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Ethan A. Smith, MD


  • Associate Professor, UC Department of Radiology

About

Biography

I completed a residency in diagnostic radiology at University of Michigan Health System, followed by a fellowship in pediatric radiology at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. After spending six years as an attending pediatric radiologist at CS Mott Children’s Hospital – University of Michigan, I returned to Cincinnati in 2017 as the director of the Thoraco-abdominal Section in the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Department of Radiology. I am active in multiple national radiology organizations, including the Society for Pediatric Radiology, American College of Radiology, and the Radiological Society of North America. I am also a member of the Children’s Oncology Group (COG) and served as a central imaging reviewer for ongoing clinical research trials through COG. My research interests include body MRI, pediatric oncologic imaging, and quality and safety in radiology.

MD: Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, 2005,

Residency: University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI,

Certifications: Diagnostic Radiology, 2010; CAQ Pediatric Radiology, 2012

Interests

Quality and safety; pediatric oncology imaging

Interests

Body MRI; pediatric oncology imaging

Publications

Impact of Pulmonary Tumor Burden in Favorable Histology Wilms Tumor Outcomes: A Report From the Children's Oncology Group Study AREN0533. Dix, DB; Khanna, G; Renfro, LA; Tfirn, IC; Smith, EA; Artunduaga, M; Eklund, MJ; Sandberg, JK; Parsons, LN; Kalapurakal, JA; Fernandez, CV; Dome, JS; Mullen, EA; Geller, JI. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2025; 43(36):3822-3832.

Imaging of Pediatric Renal Cysts: An Update-AJR Expert Panel Narrative Review. Ferraciolli, SF; Gee, MS; Drzewiecki, B; Eklund, M; Hartung, EA; Khanna, G; Morani, AC; Smith, EA; Back, SJ. American Journal of Roentgenology. 2025.

Updated favourable-histology Wilms tumour risk stratification: rationale for future Children's Oncology Group clinical trials. Benedetti, DJ; Cost, NG; Ehrlich, PF; Evageliou, N; Fialkowski, E; Parsons, LN; Vallance, KL; Renfro, LA; Hong, AL; Aldrink, JH; Treece, AL; Dome, JS; Geller, JI; Mullen, EA. Nature Reviews Urology. 2025; 22(11):775-788.

Causes of Moral Distress in Academic Radiologists: Variation Among Institutions. Dave, P; Brook, OR; Brook, A; Bowman, AW; Yoon, L; Morris, RW; Flug, JA; Smith, EA; Siewert, B. Journal of the American College of Radiology. 2025; 22(8):935-945.

Clinical and Pathologic features of 535 Patients with Congenital Mesoblastic Nephroma: A Report from the Children's Oncology Group. Davick, JJ; Renfro, LA; Cost, NG; Aldrink, JH; Geller, JI; Khanna, G; Ehrlich, PF; Fernandez, CV; Dome, JS; Perlman, EJ; Mullen, EA. Annals of Surgery. 2025.

Publishing quality improvement work in scientific journals. Smith, EA; Siewert, B. Pediatric Radiology. 2025; 55(6):1221-1222.

Long-term outcomes and patterns of relapse in patients with bilateral Wilms tumor or bilaterally predisposed unilateral Wilms tumor, a report from the COG AREN0534 study. Murphy, AJ; Brzezinski, J; Renfro, LA; Tornwall, B; Malek, MM; Benedetti, DJ; Cost, NG; Smith, EA; Aldrink, J; Romao, RLP; Paulino, AC; Lo, AC; Geller, JI; Ehrlich, PF. International Journal of Cancer. 2024; 155(10):1824-1831.

Bilateral Wilms tumor with anaplasia: A report from the Children's Oncology Group Study AREN0534. Romao, RLP; Aldrink, JH; Renfro, LA; Mullen, EA; Murphy, AJ; Brzezinski, J; Malek, MM; Benedetti, DJ; Cost, NG; Smith, E; Paulino, A; Kalapurakal, JA; Geller, JI; Ehrlich, PF. Pediatric Blood and Cancer. 2024; 71(7):e30981.

Visibility and Size of the Pancreatic Duct and Common Bile Duct on Routine 2D MRI Sequences in Children Without Pancreaticobiliary Disease. Kocaoglu, M; Ata, NKA; Smith, EA; Towbin, AJ; Debnath, P; Trout, AT. American Journal of Roentgenology. 2024; 223(1):e2431347.

Machine Learning Diagnosis of Small-Bowel Crohn Disease Using T2-Weighted MRI Radiomic and Clinical Data. Liu, RX; Li, H; Towbin, AJ; Ata, NA; Smith, EA; Tkach, JA; Denson, LA; He, L; Dillman, JR. American Journal of Roentgenology. 2024; 222(1):e2329812.

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