Richard Smith, MD

Professor of Otolaryngology, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, and Anatomy and Cell Biology;
Director, Molecular Otolaryngology and Renal Research Laboratories and Iowa Institute of Human Genetics.
Biography

Dr Smith's research laboratory focuses on inherited hearing impairment and complement-related renal diseases like membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis type II (MPGN II) and atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome. 
 

Research areas
  • Complementology
  • Genetics
  • Immunology
  • Otolaryngology
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Education
BA in Biochemistry, Rice University
MD, Baylor College of Medicine