W. Roy Smythe, M.D.

Primary Office

Temple Clinic
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W. Roy Smythe, M.D.

Chairman, Department of Surgery

Cardiothoracic Surgery, General Surgery, General Thoracic Surgery, Lung Cancer

Faculty Rank - Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine

Professor of Surgery

Education

  • Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Medicine, College Station, TX, M.D. 1984-1989
  • Baylor University, Waco, TX, B.S., 1979-1984

Specialty Training

  • Resident in Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 1996-1998
  • Chief Resident in Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 1995-1996
  • Clinical Oncology Fellowship, American Cancer Society, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 1995-1996
  • Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Thoracic & Molecular Oncology, Harrison Department of Surgical Research, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 1992-1995
  • Surgery Residency, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 1990-1996
  • Surgery Internship, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 1989-1990

Scott & White Appointment

March 8, 2004

Board Certification

  • American Board of Surgery
  • American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Patient Care Emphasis

Advanced lung cancer, mesothelioma, metastic lesions to the lung, esophageal cancer, benign lung disease, chest wall tumors

Professional Activities

  • The American College of Surgeons
  • The American College of Surgeons Oncology Group
  • The Southern Surgical Society
  • The Society for Clinical Surgery
  • The American Association for Thoracic Surgery
  • The Society for Thoracic Surgery
  • The Southern Thoracic Surgical Society
  • The Surgical Biology Club
  • The Thoracic Surgical Biology Club
  • The American Society for Gene Therapy
  • The Texas Surgical Society

Awards

  • Consumers Research Council, Best Surgeons in America, 2007
  • Best Doctors In America 2003-2004, 2005-2006, 2007-2008  
  • Alley Sheridan Scholar, The Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. The Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education, April 2003 
  • Institutional Physician-Scientist Award, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2000
  • Outstanding Resident in Research and Teaching 1996-1997, The University of Pennsylvania College of Medicine
  • Helen Salyer Anderson Award, Most Outstanding GraduatingMedical Student, Texas A&M University College of Medicine, 1989
  • Charles A. Dana Scholar 1987-1988, The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

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