B. Douglas Smith MD
The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Centar at Johns Hopkins
B. Douglas Smith, MD, is Professor of Oncology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland and is on the active staff of Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Dr. Smith joined the Faculty of the Division of Hematologic Malignancies at the completion of his oncology fellowship. His research focuses on taking new and promising laboratory insights and developing them into biology-based treatment approaches for patients with AML, CML, and MDS.
Dr. Smith is recognized as a national leader in novel therapeutics in leukemia. He serves as Co-Director for Clinical Research Operations for the Division of Hematologic Malignancies, and he manages the clinical trials portfolio for the Leukemia Program.
Dr. Smith has served on the NCCN CML Guidelines Panel for the past 18 years.
Dr. Smith has a passion for teaching and education of trainees and he has served on the Fellowship Executive Committee since 2009, focusing on the program's educational platforms. In recognition of his outstanding clinical care and teaching, Dr. Smith was elected into the Miller-Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence at Johns Hopkins in 2020.