missel AL, Trumpower B, Hunt N, Herbert L, Sams W, Kamdar N, Coulter-Thompson EI, Shields T, Swor R, Domeier R, Abir M, Friedman CP, Neumar RW, Nallamothu BK, Emergent Health Partners Collaborators . Resuscitation, 2022 Sep; 178: 102 - 108. DOI:10.1016/j.resuscitation.2022.04.015
      PMID: 35483496
    • Chapter
      Improving Emergency Medical Services Information Exchange: Methods for Automating Entity Resolution.
      Turer RW, Smith GC, Mehkri Do F, Chou A, Fowler R, Idris AH, Lehmann CU, McDonald SA. Stud Health Technol Inform, 2022 May 20; 291: 17 - 26. DOI:10.3233/SHTI220004
      PMID: 35593755
    • Journal Article
      Novel Negative Pressure Helmet Reduces Aerosolized Particles in a Simulated Prehospital Setting.
      Hunt N, Masiewicz S, Herbert L, Bassin B, Brent C, Haas NL, Tiba MH, Lillemoen J, Lowell MJ, Lott I, Basinger M, Smith G, Ward KR. Prehosp Disaster Med, 2022 Feb; 37 (1): 33 - 38. DOI:10.1017/S1049023X22000103
      PMID: 35094732