Graeme Smith, MD, PhD, FRCSC, FCAHS

Kingston, ON | @maternalHC

 Professor and Head, Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Kingston Health Sciences Centre 
Kingston, ON | @maternalHC

CWHHA member since 2018

Biography

Dr. Smith completed a MD/PhD at the University of Western ON, his FRCSC in Obstetrics & Gynecology at Queen’s University and Maternal-Fetal Medicine training at the University of Toronto.  Dr. Smith joined the Division of MFM, Obstetrics & Gynecology at Queen’s University in 1999 and divides his time between High Risk Obstetrics and Clinical/Basic science research.  He is currently the Professor and Head of the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Queen’s University.

Dr. Smith is the recipient of numerous awards and recognitions including a Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) New Investigator award, a Premier’s Research Excellence Award and the highest research recognition at Queen’s University in receiving both the Basmajian Research Award and the Chancellor’s Research Award. Dr. Smith is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. He was the Principle Investigator for the CIHR/HSF Pre-eclampsia (PE) New Emerging Team (PE-NET) project which helped to establish that the development of complications in pregnancy, specifically PE, are novel pregnancy-related CVR indicators.  He has over 200 peer-reviewed publications and has been/is involved with over 80 peer-reviewed grant funded studies; from basic science to multi-centre randomized placebo controlled trails.  He has supervised dozens of graduate students (MSc and PhD) and clinical research trainees (medical students and residents).  Dr. Smith is a fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences.

Dr. Smith’s research focus pertains to adverse pregnancy outcomes as a marker of future maternal health. He developed The MotHERS Program (Mothers Health Education, Research and Screening) (www.themothersprogram.ca) to improve maternal health and outcomes. 

Dr. Smith is married (Dr. Susan Chamberlain, also in Obstetrics & Gynecology) and has a son in university and a high school daughter who is a would-be vet.  He has many interests outside of Academic Obstetrics and has previously completed the Ironman Triathlon.