Richard Smith, MD
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Dr. Smith was born in Manchester, CT. He attended the University of Vermont, where he majored in sociology. After spending time in Vermont working for AmeriCorps, he returned to UVM where he completed a post baccalaureate degree and ultimately obtained his MD. Dr. Smith returned to Connecticut to complete his Internal Medicine residency training in the Yale Primary Care Internal Medicine Program. Dr. Smith is a board-certified Internal Medicine Physician. His research interests include social determinants of health as well as qualitative methods.
Dr. Smith is also interested in work place safety, and recently has been more involved with ongoing research related to occupational COVID exposures. In his free time, he enjoys skiing, playing tennis and tending to his sourdough starter.
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Occupational & Environmental Medicine Program
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Education & Training
- Resident
- Yale New Haven Hospital (2020)
- MD
- University of Vermont (2017)
- BA
- University of Vermont, Sociology (2007)
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Occupational Medicine
- Certification Organization
- AB of Preventive Medicine
- Original Certification Date
- 2023
Research
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Yale Co-Authors
Adam V Wisnewski, PhD, D(ABMLI)
Carrie A Redlich, MD, MPH, BA
Jian Liu
Linda F Cantley
Publications
2022
Changes Over Time in COVID-19 Incidence, Vaccinations, Serum Spike IgG, and Viral Neutralizing Potential Among Individuals From a North American Gaming Venue
Wisnewski AV, Cantley L, Luna J, Liu J, Smith RF, Hager K, Redlich CA. Changes Over Time in COVID-19 Incidence, Vaccinations, Serum Spike IgG, and Viral Neutralizing Potential Among Individuals From a North American Gaming Venue. Journal Of Occupational And Environmental Medicine 2022, 64: 788-796. PMID: 36054278, PMCID: PMC9426317, DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000002617.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsOccupational risk factorsCOVID-19 historyRisk factorsAnti-spike IgG levelsIndividual humoral responsesSerum antiviral antibodiesCOVID-19 vaccinationEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayCOVID-19 ratesCOVID-19 incidenceSpike IgGVaccine nonrespondersVaccination statusIgG levelsVaccine responsesVaccine typesAntiviral antibodiesHumoral responseCOVID-19 casesVaccine availabilityImmunosorbent assayVaccinationInfectionMonthsParticipants
2021
Immunogenic amino acid motifs and linear epitopes of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines
Wisnewski AV, Redlich CA, Liu J, Kamath K, Abad QA, Smith RF, Fazen L, Santiago R, Luna J, Martinez B, Baum-Jones E, Waitz R, Haynes WA, Shon JC. Immunogenic amino acid motifs and linear epitopes of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0252849. PMID: 34499652, PMCID: PMC8428655, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0252849.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsCOVID-19 mRNA vaccine recipientsLinear epitopesSARS-CoV-2 neutralizationCOVID-19 mRNA vaccinesVaccine-induced IgGMRNA vaccine recipientsSARS-CoV-2 spike proteinDominant linear epitopeElicit IgGVaccine recipientsVaccine effectivenessMRNA vaccinesVaccination samplesImmune escapeHuman coronavirusesHealthy adultsSARS-CoVVaccine epitopesCritical epitopesAdverse responsesReverse vaccinologySpike proteinNatural infectionS2 subunitIgG