M.D.
Hematologist
1981, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, M.D.
1981-1984, Internship and residency, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA
Eileen P. Smith, M.D., is the Francis & Kathleen McNamara Distinguished Chair and Professor of Hematology & Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation at City of Hope® Cancer Center Duarte, where she has spent 30 years of her career serving patients and building the reputation of the institution as a center of excellence for treating blood cancers and disorders.
Dr. Smith earned her medical degree at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, where she also completed a fellowship in hematology. She began her career at City of Hope in 1988 as a fellow in bone marrow transplantation and medical oncology. Earlier in her career, she also served in the National Health Service Corps and continues to be actively involved in the Public Responsibility in Medicine & Research (PRIM&R) project.
Dr. Smith’s current research includes leading a clinical trial that studies the impact of giving patients two sequential, or “tandem,” doses of their own healthy stem cells within a shorter time frame.