Dr. Smyth, whose research focused on arterial and venous thrombosis, became dean and executive vice chancellor at UAMS 19 months ago. She contributed more than 200 publications and a dozen textbooks to the field, according to a statement from UAMS Chancellor Cam Patterson, MD.
Dr. Patterson credited Dr. Smyth as a trailblazer for women in academic medicine. The Wednesday before her death, Dr. Smyth was reportedly “working full-speed.”
Dr. Smyth is survived by her husband and two sons.
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