
Faculty Biography
The Department of Pediatrics at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston is dedicated to improving the health and welfare of all infants, children, and adolescents.
Dr. Kim Connelly Smith
Education:
M.P.H., University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, Texas
M.D., University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas
Residency, Pediatrics, UTMB, Galveston, Texas
Chief Residency, UTMB, Galveston, Texas
Clinical and Research Interests:
- Pediatric tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment
- Childhood immunization
- General Pediatric
Publications (selected):
- Smith KC: Tuberculosis in Children. Current Problems in Pediatrics 31(1):1-34, 2001.
- Starke JR, Smith KC: Tuberculosis. In: Textbook of Pediatric Infectious Diseases. Feigin RD, Cherry JD [ed]. 5e, Philadelphia: WB Saunders, 2004; 1337-1379.
- Wootton SH, Gonzalez BE, Pawlak R, Teeter LD, Smith KC, Musser JM, Starke JR, Graviss EA: Epidemiology of pediatric tuberculosis using traditional and molecular techniques – Houston, Texas. Pediatrics, 116;1141-1147, 2005.
- Smith KC, Seaworth BJ: Drug resistant tuberculosis: Controversies and challenges in pediatrics. Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy. 3(6): 995-1010, 2005.
- Smith KC, Orme IM, Starke JR: Tuberculosis Vaccines. In: Vaccines 5e, Philadelphia: WB Saunders, 2008, 857-885.
Location & Contact
6431 Fannin Street
MSB 3.020
Houston, Texas 77030
713-500-5700
Faculty Biography
- Dr. Kim Connelly Smith
Professor - Department of Pediatrics
Division of Community and General Pediatrics - University of Texas-Houston Medical School
6431 Fannin Street, JJL 495
Houston, Texas 77030 - phone: (713) 500-5813
fax: (713) 500-0658
e-mail: Kimberly.c.smith@ uth.tmc.edu


