Alexander Smith, MD, MPH, MS

Dr. Smith is Associate Professor in the UCSF Division of Geriatrics. Dr. Smith is clinically trained in palliative medicine and completed a research fellowship in General Internal Medicine.  Dr. Smith's research interests are in prognosis estimation, communication, and dissemination.  Dr. Smith is co-founder of the online compendium of prognostic indices ePrognosis.org and a blog for dissemination of geriatrics and palliative care related research, GeriPal.org.  Dr. Smith is very active in mentoring at UCSF, and was awarded the 2019 Academic Distinction in Mentoring Award at the Associate Professor level.