Paul N. Smith, M.D.
[email protected]
Personal Data:
Born 1951
Married
Two daughters, one son
Education:
Current Position:
1969 - 1973
U.S. Military Academy
West Point, New York
B.S. Engineering
1973 - 1977
University of Southern California School of Medicine
Los Angeles, California
M.D.
9/2003 Present
Obstetrician-Gynecologist
Bangor OB/GYN
12 Stillwater Avenue
Bangor, ME 04401
Phone 207-945-6588 / fax 207-945-2955
Professional Experience:
8/1995 – 8/2003 Obstetrician-Gynecologist and Medical Director
The Lakewood Clinic, P.S.
Lakewood, Washington
7/1997 – 7/1999 Medical Staff President / Chair, Operations Committee
St. Clare Hospital
Lakewood, Washington
5/1996 – 7/1999 Chief, Obstetrics and Gynecology, St. Clare Hospital
Member, Executive Committee
Franciscan Health System –West
Tacoma, Washington
7/1996 – 7/1998 Chair, Regional Credentials Committee
Franciscan Health System –West
Tacoma, Washington
7/1996 – 7/1998 Chair, Regional Interdisciplinary Team
on Women's and Infants' Care
Franciscan Health System –West
Tacoma, Washington
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Professional Experience (cont'd):
5/1993 - 8/1995
Assistant Chief, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Director, Breast Clinic, Department of Ob/Gyn
Member, Multidisciplinary Task Force on Breast Disease
Teaching Faculty, Ob/Gyn Residency
Madigan Army Medical Center
Fort Lewis, Washington
6/1992 - 5/1993
Deputy Commander for Clinical Services
67th Evacuation Hospital
Wuerzburg, Germany
9/1991 - 5/1993
7th MEDCOM Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Chief, Department of Surgery
67th Evacuation Hospital
Wuerzburg, Germany
8/1990 – 9/1991 Division Surgeon
3rd Infantry Division
Wuerzburg, Germany
7/1988 – 7/1990 Chief, Ob/Gyn Ambulatory Care Service
Teaching Faculty, Ob/Gyn Residency
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Brooke Army Medical Center
Fort Sam Houston, Texas
9/1987 – 7/1988 Chief, Obstetrics Service
Teaching Faculty, Ob/Gyn Residency
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Brooke Army Medical Center
Fort Sam Houston, Texas
8/1985 – 9/1987 Chief, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Darnall Army Community Hospital
Fort Hood, Texas
9/1984 – 9/1985 18th MEDCOM Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Chief, Obstetrics and Gynecology Service
121st Evacuation Hospital
Seoul, Korea
7/1982 – 9/1984 Chief, Obstetrics and Gynecology Service
67th Evacuation Hospital
Wuerzburg, Germany
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Professional Experience (cont'd):
8/1981 – 7/1982 Staff Obstetrician-Gynecologist
67th Evacuation Hospital
Wuerzburg, Germany
7/1978 – 6/1981 Resident, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Washington, D.C.
7/1977 – 6/1978 Flexible Internship
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Washington, D.C
Hospital Committee Experience:
Executive Committee
Credentials Committee
Risk Management Committee
Utilization Review Committee
Quality Assurance/Quality Improvement Committee
JCAHO Inspection Preparation Committee
Blood and Tissue Review Committee
Infection Control Committee
Therapeutic Agents Board
Education Committee
Other Experiences:
2001 – 2005
2003 – 2004
Organizing Director, NorthWest Commercial Bank
Member, Board of Directors
Chairman of the Board
2003 - Present
Manager, 4th Day Enterprises, LLC, d/b/a/ Mission Lights, LLC
Owner, US Patent No. 6,902,289
Inventor – ‘GloveLite’ – www.glovelite.com
1988 - 2005
Medical-Legal Consultant
Army Claims Service
Fort Meade, Maryland
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Other Experiences (cont'd):
1996 - 2000
Affiliate Faculty, School of Nursing
Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma, Washington
Oct 88 - Oct 91
Oct 09 – Oct 12
Vice Chair, Army Section
Armed Forces District
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Apr 90
Team Surgeon
Operation Starlite 3
Served as the senior medical officer for a 50-soldier detachment deploying to Guyana as a
Medical Readiness Training Exercise in support of SOUTHCOM mission objectives.
Provided direct health care to local natives and to medical team members. Performed
emergency abdominal surgery on a U.S. Army enlisted engineer who became ill while in
Guyana on a separate mission.
Oct 89
Participant, Workshop for Ob/Gyn Manpower Standard
Joint Healthcare Management Engineering Team
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense - Health Affairs
One of 17 physicians, nurse midwives, and nurse practitioners from the Army, Navy, and Air
Force who developed complete descriptions and time requirements for all tasks performed in
Ob-Gyn work centers. The group also developed workload and work unit definitions, and
made the final selection of appropriate measurement sites.
Jul 86 - Jul 90
ATLS Instructor Surgeon
Mobile Medical Training Team
Joint Medical Readiness Training Center
Served as ATLS Instructor for Special Forces soldiers and Reserve Component health
providers, teaching in both domestic and overseas locations.
Oct-Nov 84
Physician Inspector
Office of the Inspector General
Eighth U.S. Army, Korea
Assisted in conducting an Annual General Inspection evaluation of medical services of the 2d
Infantry Division, concentrating in the areas of credentialing, peer review and physicianextender supervision, documentation, pharmacy activities, and general adherence to Army
regulations concerning medical activities.
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Certification and Licensure:
Diplomate, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1984
Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners, 1978
Maine, M.D. License No. 16277, Aug 2003 - present
Washington, M.D. License 31551, Jan 1994 – Oct 2003
California, M.D. License G62177, Jan 1988 – Oct 1995
Texas, M.D. License H5362, Feb 1989 – Aug 1993
Societies. Memberships:
Fellow, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Association of Graduates, U.S. Military Academy
Aircraft Owners’ and Pilots’ Association
Order of Military Medical Merit
Phi Kappa Phi
Mensa
Militarv Education:
1994
1989
1987
1987
1987
1985
1983
1979
1977
1971
Army War College
Combat Casualty Management Course
Command and General Staff College
Army Flight Surgeon Primary Course
Combat Casualty Care Course
Air Assault School
AMEDD Officers' Advanced Course
AMEDD Officers' Basic Course
Ranger School
Airborne School
Military Awards and Decorations:
Legion of Merit with Oak Leaf Cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with Two Oak Leaf Clusters
Army Commendation Medal
Army Achievement Medal
National Defense Service Medal, Second Award
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon, Third Award
Ranger Tab
Expert Field Medical Badge
Flight Surgeon Wings
Parachute Badge
Air Assault Badge
Italian Parachutist Badge
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Papers and Presentations:
Duff WP, Smith PN, Keiser JF: Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Low-Risk Cesarean
Section. J Repro Med. 27: 133-138, 1982.
Nunes JA, Hankins GDV, Sulak PJ, Smith PN: Afibrinogenemia with
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation Presenting as Acute Postpartum
Hemorrhage. Presented at Armed Forces District Meeting, American College
of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, San Diego, CA, 1986.
Nielsen PE, Howard BC, Hill CC, Larson PL, Holland RHB, Smith PN:
Comparison of Elective Induction of Labor with Favorable Bishop Scores
versus Expectant Management: A Randomized Clinical Trial. J Matern Fetal
Neonatal Med. 18: 59-64, Jul 2005.
Rev 4/2015
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