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Thomas Joseph Smith, MD

LICENSE # 0101037893
  tsmit136@jhmi.edu

Issue Date: 3/7/1985
Expiration Date: 9/30/2024
Status: Current Active


Disclaimer: General
The following information contained in this database is provided from the records of the Board of Medicine.

The Department and the Board have taken measures to assure that the above information reflects information contained in records that it maintains consistent with its statutory responsibility to doctors of medicine, osteopathy, and podiatry.

The following information is required to be self-reported by licensees under penalty of law. This information is not verified by the Board. The Department and the Board have the authority to investigate reported inaccuracies in the displayed information and if warranted, seek correction and effect licensee compliance with the law and regulations governing the practitioner information system.

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Disclaimer: Malpractice Information

When considering malpractice paid claims data, please keep in mind:


Some studies have shown little correlation between the existence of a malpractice paid claims history and the practitioner's competence to provide care.

Malpractice paid claims histories tend to vary by specialty. Some specialties are more likely than others to be the subject of litigation.

Some doctors work primarily with high-risk patients. These doctors may have malpractice paid claims histories that are higher than average because they specialize in cases or patients who are at very high risk for problems.

Settlement of a claim may occur for a variety of reasons, which do not necessarily reflect negatively on the professional competence or conduct of the practitioner. A payment in settlement of a medical malpractice action or claim should not be construed as creating a presumption that medical malpractice has occurred.

The incident causing the malpractice paid claim may have happened years before a payment is finally made. Sometimes, it takes a long time for a malpractice lawsuit to move through the legal system.

Presentation of Required Data:

As of July 1, 2007, practitioners are required to report all paid claims over $10,000 in the last 10 years. For doctors practicing less than 10 years, the data covers their total years of practice.

To provide perspective regarding the reported data, the Board displays information about the paid claims experience of the practitioner's specialty along with the practitioner's history of paid claims. In reporting the data in this manner, each practitioner is seen relative to other practitioners in the specialty, rather than to all practitioners in all specialties.

Paid claims are not expressed in dollar amounts. Each paid claim has been analyzed and assigned to one of three statistical categories: below average, average, or above average. This analysis was made relative to the other claims in the specialty in which the claim occurred.

The information provided, in the manner provided, should offer perspective about this aspect of medical practice. You could miss an opportunity for high quality care by excluding a doctor based solely on the presence of a malpractice history. You may wish to discuss information provided in this report, and malpractice generally, with your doctor.



Primary Practice Address
Last Updated 8/16/2022
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center of Johns Hopkins Medicine
600 North Wolfe Street
371 Blalock
Baltimore, MD 21287
Phone: 410-955-2091

Location Details


Years in Active Clinical Practice
Last Updated 8/16/2022
Years in Active Clinical Practice Inside US/Canada: 40
Medicaid
Last Updated 8/16/2022
Does Not Participate in the Virginia Medicaid program
Is not accepting new Virginia Medicaid patients
Medicare
Last Updated 8/16/2022
Is a Medicare participating provider
Is accepting new Medicare patients
Virginia Hospital Affiliations
Last Updated 8/16/2022
VCU Health Center & MCV Hospital and Physicians (admit)
Rappahannock General Hospital
Hospital Affiliations in States Other Than Virginia
Last Updated 8/16/2022
(Baltimore,MD) Johns Hopkins Medicine




Medical, Osteopathic, or Podiatric School
Last Updated 8/16/2022
Grad School: Yale University School Of Medicine - New Haven CT
Year Completed: 1979
Medical, Osteopathic, or Podiatric Post Grad School
Last Updated 8/16/2022
Internal Medicine
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA USA
Year Internship Completed: 1980


Internal Medicine
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA USA
Year Residency Completed: 1982


Hematology and Oncology
Medical College of Virginia
Richmond, VA USA
Year Fellowship Completed: 1989


Palliative and Hospice Medicine
Faculty Scholar, Project on Death in America
Richmond, VA USA
Year Internship Completed: 1998


Board Certification
Recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties, Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists
and Boards of Certification, the American Board of Multiple Specialties in Podiatry, or Council on Podiatric Medical Education.
Last Updated 8/16/2022
Internal Medicine
Year of Initial Certifications: 1983
Current Certification Expires: indefinite

Internal Medicine: Medical Oncology
Year of Initial Certifications: 1987
Current Certification Expires: indefinite

Internal Medicine: Hematology
Year of Initial Certifications: 1990
Current Certification Expires: 2001

Internal Medicine: Hospice & Palliative Medicine
Year of Initial Certifications: 2008
Current Certification Expires: 2018

Internal Medicine: Hospice & Palliative Medicine
Year of Initial Certifications: 2010
Current Certification Expires: 2030

Internal Medicine: Hospice & Palliative Medicine
Year of Initial Certifications: 2020
Current Certification Expires: 2030

Self-Designated Practice Areas
Last Updated 8/16/2022
Hospice and Palliative Care
Internal Medicine: Hematology/Oncology
Insurance Plans/Managed Care Plans Accepted
Last Updated 8/16/2022
None Reported


Honors and Awards - Optional
Last Updated 8/16/2022
Pfizer Research Scientist Award
Centre for Clinical Research, Montreal
1996

Visiting Professor
McGill University-University of Montreal
1998

Humanism in Medicine Award
Health Care Foundation of New Jersey
2000

Distinguished Clinician
MCV-VCU Faculty
2000

Leaders in Palliative Care
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Milbank Fund
2001

Palliative and Hospice Medicine Board Certification
NHPCO
2004

Harry J Duffey Family Endowed Professorship in Pallitative Care
Johns Hopkins University
2011

ABIM Professionalism Prize
ABIM
2012

Fellow, American Society of Clinical Oncology
ASCO
2012

ASCO Walther Cancer Foundation Palliative and Supportive Care in Oncology Endowed Award and Lecture
ASCO
2019

Ellen L. Stovall Award for Innovation in Patient-Centered Cancer Care,
National Coalition for Cancer Survivors
2020

Academic Appointments
Last Updated 8/16/2022
Virginia Commonwealth University School Of Medicine (Previously MCV) - Richmond VA
Rank: Full Professor
Years: 1985-present

Virginia Commonwealth University School Of Medicine (Previously MCV) - Richmond VA
Rank: Full Professor
Years: 1989-present

Virginia Commonwealth University School Of Medicine (Previously MCV) - Richmond VA
Rank: Full Professor
Years: 1998-Present

Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine - Baltimore MD
Rank: Full Professor
Years: 2011-Present

Academic Appointments - Non-US
Last Updated 8/16/2022
Johns Hopkins
Rank: Full Professor
Years:
Publications
(up to ten in the last five years)
Last Updated 8/16/2022
Time to Study Metastatic-Cancer Survivorship.
N Engl J Med.
4;380(14):1300-1302.
Date: 04 2019

Palliative Care for Patients With Cancer in the COVID-19 Era.
JAMA ONcology
May 7. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2020.1938
Date: 05 2020

The Impact of Palliative Care Dose Intensity on Outcomes for Patients with Cancer.
Oncologist
19;25(11):913–5
Date: 08 2020

A Palliative Care Intervention for Patients on Phase 1 Studies.
J Palliative Medicine
2020 Oct 27. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2020.0597.
Date: 10 2020

Scrambler Therapy for the Treatment of Multiple System Atrophy-Parkinsonian Subtype Pain: A Case Report.
A A Practice
Volume: 16
Date: 01 2022
doi: 10.1213/XAA.0000000000001560

Hospice Family Caregiver Perceptions of Benefits and Challenges of a Telenovela Educational Intervention.
J Palliative Med
Volume: 25
Date: 04 2022
doi: 10.1089/jpm.2021.0628

Case Report: Successful treatment of paraneoplastic neuropathy and pruritis with Scrambler Therapy.
Cureus
doi:10.7759/cureus.
Date: 06 2022

Felony Conviction Information
Last Updated 8/16/2022
None Reported
Actions Taken by States/Organizations Other than the Virginia Board of Medicine
Last Updated 8/16/2022
None Reported
Virginia Board of Medicine Notices and Orders
Verified by Board
No Notices or Orders on file

Paid Claims in the last ten years
Last Updated 8/16/2022
The licensee has reported the following paid claims in the past ten years:
None Reported

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Date Printed: 6/2/2024

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