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’s research focuses on COVID-19 surveillance and contact tracing for acute care hospitals. More specifically, she led a team of contact tracers to help identify clusters of infections among employees and analyzed the data to describe the risk factors associated with COVID-19 transmission.

In addition, she conducted exposure investigations on COVID-19 positive patients in the hospital 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 COVID-19 and other emerging pathogens between different hospitals 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.

Outbreak Investigations, Public Health, Infectious Diseases

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.