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Stephen G. Smith
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Expertise
Cardiopulmonary medicine; Medical ethics; Public health and legislative issues
Biography
Stephen Smith started his career as a respiratory therapist at Queens Hospital Center in Jamaica, NY. In 1980, he accepted a position as a Respiratory Care Clinician at Stony Brook University Hospital, and in 1981, was promoted to Assistant Director of Respiratory Care. In 1984, Stephen accepted a position as Director of Respiratory Care at Long Island Jewish Medical Center. In 1985, he became a partner and Vice President of Operations and Clinical Services at Anthony Home Health Care, Inc. In 1995, Stephen left the corporate world to return to clinical practice as the Assistant Director of Respiratory Care at Southside Hospital in Bay Shore, NY. He remained there until October 2000 when he returned to Stony Brook University Hospital as Associate Director of Respiratory Care for Education. Stephen accepted a full-time faculty position at Stony Brook in 2005 and is currently responsible for teaching the department’s cardiology courses and Medical Ethics course. He is our clinical liaison to the Long Island State Veteran’s Home, which is located on Stony Brook University campus, and has served as Vice-President and President of the School of Health Technology and Management’s Faculty Assembly. Stephen serves as an Extended Member of the New York State Education Department Respiratory Therapy Board. In 2014, he was elected by the members of the New York State Society for Respiratory Care to a four-year term as the Long Island Regional Director,, and in 2017 was elected by the members of the NYSSRC to a four-year term to represent them as a New York State delegate to the American Association for Respiratory Care. In 2015, Stephen received the Jonathan Schwarz “Respiratory Therapist of the Year “Award from the New York Downstate Association for Respiratory Therapy. In November 2019, he was selected by the American Association for Respiratory Care’s FAARC Selection. Stephen has spoken at many conferences both nationally and internationally, reviewed textbooks, is involved in research, has received research grants and has been published in medical journals.
Education
Bachelor of Science Degree, Respiratory Therapy, Long Island University
Master of Public Administration with an emphasis in Health Care Administration, Long Island University
