#  David Smith, MD, PhD 

Associate Professor of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Physician and Surgeon, Boston Children's Hospital 

 

 

 



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Dr. David Smith is a pediatric otolaryngologist and sleep medicine physician specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of complex pediatric otolaryngology and sleep disorders. He is board certified in general otolaryngology, complex pediatric otolaryngology, and sleep medicine. His clinical expertise includes obstructive sleep apnea, persistent sleep apnea after adenotonsillectomy, sleep-disordered breathing, circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorders, and other complex otolaryngologic, airway, and sleep conditions in children.

Before joining Boston Children's Hospital, Dr. Smith served as Clinical Director of the Center for Circadian Medicine at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, where he helped develop multidisciplinary clinical programs integrating pediatric otolaryngology, sleep medicine, pulmonology, neurology, genetics, and behavioral sleep medicine. He has extensive experience caring for children with medically and surgically complex disorders and has helped advance collaborative models of care that combine medical and surgical treatment approaches.

Dr. Smith's research focuses on pediatric sleep medicine and circadian biology, with particular interests in obstructive sleep apnea, cardiopulmonary outcomes, circadian rhythm disorders, and precision approaches to sleep medicine. His work has contributed to a better understanding of how sleep and circadian biology influence child health and has helped translate scientific discoveries into clinical practice. He is committed to advancing innovative, multidisciplinary care while improving outcomes for children with complex sleep disorders.





 

 

 





 

 

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