Associate Professor of Urology
University of Virginia
Dr. Ryan P. Smith is an Associate Professor of Urology at the University of Virginia with a clinical and research focus in Male Reproductive Medicine and Surgery. Dr. Smith attended medical school at the University of Virginia School of Medicine and also completed his Urology residency at the University of Virginia. He subsequently completed a fellowship in Male Reproductive Medicine and Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine with Dr. Larry Lipshultz.
Dr. Smith joined the faculty at the University of Virginia in 2013 where he serves as the Director of the Andrology Fellowship, the Urology Residency Program Director and the Medical Student Clerkship Director. He was previously selected by the American Society of Reproductive Medicine as a CREST Scholar and was a traveling scholar for the Society for the Study of Male Reproduction as well as the Society for Male Reproduction and Urology. Dr. Smith's clinical practice is split between an academic setting at UVA Health and Virginia Fertility & IVF, a private IVF clinic, giving him a broad perspective on fertility care.
Dr. Smith's research focus pertains to the clinical evaluation of male infertility and sperm-egg interaction. His collaborative research with Dr. Jeff Lysiak Ph.D. on the role of phosphatidylserine in sperm-egg fusion was published in Nature Communications and is currently being developed as a new diagnostic test for fertilization competent sperm. He was previously nominated for the AUA Early Career Research Showcase in 2020 for his male infertility research. He has been an invited speaker at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine and the American Urological Association and has published extensively within the field of male reproductive medicine. His passion is serving others in their fertility journey and advancing the field of Male Reproductive Medicine and Surgery.
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Saturday, April 29, 2023
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM CST