Scott Smith

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   Scott Smith, Ph.D. - Faculty Profile - UT Southwestern

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   Biographical context: His laboratory investigates central and peripheral mechanisms of abnormal circulatory control in hypertension and how exercise training can improve cardiovascular responses during physical activity. His profile also describes prior leadership of the David M. Crowley Research and Rehabilitation Laboratory.

   Biography Dr. Smith earned his bachelor’s degree in biology/chemistry from Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas and his master’s and doctoral degrees in biomedical science from the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Internal Medicine/Cardiology at UT Southwestern in 2002 and joined the faculty shortly thereafter. He is an active member of the American Heart Association, American Physiological Society and American College of Sports Medicine. He has served as the Director of the David M Crowley Research and Rehabilitation Laboratory within the School of Health Professions. In addition, he is a former member of the University of Texas System Faculty Advisory Council in which he served on the Executive Sub-Committee on Health Affairs. Dr. Smith's laboratory has been studying autonomic regulation of the cardiovascular system during exercise in both humans and animals for over 15 years. Currently, the lab's research focuses on determining the mechanisms underlying alterations in circulatory control after the development of hypertension. More specifically, the lab is actively investigating the central and peripheral mechanisms mediating the abnormal alterations in sympathetic nerve activity, blood pressure and skeletal muscle blood flow with the pathogenesis of disease. Recently, the lab has been focusing on determining the mechanisms by which exercise training improves cardiovascular function during physical activity in hypertension with the goals of identifying: i) novel treatments for the abnormal response to exercise in the disease and ii) new treatment therapies for the disease.

   Biographical context: Scott Smith is listed as professor and chair. His laboratory studies autonomic regulation of cardiovascular function during exercise, with emphasis on hypertension, sympathetic nerve activity, blood pressure, skeletal-muscle blood flow, and the effects of exercise training.

   Biography Dr. Smith earned his bachelor’s degree in biology/chemistry from Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas and his master’s and doctoral degrees in biomedical science from the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Internal Medicine/Cardiology at UT Southwestern in 2002 and joined the faculty shortly thereafter. He is an active member of the American Heart Association, American Physiological Society and American College of Sports Medicine. He has served as the Director of the David M Crowley Research and Rehabilitation Laboratory within the School of Health Professions. In addition, he is a former member of the University of Texas System Faculty Advisory Council in which he served on the Executive Sub-Committee on Health Affairs. Dr. Smith's laboratory has been studying autonomic regulation of the cardiovascular system during exercise in both humans and animals for over 15 years. Currently, the lab's research focuses on determining the mechanisms underlying alterations in circulatory control after the development of hypertension. More specifically, the lab is actively investigating the central and peripheral mechanisms mediating the abnormal alterations in sympathetic nerve activity, blood pressure and skeletal muscle blood flow with the pathogenesis of disease. Recently, the lab has been focusing on determining the mechanisms by which exercise training improves cardiovascular function during physical activity in hypertension with the goals of identifying: i) novel treatments for the abnormal response to exercise in the disease and ii) new treatment therapies for the disease.

   Biographical context: Smith earned undergraduate degrees in biology and chemistry at Southwestern University and graduate degrees in biomedical science and physiology at the University of North Texas Health Science Center. He completed postdoctoral cardiology training at UT Southwestern.

   Biography Dr. Smith earned his bachelor’s degree in biology/chemistry from Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas and his master’s and doctoral degrees in biomedical science from the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Internal Medicine/Cardiology at UT Southwestern in 2002 and joined the faculty shortly thereafter. He is an active member of the American Heart Association, American Physiological Society and American College of Sports Medicine. He has served as the Director of the David M Crowley Research and Rehabilitation Laboratory within the School of Health Professions. In addition, he is a former member of the University of Texas System Faculty Advisory Council in which he served on the Executive Sub-Committee on Health Affairs. Dr. Smith's laboratory has been studying autonomic regulation of the cardiovascular system during exercise in both humans and animals for over 15 years. Currently, the lab's research focuses on determining the mechanisms underlying alterations in circulatory control after the development of hypertension. More specifically, the lab is actively investigating the central and peripheral mechanisms mediating the abnormal alterations in sympathetic nerve activity, blood pressure and skeletal muscle blood flow with the pathogenesis of disease. Recently, the lab has been focusing on determining the mechanisms by which exercise training improves cardiovascular function during physical activity in hypertension with the goals of identifying: i) novel treatments for the abnormal response to exercise in the disease and ii) new treatment therapies for the disease.

   Fellowship: UT Southwestern Medical Center (Internal Medicine/Cardiology)

   Through 2002

   Biography Dr. Smith earned his bachelor’s degree in biology/chemistry from Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas and his master’s and doctoral degrees in biomedical science from the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Internal Medicine/Cardiology at UT Southwestern in 2002 and joined the faculty shortly thereafter. He is an active member of the American Heart Association, American Physiological Society and American College of Sports Medicine. He has served as the Director of the David M Crowley Research and Rehabilitation Laboratory within the School of Health Professions. In addition, he is a former member of the University of Texas System Faculty Advisory Council in which he served on the Executive Sub-Committee on Health Affairs. Dr. Smith's laboratory has been studying autonomic regulation of the cardiovascular system during exercise in both humans and animals for over 15 years. Currently, the lab's research focuses on determining the mechanisms underlying alterations in circulatory control after the development of hypertension. More specifically, the lab is actively investigating the central and peripheral mechanisms mediating the abnormal alterations in sympathetic nerve activity, blood pressure and skeletal muscle blood flow with the pathogenesis of disease. Recently, the lab has been focusing on determining the mechanisms by which exercise training improves cardiovascular function during physical activity in hypertension with the goals of identifying: i) novel treatments for the abnormal response to exercise in the disease and ii) new treatment therapies for the disease.

   Graduate education: Uni of North Tx Health Science (Biomedical Sciences)

   Through 1996

   Education Undergraduate Southwestern University (1992), Biology Graduate School Uni of North Tx Health Science (1996), Biomedical Sciences Graduate School Uni of North Tx Health Science (1999), Physiology

   Graduate education: Uni of North Tx Health Science (Physiology)

   Through 1999

   Education Undergraduate Southwestern University (1992), Biology Graduate School Uni of North Tx Health Science (1996), Biomedical Sciences Graduate School Uni of North Tx Health Science (1999), Physiology

   Official headshot: Portrait

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   Official profile: Official profile

   Biography Dr. Smith earned his bachelor’s degree in biology/chemistry from Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas and his master’s and doctoral degrees in biomedical science from the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Internal Medicine/Cardiology at UT Southwestern in 2002 and joined the faculty shortly thereafter. He is an active member of the American Heart Association, American Physiological Society and American College of Sports Medicine. He has served as the Director of the David M Crowley Research and Rehabilitation Laboratory within the School of Health Professions. In addition, he is a former member of the University of Texas System Faculty Advisory Council in which he served on the Executive Sub-Committee on Health Affairs. Dr. Smith's laboratory has been studying autonomic regulation of the cardiovascular system during exercise in both humans and animals for over 15 years. Currently, the lab's research focuses on determining the mechanisms underlying alterations in circulatory control after the development of hypertension. More specifically, the lab is actively investigating the central and peripheral mechanisms mediating the abnormal alterations in sympathetic nerve activity, blood pressure and skeletal muscle blood flow with the pathogenesis of disease. Recently, the lab has been focusing on determining the mechanisms by which exercise training improves cardiovascular function during physical activity in hypertension with the goals of identifying: i) novel treatments for the abnormal response to exercise in the disease and ii) new treatment therapies for the disease.

   Research interests: Autonomic cardiovascular regulation

   Dr. Smith earned his bachelor’s degree in biology/chemistry from Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas and his master’s and doctoral degrees in biomedical science from the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Internal Medicine/Cardiology at UT Southwestern in 2002 and joined the faculty shortly thereafter. He is an active member of the American Heart Association, American Physiological Society and American College of Sports Medicine. He has served as the Director of the David M Crowley Research and Rehabilitation Laboratory within the School of Health Professions. In addition, he is a former member of the University of Texas System Faculty Advisory Council in which he served on the Executive Sub-Committee on Health Affairs.

   Research interests: Blood pressure regulation

   Dr. Smith earned his bachelor’s degree in biology/chemistry from Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas and his master’s and doctoral degrees in biomedical science from the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Internal Medicine/Cardiology at UT Southwestern in 2002 and joined the faculty shortly thereafter. He is an active member of the American Heart Association, American Physiological Society and American College of Sports Medicine. He has served as the Director of the David M Crowley Research and Rehabilitation Laboratory within the School of Health Professions. In addition, he is a former member of the University of Texas System Faculty Advisory Council in which he served on the Executive Sub-Committee on Health Affairs.

   Research interests: Diabetes

   Research Interest Autonomic Reflex Dysfunction in Heart Failure Autonomic Reflex Dysfunction in Hypertension Neural Cardiovascular Control during Exercise Sympathetic Dysfunction in Diabetes

   Research interests: Exercise physiology

   Dr. Smith earned his bachelor’s degree in biology/chemistry from Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas and his master’s and doctoral degrees in biomedical science from the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Internal Medicine/Cardiology at UT Southwestern in 2002 and joined the faculty shortly thereafter. He is an active member of the American Heart Association, American Physiological Society and American College of Sports Medicine. He has served as the Director of the David M Crowley Research and Rehabilitation Laboratory within the School of Health Professions. In addition, he is a former member of the University of Texas System Faculty Advisory Council in which he served on the Executive Sub-Committee on Health Affairs.

   Research interests: Heart failure

   Research Interest Autonomic Reflex Dysfunction in Heart Failure Autonomic Reflex Dysfunction in Hypertension Neural Cardiovascular Control during Exercise Sympathetic Dysfunction in Diabetes

   Research interests: Hypertension

   Dr. Smith's laboratory has been studying autonomic regulation of the cardiovascular system during exercise in both humans and animals for over 15 years. Currently, the lab's research focuses on determining the mechanisms underlying alterations in circulatory control after the development of hypertension. More specifically, the lab is actively investigating the central and peripheral mechanisms mediating the abnormal alterations in sympathetic nerve activity, blood pressure and skeletal muscle blood flow with the pathogenesis of disease. Recently, the lab has been focusing on determining the mechanisms by which exercise training improves cardiovascular function during physical activity in hypertension with the goals of identifying: i) novel treatments for the abnormal response to exercise in the disease and ii) new treatment therapies for the disease.

   Research interests: Skeletal-muscle blood flow

   Dr. Smith earned his bachelor’s degree in biology/chemistry from Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas and his master’s and doctoral degrees in biomedical science from the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Internal Medicine/Cardiology at UT Southwestern in 2002 and joined the faculty shortly thereafter. He is an active member of the American Heart Association, American Physiological Society and American College of Sports Medicine. He has served as the Director of the David M Crowley Research and Rehabilitation Laboratory within the School of Health Professions. In addition, he is a former member of the University of Texas System Faculty Advisory Council in which he served on the Executive Sub-Committee on Health Affairs.

   Research interests: Sympathetic nerve activity

   Dr. Smith's laboratory has been studying autonomic regulation of the cardiovascular system during exercise in both humans and animals for over 15 years. Currently, the lab's research focuses on determining the mechanisms underlying alterations in circulatory control after the development of hypertension. More specifically, the lab is actively investigating the central and peripheral mechanisms mediating the abnormal alterations in sympathetic nerve activity, blood pressure and skeletal muscle blood flow with the pathogenesis of disease. Recently, the lab has been focusing on determining the mechanisms by which exercise training improves cardiovascular function during physical activity in hypertension with the goals of identifying: i) novel treatments for the abnormal response to exercise in the disease and ii) new treatment therapies for the disease.

   Undergraduate education: Southwestern University (Biology)

   Through 1992

   Education Undergraduate Southwestern University (1992), Biology Graduate School Uni of North Tx Health Science (1996), Biomedical Sciences Graduate School Uni of North Tx Health Science (1999), Physiology

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   UT Southwestern Division of Cardiology faculty directory

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   Professional role: Professor & Chair

   Scott Smith, Ph.D. Professor & Chair Applied Clinical Research, Internal Medicine, and Office of the Dean - School of Health Professions