Wally R Smith, MD
Specialty
Department
Internal Medicine
Locations
417 N. 11th Street
Richmond, VA 23219
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Education
Medical School
University of Alabama School of Medicine
Internship
University of Alabama Hospital
Residency
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Biography
Wally R. Smith, MD is the Florence Neal Cooper Smith Professor of Sickle Cell Disease at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). He also serves as the Vice-Chairman for Research of the Division of General Internal Medicine and is the former Scientific Director of the Center on Health Disparities at VCU. Dr. Smith is an experienced implementation scientist and an expert in clinical and health services research in sickle cell disease. He has authored over 100 publications, and served as an investigator on over 50 externally funded grants and contracts. Dr. Smith has been associated with the development of two potential lead compounds for sickle cell disease at VCU.