Thomas P Smith Jr, MD

Care Philosophy

I see my responsibility as a physician to provide the highest level of medical care with compassion and thoughtfulness. I see a critical aspect of my job is educating my patients on their disease in a way that is understandable and reviewing all reasonable treatment options. I also apply evidence-based medicine to my decision-making. I believe it is essential for each patient to understand all their treatment options and to discuss the benefits and risks of each approach with them.

Background

Dr. Thomas Smith is an internal medicine physician with a distinguished career specializing in cardiology and vein medicine. Dr. Smith received his Doctorate of Medicine from the University at Buffalo School of Medicine, where he completed both a medical internship and a surgical internship. He subsequently completed his residency training and was appointed Chief Medical Resident, followed by a fellowship in cardiology through the University at Buffalo’s Department of Medicine. Board-certified in internal medicine, Dr. Smith has extensive experience in the diagnosis and management of complex cardiovascular conditions, including resistant hypertension, venous reflux, peripheral arterial disease, spider veins, coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular heart disease, and cardiac arrhythmias. He provides a comprehensive range of diagnostic and therapeutic services, including saphenous vein ablation, venous sclerotherapy, echocardiography, stress echocardiography, cardiac stress testing, Holter monitoring interpretation, electrocardiogram (EKG) interpretation, and vascular ultrasound and Doppler interpretation. Dr. Smith previously served as a cardiology professor at the University at Buffalo, before becoming the Regional Medical Director for Merck Pharmaceudicals.