Specialties
Brigitte Smith, MD, MHPE
Associate Professor
- Division of Vascular Surgery
- Vice Chair of Education
Education
- MD, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
- Internship, General Surgery, University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinics, Madison, WI
- Residency, Vascular Surgery, University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinics, Madison, WI
- Surgical Education Research Fellowship, The Association for Surgical Education
- MHPE, University of Illinois, Chicago, Chicago, IL
Clinical Specialties
Dr. Smith is certified by the Vascular Surgery Board of the American Board of Surgery. She specializes in the treatment of complex venous disorders, including Nutcracker Syndrome, Pelvic Congestion Syndrome, and May-Thurner Syndrome.
Research Interests
Dr. Smith is a nationally recognized expert in surgical education. Her research seeks to examine the association between educational variables, including training programs, policies, and individual measures of competence, with patient care outcomes in unsupervised practice. Through this work, which has previously been funded by the National Board of Medical Examiners Stemmler Grant, she seeks to inform performance benchmarks for competency-based medical education systems.
Dr. Smith was awarded a $70,000 grant from the American Board of Medical Specialties to study formats used for oral board exams. Read more here.
A project led by Dr. Smith was awarded $1.1 million grant from the American Medical Association. Read more here.
Recent Publications
The Feasibility and Utility of Vascular Surgery Entrustable Professional Activities: A Multi-InstitutionalPilot Study.
Serena T, Weaver ML, Sun T, Mannoia K, Soult MC, Etkin Y, Motaganahalli R, Smith BK
J Surg Educ 2026 Feb 14; 83(5): 103885
[PubMed ID: 41691722]Vice Chairs of Education in Departments of Surgery: Responsibilities, Value, and Future Directions.
Cooper EMH, Anton NE, Smink DS, Smith BK, Scott DJ, Cochran AL, Terhune K, Shabahang M, Stefanidis D
J Surg Educ 2026 Apr; 83(4): 103864
[PubMed ID: 41650558]Vascular surgery residents and fellows graduate at higher levels of proficiency in endovascular as compared to open aortic operations.
Buchanan E, Sun T, Droz N, Brooke BS, Smith BK, Weaver ML
J Vasc Surg 2026 Mar; 83(3): 710-717.e1
[PubMed ID: 41205839]Association of ACGME Milestones With Other Performance Measures in General Surgery: A Meta-Analytic Study.
Sun T, Zheng B, Yamazaki K, Smith BK, Hamstra SJ
Acad Med 2025 Nov 01; 100(11): 1337-1344
[PubMed ID: 40550143]Editorial Commentary.
Smith BK, Ames SE
Urol Pract 2025 Jul; 12(4): 476-477
[PubMed ID: 40548596]