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Anesthesiology
Perioperative medicine, anesthetic agents, pain, and patient-centered outcomes.
Medical student · researcher · educator
Translating biological questions into better clinical care.
I'm a fourth year medical student interested in anesthesiology with a research interest in the neuro-immune axis. I hope to study the efficacy of currently used anesthetic agents for inflammatory conditions such as postoperative cognitive dysfunction, depressive disorders, and chronic pain.
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Gregory Smith, M.S
Fourth Year Medical Student
230 W 125th St 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10027
Research
Connected questions across medicine and biology.
My work centers on the neuro-immune axis and the way pharmacology, inflammation, and clinical care intersect.
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Neuroimmunology
Mechanisms connecting inflammation, immune signaling, and nervous-system function.
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Molecular Pharmacology
Drug mechanisms, cellular responses, and translational therapeutic questions.
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Clinical Medicine
Questions grounded in patient care, treatment response, and clinical decision-making.
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Pulmonary Conditions
Respiratory disease, environmental exposure, and inflammatory pathophysiology.
Training
Education
A foundation spanning biochemistry, molecular pharmacology, and clinical medicine.
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)
Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, Harlem Campus
New York, NY 10027
M.S, Molecular & Cellular Pharmacology
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY 11790
B.S, Biochemistry
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY 11790
Study Abroad
Florence University of the Arts
Florence Italy, 50122
Teaching & mentorship
Learning is part of the work.
Teaching and mentoring have remained a consistent part of my scientific and medical training.
Teaching
BSCN 611: General Pathology
Spring 2024Teaching Assistant
Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, Harlem Campus
BSCN 604: Histology
Fall 2023Teaching Assistant
Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, Harlem Campus
BIO 447: Readings in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
Spring 2016 & 2017Teaching Assistant
Stony Brook University
CHE 132: General Chemistry II
Fall 2016Teaching Assistant
Stony Brook University
Mentorship
Aya Halwah
Class of 2028Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Buffalo NY, 14203
Victoria Moushiaveshi
Class of 2027University of Nicosia Medical School
Cyprus Greece, 2408
Maryam Tayyab
Class of 2027Renaissance School of Medicine
Stony Brook NY, 11790
Stony Brook iGEM 2016 Team
Stony Brook iGEM 2017 Team
2023-2024
Co-Director
MedAchieve Scholars Program
Learn more2023-2024
Vice President
Physician for Human Rights Interest Group
Summer 2023
Research Fellow
Szema & Tsirka Lab & McClain Labs LLC, Smithtown NY, 11787
Selected scholarship
Publications
Peer-reviewed work and scholarly contributions spanning anesthesiology, neuroimmunology, oncology, pulmonary medicine, and dermatopathology.
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A. Gupta, A. Bielli, G. Smith, S. McClain, R. Promisloff, M. Lee-Wong, R. Kew, N. Zaghloul, M. Ahmed, J. Cozzarin, A. Szema. Mice with targeted deletion of the Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide (VIP) gene have spontaneous pulmonary arterial hypertension exaggerated with hypoxia. In prep
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G. Smith, N. Shah, T. Chen, B Agrest, J. Grotticelli, Anesthesia-mediated Neuroinflammatory Sequelae in Post-Operative Cognitive Dysfunction: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Implications. Front. Anesthesiol. 2024
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Smith, Gregory T. "Chronic Scratching and Neurodermatitis Hatching." Unusual Diseases with Common Symptoms: A Clinical Casebook. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2023. 159-163.
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Radin DP, Smith G, Moushiaveshi V, Wolf A, Bases R, Tsirka SE. Lucanthone Targets Lysosomes to Perturb Glioma Proliferation, Chemoresistance and Stemness, and Slows Tumor Growth In Vivo. Front Oncol. 2022 Apr 14;12:852940.
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Smith GT, Radin DP, Tsirka SE. From protein-protein interactions to immune modulation: Therapeutic prospects of targeting Neuropilin-1 in high-grade glioma. Front Immunol. 2022 Sep 20;13:958620.
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Olsen T, Caruana D, Cheslack-Postava K, Szema A, Thieme J, Kiss A, Singh M, Smith G, McClain S, Glotch T, Esposito M, Promisloff R, Ng D, He X, Egeblad M, Kew R, Szema A. Iraq/Afghanistan war lung injury reflects burn pits exposure. Sci Rep. 2022 Aug 29;12(1):14671.
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Nirenberg MS, Requena L, Santonja C, Smith GT, McClain SA. Histopathology of persistent long COVID toe: A case report. J Cutan Pathol. 2022 Sep;49(9):791-794.
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Daly TJ, Smith GT, McClain SA. Erythema multiforme-like papules after COVID vaccine administration. Dermatol Online J. 2024 Jun 15;30(3).
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Smith, Gregory. "Shocking Sex!!!." Unusual Diseases with Common Symptoms: A Clinical Casebook (2018): 227-233.
Presentations
Conference work
Research presented across national scientific and medical meetings.
Smith, G.T., Caruana, D.L. and Szema, A.M., 2022. Treatment Strategies and Clinical Outcomes Among Patients with Eosinophilic Esophagitis. In C36. HOT TOPICS IN BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES AND HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH (pp. A4001-A4001). American Thoracic Society.
Caruana DL, Smith G, Huang PH, Szema AM. Utilization of Allergy And Immunology Services among Rescue Workers Exposed to The World Trade Center Disaster. American Thoracic Society 2022 International Conference, San Francisco, CA.
Dennis L. Caruana; Oneib Qadir; Allison L. Szema; Jonathan C. Li; Gregory Smith; Rehana Rasul; David E. Komatsu; Anthony M. Szema. Mechanical Properties Of Bone In Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide Gene Knockout Mice. Orthopaedic Research Society 2022, Tampa, FL
Radin, D.P., Caponegro, M., Smith, G., Moushiaveshi, V., Selwood, D. and Tsirka, S., 2022. Studies on the function of myeloid‐derived Neuropilin‐1 in glioma: a focus on tumor hypoxia. The FASEB Journal, 36.
G. Smith, A. Bielli, A. Wolf, M. Madeira, D. Radin, D.Hendrix, J. Hurowitz, S. McClain, S. Tsirka, Analysis of the Neuropulmonary Axis Following Lunar Regolith Simulant Exposure. NASA Exploration Science Forum & European Lunar Symposium
Tupper, M.A., Smith, G. and Szema, A.M., 2017. Shock, Dyspareunia, Cardiac Arrest After Essure® Implantation Due To Titanium Gel-Coombs Type IV Reaction. In B56. CRITICAL CARE CASE REPORTS: ICU TOXICOLOGY (pp. A3808-A3808). American Thoracic Society.
Smith, G.T., Qadir, O. and Szema, A., 2020. Need for Penicillin Allergy Testing Among Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Patients. In C38. RARE LUNG DISEASES (pp. A4981-A4981). American Thoracic Society
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