Randi N. Smith, MD
Dr. Randi N. Smith, MD, received her medical degree from the University of California San Francisco, and her MPH from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She completed her general surgery residency at the University of California San Francisco, and her fellowship in trauma and surgical critical care surgery at the University of Pennsylvania.
Dr. Smith serves as a trauma surgeon, emergency/elective general surgeon, and surgical critical care intensivist at Grady Memorial Hospital. Her special interests include violence prevention, injury prevention, clinical outcomes, and the use of ultrasound in critical care.
In 2017, Dr. Smith joined the Violence Prevention Task Force, based out of the Injury Prevention Research Center at Emory (IPRCE), and became a core member of the Program to Interrupt Violence through Outreach and Treatment (PIVOT) at Grady.
Her special interests include violence prevention, injury prevention, clinical outcomes, and global surgery.
Board Certifications
American Board of Surgery
Affiliations
Emory
Education & Training
- Medical School: University of California San Francisco School of Medicine
- Internship: University of California San Francisco
- Residency: University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine
Fellowships
University of Pennsylvania
Locations and Directions
Grady Memorial Hospital
OPEN 24 HOURS
Visiting hours are from 8 a.m. – 10:30 p.m. daily
Publications
- Missed Opportunities: Toxicology Screening Remains Incomplete Among Firearm-Injured Adolescents.
Hannah AN, Abi-Karam A, Jayaraman Muralidharan V, Strong J, Smith RN
The American surgeon. 2026;
PMID: 42887890 - Incision Decision: Vertical or Horizontal Laparotomy in Traumatically Injured Pregnant Patients.
Hart L, Platner M, Russo K, Meyer CH, Grady Z, Santos A, Oleary H, Tanghal J, Castater C, Smith RN, Sciarretta JD, Ellis J, Nguyen J
Cureus. 2026;18(9):e115897.
PMID: 42845540 - A Leg Up: Evaluating Ultramassive Transfusion after Extremity Vascular Injury: Erratum.
Grady ZJ, Harfouche MN, Greiffenstein P, Inaba K, Filiberto DM, Meizoso JP, Smith JW, Jacovides CL, McNickle AG, Choron RL, Wade Ross S, Smith RN,
Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2026;
PMID: 42714061 - Spatial and socioeconomic correlates of prehospital whole blood transfusions in violence-related trauma.
Kumar L, Smith BR, Moran TP, Thornton MT, Nguyen J, Robinson E, Collins SL, Fransman RB, Benjamin ER, Smith RN
The journal of trauma and acute care surgery. 2026;
PMID: 42636005 - Eastern vs. Western trauma guidelines for resuscitative thoracotomy: A comparative analysis of indications, outcomes, and philosophical approaches.
Hart L, Lester S, Grady Z, Meyer C, Castro LL, Dente C, Castater C, Davis M, Fransman R, Sciarretta JD, Smith RN, Nguyen J
The journal of trauma and acute care surgery. 2026;
PMID: 42623366 - Venous thromboembolism burden in IVC injuries: Is there an optimal strategy in prevention?
Himmler A, Preston JD, Guindi A, Wagner V, De Leon Castro L, Fransman RB, Nguyen J, Smith RN, Benarroch-Gampel J, Ramos CR, Garcia-Toca M, Sciarretta JD
Injury. 2026;57(9):113285.
PMID: 42055836 - Expanding stop the bleed to achieve health equity: Inclusion of deaf and hard-of-hearing populations in injury prevention and education.
Koganti D, Tolbert T, Jackson J, Grady Z, Zeidan A, Winata M, Smith RN
Injury. 2026;57(4):113172.
PMID: 41880889 - Strategies for addressing social drivers of health at US trauma centers.
Smith RN, Bonne S, Tatebe LC, Hargarten S, Kramer K, Kotagal M, Williams A, Berry S, Kirkendoll S, Campbell BT, Dicker RA
Trauma surgery & acute care open. 2026;11(1):e001905.
PMID: 41835485 - Incidence and Risk Factors for Venous Thromboembolism in Hemodynamically Unstable Pelvic Fractures.
Holstein RA, Meyer CH, Herrmann O, De Leon Castro A, Walker J, Todd SR, Smith RN, Nguyen J, Sciarretta JD
The Journal of surgical research. 2026;
PMID: 41650792 - Blaming the victim: Structural barriers to crime victim compensation.
Chaudhary M, Smith RN
American journal of surgery. 2026;
PMID: 41390978
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