Brandon Smith, MD, MPH

Professional Titles

• Associate Medical Director, Harriet Lane Clinic

Primary Academic Title

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Background

Research Interests

Child Health, Children with Chronic Disease, Children with Medical Complexity, Health Disparities, Patient and Family Centered Care, Patient and Family Engagement, Primary Care

Research Summary

Dr. Smith's research focuses on the equitable delivery of primary care for children with chronic disease and medical complexity, who are from historically and currently minoritized racial or ethnic groups. He is particularly focused on how children and their families can be better engaged in their healthcare to improve outcomes for those at risk of health disparities. He wrote the seminal review which evaluated the evidence for patient and family engagement strategies in children with chronic disease. At a direct patient care level, he is using both quantitative and qualitative methods to study the influence of medical and social needs on the lung health of Black infants born premature. The results of this work will inform the design of a parent engagement intervention to optimize lung health right from infancy. In a related project, Dr. Smith is working to better define the follow through of children born premature in the early primary care setting, with a health equity lens focused addressing on medical and social needs. Additional projects at the health system and clinic level include examining the delivery of accessible care for children in the school setting; evaluating the impact of a community health worker intervention in pediatric primary care for families with complex social and medical needs; and, assessing best practices for engagement in primary care settings through patient and family advisory councils.

PubMed

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/brandon.smith.1/bibliography/public/

Selected Publications

• Smith B, Sharma R, Das A, Aboumatar H, Pitts S, Day J, Holzhauer K, Bass E, Bennett W. “Patient and family engagement strategies for children with chronic disease: an evidence map of systematic reviews.” Patient Education and Counseling 2021; 104(9): 2213-2223.

• Smith B, Spin P, Johnson S, Connor K. Higher child body mass index is associated with greater school-based health center utilization. Childhood Obesity 2020; 16(7):527-533.

• Smith BM, Patel PP, Johnson SB, Bethell C. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Medical Home for Children Born Premature in the National Survey of Children's Health. Acad Pediatr. 2023; 23(8):1579-1587.

• Smith BM, Smith TK, Holve S, Connor KA, Coleman C, Tschudy MM. Defining and Promoting Pediatric Pulmonary Health: Equitable Family and Community Partnerships. Pediatrics. 2023 Sep 1;152 (Suppl 2). 

• Smith B, Donohue P, Seltzer R. “Conversations about housing needs during medical encounters: the perspective from families with children with medical complexity.” Child: Care, Health, & Development 2024; 50(2):e13253.

Honors

• David M. Kamsler Award for "outstanding compassion and expert care of pediatric patients", Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 6/1/17
• Gold Humanism Honor Society, 1/1/13
• Omicron Delta Kappa, The National Leadership Honor Society, 1/1/08

Lectures & Presentations

• "Whole Child Whole Family Approach for the Child Born Premature" – Pediatric Trends, Johns Hopkins Children’s Center; 2024.

Memberships

• American Academy of Pediatrics
• Academic Pediatrics Association