L. Leigh Smith, MD, MAS

• Brown University, ScB Biology- Physical Sciences, 2011
• Howard University College of Medicine, MD, 2015
• Jackson Memorial Hospital/University of Miami, Residency, Internal Medicine, 2018
• Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Masters Humanitarian Health, 2022
• Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Fellowship, Infectious Diseases, 2022
• Infectious Diseases Society of America, Fellowship, Leadership in Epidemiology, Antimicrobial Stewardship and Public Health, 2023

Dr. Smith is an infectious disease physician and a public health researcher. Her research focuses on multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) and infection prevention in healthcare settings. More specifically, she collaborates with state public health partners to identify and respond to outbreaks of MDROs in healthcare facilities, including nursing homes.

In addition, she conducted exposure investigations on COVID-19 positive patients and helped used genomic sequencing to clarify transmission pathways among various individuals. She is also a member of the Maryland Statewide Prevention and Reduction Collaborative (SPARC) helping to organize weekly seminars to facilitate learning about emerging pathogens and antibiotic stewardship between different healthcare facilities in the state, the state health department, and local academic institutions. Dr Smith’s goal is to continue to use clinical knowledge and applied epidemiology skills to work with different public health partners to improve infection prevention in nursing homes.

Outbreak Investigations, Public Health, Infectious Diseases, Nursing Facilities, Infection Control

Smith LL, Falvey J, Grace B, Vaeth E, Rubin J, Perlmutter R, Blythe D, Hawkins D, Mbuthia M, Roghmann MC, Rock C, Leekha S. (in press). C. auris and Neighborhood Socioeconomic Vulnerability in the State of Maryland from 2019-2022. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.

Smith, L., Karaba, S., Amoah, J., Jones, G., Avery, R., Dzintars, K., et al. Hospital-Acquired Infections among Adult Patients Admitted for COVID-19. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 2021; 1-15. doi:10.1017/ice.2021.148

Smith, L.; Pau, S.; Fallon, S.; Cosgrove, S. E.; Curless, M. S.; Fabre, V.; Karaba, S. M.; Maragakis, L. L.; Milstone, A. M.; Sick-Samuels, A. C.; Trexler, P.; Rock, C. Impact of Weekly Asymptomatic Testing for Severe Acute Respiratory Coronavirus Virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in Inpatients at an Academic Hospital. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology2021, 1–3.

Smith L., Morris C, Jibowu M, Fallon S, Ray S, Cosgrove S, Curless M, Fabre V, Karaba S, Maragakis L, Milstone A, Sick-Samuels A, Trexler P, Mostafa H, Rock, C. SARS-CoV-2 Exposure Investigations Using Genomic Sequencing Among Healthcare Workers and Patients in A Large Academic Center. Manuscript accepted at Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology. 2021.