RichardWilliamSmerzDOPhD, MTM&H, FACPM

Preventive Medicine • Honolulu, HI

Public Health & General Preventive Medicine, Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine

Clinical Professor; Director, Office of Student Affairs; University of Hawaii, John A Burns School of Medicine

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Office
347 N Kuakini St
Honolulu, HI 96817
Phone+1 808-587-3425

Fax+1 808-587-3430

Education & Training

Walden UniversityPhD, 2008 - 2012
University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of MedicineMedical Education, 2006 - 2007
NOAA Dive Training CenterDiploma, Diving Medicine, 1998 - 1998
George Washington University, Interagency Institute for Federal Healthcare ExecutivesCertificate, Advanced Healthcare Administration, 1997 - 1997
Navy Diving & Salvage Training CenterDiploma, Diving Medicine, 1995 - 1995
Inter-American Defense CollegeDiploma, 1992 - 1993
Walter Reed Army Institute of ResearchResidency, Public Health and General Preventive Medicine, 1988 - 1989
Uniformed Services UniversityMTM&H, Tropical Medicine & Hygiene, 1987 - 1988
Command & General Staff CollegeDiploma, 1983 - 1984
US Army Hospital1975 - 1978
Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences College of Osteopathic MedicineClass of 1975

Certifications & Licensure

HI State License 1999 - 2020
TX State License 1998 - 2020
AZ State License 1979 - 2019
American Board of Preventive Medicine Public Health & General Preventive Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACPM) American College of Preventive Medicine, 2009
Order of Military Medical Merit US Army Medical Regiment, 1998
de Fleury Medal (Bronze) US Army Corps of Engineers, 1998
Sigma Sigma Phi National Osteopathic Medical Honor Society, 1975
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Medical School Hotline: Liaison Committee for Medical Education Accreditation, Part VI: Academic, Career, Personal Counseling/Student Health and Well-Being.
Richard W Smerz, Sheri Ft Fong, Damon H Sakai
Hawai'i Journal of Medicine & Public Health. 2016-05-01
1 citations
The relationship of decongestant use and risk of decompression sickness; a case-control study of Hawaiian scuba divers
Richard W Smerz
Hawai'i Journal of Medicine & Public Health. 2014-02-01
1 citations
Medical school hotline: Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) Accreditation and the John A. Burns school of medicine: what medical student teachers should know.
Damon H Sakai, Richard T. Kasuya, Richard W Smerz, Noelani Ching
Hawai'i Journal of Medicine & Public Health. 2013-07-01

Journal Articles

Epidemiology and Treatment of Decompression Illness in Children and Adolescents in Hawaii, 1983-2003
Smerz, R, SPUMS Journal
A Descriptive Epidemiological Analysis of Isolated Inner Ear Decompression Illness in Recreational Divers in Hawaii
Smerz, R, Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine
Diving Habits Historically Associated with “Shallow Water Blackout” in Hawaiian Free-Divers
Smerz, R; Farm, F, Proceedings of the DAN-UHMS Breath-hold Diving Symposium
Gender Disparity in Incidence of Oxygen Toxicity During Treatment for DCI, Implications for Diving Operations
Smerz, R, Proceedings of the American Academy of Underwater Sciences 23rd Diving for Science Symposium
Personal Protective Measures for Pakistani Armed Forces
Smerz, R, Pakistani Army Medical Journal
Active Tuberculosis in U.S. Army Personnel, 1980-87
Smerz, R, WRAIR Communicable Disease Report
Colera, Un Nuevo Peligro
Smerz, R, Adelante
Gastroenteritis Outbreaks Among Military Trainees, November-December 1996
Smerz, R, USACHPPM Medical Surveillance Monthly Report
Operation Anvil/Dragoon, the Invasion of Southern France by the 3rd Infantry Division and other Seventh Army units, August 15-September 1, 1944
Smerz, R. et al, CSI Battle Book, Combat Studies Institute
Future of Latin American Armies in the Post Cold War Era
Smerz, R, Inter-American Defense College Collection of Independent Study Papers
Medical Support of Sinai MFO, 1982
Dunn, M; Smerz, R, Military Medicine
Descriptive Epidemiological Analysis of Diving Accidents in Hawaii, 1983-2001
Nakayama, H; Smerz, R, Hawaii medical Journal
Incidence of Oxygen Toxicity During the Treatment of Dysbarism
Smerz, R, Undersea & Hyperbaric medicine
Hawaiian Deep Treatments, Efficacy and Outcomes, 1983-2003
Smerz, R; Overlock, R; Nakayama, H., Undersea and Hyperbaric medicine
Age Associated Risks of Recreational Scuba Diving
Smerz, R, Hawaii Medical Journal
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Books/Book Chapters

Textbook of Military Preventive Medicine: Mobilization and Deployment Volume 1
Chapter: Preventive Medicine Considerations in Planning Multiservice and Multinational Operations
Smerz, RBorden Institute, WashingtonEdition 1,
Comprehensive Review of Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine
Chapter: The Use of Deep Treatment Tables
Smerz, R

Abstracts/Posters

Effect of Aging on Prevalence and Recovery from DCI
Smerz, R, Undersea and Hyperbaric medicine
Influence of Severity of DCI on Outcome by Age
Smerz, R, Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine
Hawaiian Deep Tables, historical development and usage over twenty years
Smerz, R, Proceedings of 2nd US-Japan Panel on Diving and Aerospace Medicine
Predictive Validity Testing of a Claustrophobic Screening Instrument in a Multi-place Hyperbaric Environment
Tyson, J.; Smerz, R, Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine
Visual Acuity Changes in Patients Undergoing HBOT
Smerz, R.; Sanders, R, Undersea and Hyperbaric medicine
History of Diving Medicine in Hawaii
Smerz, R, Proceedings of the American Academy of Underwater Sciences 29th Annual Diving for Science Symposium
Does the Use of Decongestants While Diving Increase the Risk for DCS?
Smerz, R, Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine
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