In the course of his education and professional service he has received several awards, including the National Research Service Award from the National Institutes of Health, the Investigatorship Award from the American Heart Association of New York, the Established Investigatorship Award from the American Heart Association, the Outstanding Educator Award of Excellence from the Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute, the Arteriosclerosis Special Recognition Award from the American Heart Association Council on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, and in 2016 he was selected as the inaugural holder of the Geoffrey Gund Endowed Chair for Cardiovascular Research at the Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Smith’s research interests include the use of cell biology, genetics, and functional genomics to unravel the mechanisms for and susceptibility to cardiovascular diseases such as atherosclerosis and atrial fibrillation. He also studies cholesterol and lipoprotein metabolism. He is currently involved in four research projects supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health. His prolific research endeavors have been published in leading peer-reviewed scientific journals. He currently serves on the editorial board of the journal Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology.