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Barbara A. Smit, MD PhD |
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Dr. Smit joined Spokane Eye Clinic in the summer of 2004. Prior to joining our staff, she practiced as an ophthalmologist in Portland, Oregon. She also served as a Clinical Instructor at Oregon Health Science University.
Dr. Smit graduated
from the University of Washington Medical School
with Honors and was elected to the Alpha Omega
Alpha, the medical honor society. She completed
her Residency in Ophthalmology at the University
of Washington Medical Center. After Fellowship
training at the Swedish Medical Center in
Seattle, she practiced with Glaucoma Consultants
Northwest.
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American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Glaucoma
Society, the American Society of Cataract and Refractive
Surgery, and the Washington Academy of Eye Physicians
and Surgeons. Dr. Smit has published research and
educational articles and presented talks in the field of
ophthalmology. Prior to her work in medicine, Dr. Smit was a tenured Associate Professor at the University of Washington working in the fields of horticulture, plant physiology and plant molecular biology. She has numerous published papers in the field of plant biology and horticulture. Dr. Smit’s area of specialty includes medical and surgical treatment of glaucoma and cataracts as well as general ophthalmology. |