Dr. Scott D. Smith

Dr. Scott D. Smith, MD, is Chief of the Eye Institute, one of the six Centers of Excellence at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, where he leads the team which performs complex eye surgery, including surgery for diabetic retinal disease and femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery.

Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr. Smith was Director of the Glaucoma Service and an Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at Columbia University in New York City. Dr. Smith previously worked as a staff physician at US-based Cleveland Clinic’s Cole Eye Institute. He also has extensive regional experience, having served as the Associate Director of Research and as a Consultant Ophthalmologist at the King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Dr. Smith is a graduate of the Yale University School of Medicine and the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. He completed a residency in ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School’s Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and a Glaucoma Fellowship at the Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

He is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Glaucoma Society, the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery and the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. He is an internationally recognized expert in the use of imaging technologies in glaucoma diagnosis and is the author of numerous scientific publications and ophthalmology textbooks.​​

PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY

• 1995 - 1996: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND PUBLIC HEALTH, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, US. Master of Public Health (MPH)
• 1986 - 1990: YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, US. Doctor of Medicine (MD)
• 1994 - 1996: WILMER EYE INSTITUTE, JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, US. Fellow, Glaucoma
• 1991 - 1994: MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY, HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, US. Resident, Ophthalmology

WORK EXPERIENCE

• 2008 - 2011: COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, US. Edward S. Harkness Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Director, Glaucoma Service
• 2006 - 2008: CLEVELAND CLINIC LERNER COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, CLEVELAND, OHIO, US. Staff, Cole Eye Institute, Assistant Professor in Ophthalmology
• 2000 - 2006: CLEVELAND CLINIC, CLEVELAND, OHIO, US. Associate Staff, Cole Eye Institute
• 1996 - 2000: KING KHALED EYE SPECIALIST HOSPITAL, RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA. Consultant Ophthalmologist, Associate Director of Research

Achievements & Career Highlights

• American Academy of Ophthalmology Achievement Award, 2006
• Fellow, American Glaucoma Society, 2004 till Present
• Delta Omega Alpha, Public Health Honor Society, Johns Hopkins University, 1996
• National Eye Institute, ARVO Travel Fellowship, Johns Hopkins University, 1995
• Ferris Prize For Outstanding Doctoral Thesis, Yale University School of Medicine, 1990
• Phi Kappa Phi, Undergraduate Academic Honor Society, Brigham Young University, 1986
• Outstanding Graduate In Chemistry, Brigham Young University, 1986
• Hinckley Scholar, Brigham Young University, 1984 to 1986
• Member of Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
• Member of American Academy of Ophthalmology