Special Interests:
Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery, Hernia repair , Nissen Fundoplication
(anti-reflux surgery for heartburn), Breast Disease
Education
Creighton University School of Medicine
Omaha, Nebraska
Doctor of Medicine (1981)
Creighton University
Omaha, Nebraska
Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude (1976)
Internship & Residency
Creighton University Affiliate Hospitals
Omaha, Nebraska (1981-1982)
Phoenix Integrated Surgical Residency (1982-1986)
Board Certification
American Board of Surgery (1987, 1997)
Professional Experience
Southwestern Surgery Associates (1997-Present)
Thomas-Davis Medical Centers (1995-1997)
Tucson Medical Associates (1990-1995)
Private Practice, Omaha, Nebraska (1986-1990)
Hospital Affiliations
St. Joseph's Hospital
Tucson Medical Center
Academic Appointments
Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery, College of Medicine
University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona (1996-present)
Clinical Instructor, Surgery
Creighton University (1986-1990)
Director Senior Surgical Clerkship at Bergan Mercy Hospital
Omaha, Nebraska (1986-1990)
Committees and Elected Positions
Carondelet St. Joseph's Hospital
Tucson, Arizona
Chief of Staff Elect (2002)
Carondelet Health Network
Tucson, Arizona
Member of the Board (2000-present)
Tucson Medical Center
Tucson, Arizona
Credentials Committee (1998-present)
Creighton University Medical Alumni
Omaha, Nebraska
Member of the Advisory Board (1998-present)
American College of Surgeons
Committee of Fellows Credentials (1997-present)
Intergroup of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
Credentials Committee (1997-1999)
Thomas Davis Medical Centers
Tucson, Arizona
Member of the Board (1995-1997)
Tucson Medical Associates
Tucson, Arizona
Board President (1993-1995)
Professional Affiliations
Fellow, American College of Surgeons (F.A.C.S.)
Southwestern Surgical Congress
Tucson Surgical Society
Pima County Medical Society
American Medical Association
Arizona Medical Association
Special Achievements
Inducted into ALPHA SIGMA NU, National Jesuit Honor
Society (1981)
Appointed to the Committee on Associated Affairs,
Nebraska Medical Association (1979-1981)
President, Creighton Medical School Government
(1979)
Selected Publications
Klingman, Smith, P.A. " Traumatic Hemipelvectomy Case Report
and Review of Literature " Annals of Plastic Surgery, (2),
PP. 156-163 (August 27, 1991)
Smith, P.A. "Severe Bilateral Chest Injury in a Patient with
Cystic Fibrosis," Hospital Physician Vol.25, No. 6, PP. 19-21
(June 1989)
Selected Presentations
Update on Trends of Laparoscopic Surgery (1999)
St. Joseph's Hospital
Tucson, Arizona
Current Concepts and Horizons of Minimally Invasive Surgery (1996)
St. Joseph's Hospital
Tucson, Arizona
New Horizons of Laparoscopic Surgery (1993)
Tucson Surgery Society
