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Harry L. Smith, PhD, MD
- Dr. Harry Smith has a degree in Medicine and a PhD degree in Engineering and works in the fields of Biomechanics and Injury Causation Analysis and is Board Certified in Radiology and Nuclear Medicine. His consulting practice currently focuses on, but is not limited to, Product Liability and General Negligence issues regarding automobile collisions, tractor-trailer incidents, ATV, personal watercraft, motorcycles/helmets, power tools and other related issues.
- Dr. Smith joined BRC in 1986 while practicing emergency medicine and radiology full-time, he recently retired from his radiology and nuclear medicine practice. His professional experience also includes working as an engineer with the Texas Transportation Institute and AE Staley Manufacturing Company. Dr. Smith, now retired from the U.S. Army, served as Command Surgeon and Flight Surgeon in the U.S. Army Reserve.
- Board Certified in Radiology
- Board Certified in Nuclear Medicine
- Medical License, State of Texas
- MD University of Texas Health Science Center - San Antonio, 1978
- PhD Nuclear Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1970
- MS Civil Engineering, Michigan State University, 1965
- BS Civil Engineering, Michigan State University, 1964
- Compressive Neck Injury and Its Relationship to Head Contact & Torso Motion During Vehicle Rollover
- The Epidemiology of Facial Fractures in Automotive Collisions
- Human Head and Neck Kinematics after Low Velocity Rear-End Impacts: Understanding "Whiplash"
- Validation and Application of a Methodology to Calculate Head Accelerations and Neck Loading