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Richard Smiley, MD, Anesthesiology, New York, NY

RichardSmileyMD

Anesthesiology New York, NY

Obstetrical Anesthesiology

Professor, Anesthesiology, Columbia University College of Phys & Surg

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  • Office

    622 W 168th St
    New York, NY 10032
    Phone+1 212-305-9878
    Fax+1 212-305-8980

Education & Training

  • Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
    Columbia University Mailman School of Public HealthM.S., Biostatistics/Clinical Research Methods, 2010
  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Residency, Anesthesiology, 1984 - 1987
  • Greenwich Hospital/Yale University
    Greenwich Hospital/Yale UniversityInternship, Internal Medicine, 1983 - 1984
  • University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
    University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicineClass of 1983
  • Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
    Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and SciencesM.Phil., 1981
  • Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
    Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and SciencesM.A., 1978
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyB.S., Chemistry, 1977

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 1984 - 2025
  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2012 - 2021
  • American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Fred Hehre Honorary Lectureship 45th Annual Meeting of the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology, 2013
  • Zuspan Award Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology, 43rd Annual meeting, 2011
  • Dr. Elmer Zsigmond Award (Best Paper of the meeting) 14th Annual meeting of the International Society for Anesthetic Pharmacology, 2005
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • A combined spinal epidural anesthetic (CSE) for cesarean section in a patient with achondroplasia Can MRI be helpful?  
    Gonzalez-Fiol, A, Laifer-Narin S, Escudero M, J Anesth Clin Res, 1/1/2015
  • Proopiomelanocortin, agouti-related protein and leptin in human cerebrospinal fluid: Correlations with body weight and adiposity  
    Page-Wilson G, Meece K, White A, Rosenbaum M, Leibel R, Wardlaw SL, Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab, 1/1/2015
  • The association of beta-2 adrenoceptor genotype with short-cervix mediated preterm birth: a case-control study  
    Miller R, Thom EA, Ph.D., Grobman WA, Iams JD, M.D., Mercer BM, Saade, AT, Reddy UM, Rouse DJ, Sorokin Y, Blackwell SC, Esplin MS, Tolosa JE, Caritis SN, for the Eunic..., BJOG, 1/1/2015
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) genotype is highly predictive of prolonged induction and augmentation of labor
    Reitman-Ivashkov E, Flood P, 47th meeting of the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology; 2015 Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, Colorado Springs, CO, 2015; San Diego, CA, 2015, 1/24/2015
  • Pulmonary hypertension in pregnancy: a retrospective cohort study (1997-2013)
    Meng, M-L, Landau-Cahana R, Reitman-Ivashkov E, 47th meeting of the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology; 2015 Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, Colorado Springs, CO, 2015; San Diego, CA, 2015, 1/24/2015
  • Catheter failure rates and time course with epidural versus CSE analgesia in labor
    Groden J, Gonzalez A, Aaronson J, Sachs A, 47th meeting of the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology, Colorado Springs, CO, 1/13/2015
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Lectures

  • Anesthesia for cesarean: ANYTHING new?? 
    1/25/2015
  • Lessons learned as an expert witness 
    1/25/2015
  • Update in Obstetric Anesthesia 
    1/19/2015
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Other

  • Current Research in Obstetric Anesthesia 
    Smiley R
    1/1/2010
  • The artificial heart: prototypes, policies, and patients 
    Smiley R
    1/1/1992
  • Engineering design of the cardiovascular system 
    Smiley R
    1/1/1992
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Press Mentions

  • Doctors Debate Use of Blood Thinners to Prevent Clots in Women After C-sections
    Doctors Debate Use of Blood Thinners to Prevent Clots in Women After C-sectionsMarch 17th, 2021