Overview
Dr. Smithers is an associate professor of surgery and director of the Esophageal and Airway Treatment (EAT) Program in the Department of Surgery at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital since 2019. He was honored for Innovations in Clinical Care at the Johns Hopkins Medicine Clinical Awards for 2020. As a leader in both innovation and expertise for pediatric thoracic surgery, he and his team see patients from all over the United States and internationally. The team also makes several invited trips per year around the country and world for lectures and conferences, in addition to helping patients and teaching other surgical teams regarding complex esophageal and airway surgical techniques in the operating room. Dr. Smithers previously served as assistant professor of surgery at Boston Children’s Hospital from 2009-2019, as part of their groundbreaking EAT program. His clinical specialties are congenital and acquired conditions of the esophagus and airway, vascular rings, congenital diaphragmatic hernia, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), surgical critical care, and minimally invasive surgery. He earned his medical degree from Albany Medical College and completed his residency in general surgery at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland. He served as fellow in pediatric surgery at Boston Children’s Hospital after completing a research fellowship and a surgical critical care fellowship at Boston Children’s Hospital. He also completed a global surgery clinical fellowship at Harvard Medical School. Videos Meet Jason Smithers, M.D. What is esophageal stricture and how is it treated? What is tracheomalacia and how is it treated? What is recurrent tracheoesophageal fistula (rTEF) and how is it treated? What is long gap esophageal atresia and how is it treated?.
Dr. Smithers is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gastroschisis. His top areas of expertise are Esophageal Atresia, Tracheoesophageal Fistula, Diaphragmatic Hernia, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 65 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Gastroschisis.
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Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
1800 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD 21287
Clinical Research
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Dr. Danielson is associate dean of clinical affairs at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. Dr. Danielson also began serving as president of All Children’s Specialty Physicians (ACSP) in 2023, first on an interim basis and then permanently. A clinical professor of surgery, he has chaired the Johns Hopkins All Children's Department of Surgery since 2020 and was interim chair from 2018 to 2020. He specializes in general surgery and was an early adopter of minimally invasive surgical techniques, developing expertise in treating chest wall deformities. Dr. Danielson founded the first fellowship sponsored by Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in pediatric surgery and was also instrumental in bringing the National Quality Improvement in Surgery Program to the institution. He was named Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital physician of the year in the 2015 Johns Hopkins Medicine Clinical Awards. He joined the hospital staff in 2008. He retired as a colonel from the U.S. Army Reserve in 2017 after serving in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Dr. Danielson earned his medical degree from the University of Rochester where he also completed the residency program in general surgery through Strong Memorial Hospital. He completed a research fellowship in pediatric surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard University and a clinical fellowship in pediatric surgery at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Before joining Johns Hopkins All Children’s, he served as director of pediatric surgical oncology at the University of Massachusetts. Dr. Danielson is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gastroschisis. His top areas of expertise are Appendicitis, Pectus Excavatum, Omphalocele, Appendectomy, and Endoscopy.
Sarah Jones-Sapienza is a General Surgeon and a Pediatrics provider in Clearwater, Florida. Dr. Jones-Sapienza is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gastroschisis. Her top areas of expertise are Pectus Excavatum, Gastroschisis, Necrotizing Granuloma, and Retroperitoneal Inflammation.
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Joseph Sujka is a General Surgeon in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Sujka is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gastroschisis. His top areas of expertise are Hiatal Hernia, Hernia, Gastroparesis, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.
Areas of Expertise
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- Esophageal AtresiaDr. Smithers isElite. Learn about Esophageal Atresia.
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- Diaphragmatic HerniaDr. Smithers isDistinguished. Learn about Diaphragmatic Hernia.
- Tracheoesophageal FistulaDr. Smithers isDistinguished. Learn about Tracheoesophageal Fistula.
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- Congenital Diaphragmatic HerniaDr. Smithers isAdvanced. Learn about Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia.
- Esophageal Atresia Coloboma TalipesDr. Smithers isAdvanced. Learn about Esophageal Atresia Coloboma Talipes.
- Esophageal PerforationDr. Smithers isAdvanced. Learn about Esophageal Perforation.
- Gastrointestinal FistulaDr. Smithers isAdvanced. Learn about Gastrointestinal Fistula.
- GastrostomyDr. Smithers isAdvanced. Learn about Gastrostomy.
- HerniaDr. Smithers isAdvanced. Learn about Hernia.
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- Compartment SyndromeDr. Smithers isExperienced. Learn about Compartment Syndrome.
- Donnai-Barrow SyndromeDr. Smithers isExperienced. Learn about Donnai-Barrow Syndrome.
- Double Aortic ArchDr. Smithers isExperienced. Learn about Double Aortic Arch.
- Ear BarotraumaDr. Smithers isExperienced. Learn about Ear Barotrauma.
- EndoscopyDr. Smithers isExperienced. Learn about Endoscopy.
- Fryns SyndromeDr. Smithers isExperienced. Learn about Fryns Syndrome.