Justin D. Smith

Justin D. Smith, M.D. serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics (Critical Care Division) at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. Board-certified in pediatric cardiology, he functions as a pediatric cardiac intensivist within UR Medicine Faculty Group and Accountable Health Partners network, specializing in critical care for children with complex heart conditions.

His educational pathway includes:

• Undergraduate: Rochester Institute of Technology
• Medical Degree: Michigan State University College of Human Medicine (2011-2015)
• Pediatrics Residency: University of Rochester Medical Center (2015-2018)
• Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship: University of Michigan Medical Center (2018-2021)
• Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Fellowship: University of Michigan Hospitals (2021-2022)

Dr. Smith's research program centers on cardiac arrest prevention systems and resuscitation science in pediatric critical care, with distinctive focus on interdisciplinary communication protocols for neonates with congenital heart disease. His work targets quality improvement through structured team collaboration to reduce critical incidents in high-risk patient populations.

His publication record features a significant 2017 case report in HeartRhythm Case Reports analyzing management strategies for neonates with symptomatic tetralogy of Fallot and genetic long QT syndrome variants, demonstrating his dual expertise in congenital heart disease and cardiac arrhythmia phenotyping.

As an early-career faculty member, Dr. Smith actively contributes to clinical service development in pediatric cardiac critical care while building research initiatives focused on system-level interventions for cardiac arrest prevention. His work emphasizes practical implementation of communication frameworks across multidisciplinary teams caring for the most vulnerable pediatric cardiac patients.