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
Transition between Residency and Fellowship: A National Study of the Longitudinal Alignment between ACGME Milestones for General Surgery Residency and Subsequent Vascular Surgery Fellowship.
Johnston TM, Hogan SO, Weaver ML, Sun T, Smith BK, Park YS
Ann Surg 2026 May 05;
[PubMed ID: 42083074]Open surgery appears to be the preferred treatment in patients with nutcracker syndrome: A vascular low frequency disease consortium analysis.
Suckow BD, Ponukumati A, Wang L, Columbo J, Stone D, Powell R, West-Livingston LN, Shortell CK, Etkin Y, Paci SPR, Hemingway JF, Meissner MH, Gomez-Sanchez CM, Flanagan CP, Bove PG, Long GW, Smith BK, Gombert A, Barbati ME, Aulivola B, Stilo F, Montelione N, De Caridi G, Benedetto F, McGinigle KL, Alsaarayreh M, Szeberin Z, Zatyko DZ, Amankwah KS, Joh JH, Cho S, Schermerhorn ML, Yadavalli SD, Zhou W, Tolson J, Lawrence P, Woo K, Vascular Low Frequency Disease Consortium
J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord 2026 Apr 14; 102497
[PubMed ID: 41985840]Who Picks Up the Slack? Impact of Interprofessional Role Ambiguity on Resident Education, Team Function, and Patient Care.
Cha JS, Tucker EL, Lauer KV, Smith B
J Am Coll Surg 2026 Mar 27;
[PubMed ID: 41894467]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 May; 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]