Christopher Patrick Smith, M.D., M.B.A., M.S.S.
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Christopher Patrick Smith, M.D., M.B.A., M.S.S.
Associate Professor
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Positions
- Associate Professor
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Urology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US
Addresses
- Baylor College of Medicine Medical Center (Clinic)
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7200 Cambridge, Suite 10B
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-4001
Education
- B.S. from George Washington University
- 01/1990 - Washington, DC United States
- M.D. from Northwestern University Medical School
- 01/1994 - Chicago, IL United States
- Internship at Baylor College of Medicine
- 06/1996 - Houston, Texas United States
- General Surgery
- Residency at Baylor College of Medicine
- 06/2000 - Houston, Texas United States
- Urology
- Fellowship at University of Pittsburgh
- 06/2002 - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania United States
- NIH/K12 Physician Scientist Fellow in Neurourology and Female Urology
- MBA from University of Pittsburgh
- 09/2002 - Pittsburgh, PA
- Graduate Certificate at U.S. Army War College
- 07/2012 - Carlisle, Pennsylvania United States
Certifications
- Board Certified
- American Board of Urology
Honors & Awards
- Rising Star in Urology Award
- The Astellas/AUA Foundation (01/2008 - 01/2013)
- AFUD Scholar
- American Foundation of Urological Disease (01/2000 - 01/2002)
- Paul Zimskind Best Young Investigator Award
- Society of Urodynamics and Female Urology (01/2006)
- Career Development Award "Studying the Role of Spinal Purinergic Pathways in the Development of Bladder Overactivity"
- Department of Veterans Affairs (VA Central Office) (01/2008 - 01/2011)
- Jack Lapides Essay Contest, Second Place Award, “Botulinum Toxin Type A Normalizes Alterations in Urothelial ATP and No Release Induced by Chronic Spinal Cord Injury”
- 01/2008
- Apple Award for Excellence in Publishing in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Research
- 01/2008
- Best Poster Award - AUA Annual Meeting
- American Urological Association (05/2008)
- Best Poster Award - AUA Annual Meeting
- American Urological Association (05/2011)
Professional Interests
- Male and Female Incontinence; Voiding Dysfunction; Overactive Bladder; Neurourology; Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)
Professional Statement
Christopher P. Smith, M.D., M.B.A., M.S.S., Associate Professor, is a Board-certified urologist specializing in male and female urinary incontinence and voiding dysfunction. Dr. Smith is an international expert on the basic and clinical aspects of botulinum toxin use within urology. He has used botulinum toxin clinically for over a decade. In addition to his extensive involvement in basic science research, Dr. Smith is a principal investigator on several clinical trials examining the effects of botulinum toxin to treat patients with overactive bladder and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Dr. Smith is also currently a Colonel in United States Army Reserve Corps and has been deployed three times in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF).Websites
VIICTR Research Database
Selected Publications
- Smith CP "Botox® in urology--will it become standard of care for urge urinary incontinence?." J. Urol.. 2010 Dec;184(6):2235-6. Pubmed PMID: 20952015
- Munoz A, Somogyi GT, Boone TB, Smith CP "Central inhibitory effect of intravesically applied botulinum toxin A in chronic spinal cord injury.." Neurourol. Urodyn.. 2011 Sep;30(7):1376-81. Pubmed PMID: 21509809
- Munoz A, Boone TB, Smith CP, Somogyi GT "Diabetic plasticity of non-adrenergic non-cholinergic and P2X-mediated rat bladder contractions.." Brain Res. Bull.. 2013 Jun;95:40-5. Pubmed PMID: 23562604
- Crawford ED, Hirst K, Kusek JW, Donnell RF, Kaplan SA, McVary KT, Mynderse LA, Roehrborn CG, Smith CP, Bruskewitz R "Effects of 100 and 300 Units of Onabotulinum Toxin A on Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: A Phase II Randomized Clinical Trial.." J. Urol.. 2011 Sep;186(3):965-70. Pubmed PMID: 21791356
- Esquenazi A, Albanese A, Chancellor MB, Elovic E, Segal KR, Simpson DM, Smith CP, Ward AB "Evidence-based review and assessment of botulinum neurotoxin for the treatment of adult spasticity in the upper motor neuron syndrome.." Toxicon. 2013 Jun 1;67:115-28. Pubmed PMID: 23220492
- Chancellor MB, Elovic E, Esquenazi A, Naumann M, Segal KR, Schiavo G, Smith CP, Ward AB "Evidence-based review and assessment of botulinum neurotoxin for the treatment of urologic conditions.." Toxicon. 2013 Jun 1;67:129-40. Pubmed PMID: 23415704
- Munoz A, Somogyi GT, Boone TB, Smith CP "Lumbosacral sensory neuronal activity is enhanced by activation of urothelial purinergic receptors.." Brain Res. Bull.. 2011 Nov 25;86(41400):380-4. Pubmed PMID: 21924327
- Smith CP, Sorrells A, Coburn M "Management of urinary retention in an austere environment: suprapubic catheter placement.." J Spec Oper Med. 2010;10(3):36-40. Pubmed PMID: 21049433
- Munoz A, Somogyi GT, Boone TB, Ford AP, Smith CP "Modulation of bladder afferent signals in normal and spinal cord-injured rats by purinergic P2X3 and P2X2/3 receptors.." BJU Int.. 2012 Oct;110(8):E409-14. Pubmed PMID: 22540742
- Munoz A, Smith CP, Boone TB, Somogyi GT "Overactive and underactive bladder dysfunction is reflected by alterations in urothelial ATP and NO release.." Neurochem. Int.. 2011 Feb;58(3):295-300. Pubmed PMID: 21145365
- Lai HH, Munoz A, Smith CP, Boone TB, Somogyi GT "Plasticity of non-adrenergic non-cholinergic bladder contractions in rats after chronic spinal cord injury.." Brain Res. Bull.. 2011 Aug 10;86(41276):91-6. Pubmed PMID: 21689735
- Munoz A, Gangitano DA, Smith CP, Boone TB, Somogyi GT "Removal of urothelium affects bladder contractility and release of ATP but not release of NO in rat urinary bladder.." BMC Urol. 2010;10(1):10. Pubmed PMID: 20497558
- Starkman JS, Smith CP, Staskin DR "Surgical options for drug-refractory overactive bladder patients.." Rev Urol. 2010;12(41308):e97-e110. Pubmed PMID: 20811558
Memberships
- South Central Section of the American Urological Association
- Member
- Special Operations Medical Association
- Member
- Texas Urological Society
- Member
- Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogenital Reconstruction
- Member
- American Association of Clinical Urologists
- Member
- American Urological Association
- Member
Skills
- Research Interests
- Diagnosis and treatment of male and female voiding dysfunction and incontinence (i.e. BPH, overactive bladder, neurogenic bladder, urge and stress urinary incontinence); interstitial cystitis and chronic pelvic pain; chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome; recurrent urinary tract infections
- Clinical Interests
- Expert in use of onabotulinumtoxinA and InterStim® therapies, treatment of refractory overactive bladder, expert in the use of UroLift® treatment for BPH, and treatment of chronic pelvic pain syndrome
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