Dr. David Smith

Biography

David Smith is an Assistant Professor and Clinician Teacher in the Department of Ophthalmology & Vision Sciences at the University of Toronto. He holds a medical degree (MD) from McGill University and the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada (FRCS(C)). He has been practicing since 1976 and specializes as a pediatric ophthalmologist and strabismologist. His practice focuses on primary, secondary, and tertiary care for patients with strabismus and ocular motor disorders, alongside general pediatric ophthalmology. Dr. Smith is a staff ophthalmologist at the Hospital for Sick Children and Humber River Regional Hospital-Finch Site. He is also the co-director of the orthoptics department at the Hospital for Sick Children and co-chairs the strabismus rounds at the hospital. Smith is actively involved in resident education and was honored with the J.S. Crawford Award for Excellence in Teaching in 1994/95. In recognition of his distinguished career and service to the specialty of Ophthalmology, he received the OMA Lifetime Achievement Award in 2019 from the Section of Eye Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario.

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