Contact

Phone: 216.956.6639
Fax: 440.312.7104
Email: smithm84@ccf.org 

Clinical Specialist at Hillcrest Hospital since 2010

Education and Certifications

  • Board-Certified Critical Care Pharmacist, May 2017 - Present
  • Critical Care Specialty Residency 2010, Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio
  • Board-Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist, October 2009-2016
  • Pharmacy Practice Residency 2009, Hillcrest Hospital, Mayfield Heights, Ohio
  • Doctor of Pharmacy 2008, Ohio Northern University, Ada, OH

Areas of Interest:

  • Infectious diseases in the intensive care unit
  • Traumatic brain injuries

Current Projects and Committees

  • Member of Cleveland Clinic Interdisciplinary Critical Care Committee (I3C) Pharmacy Subcommittee
    • Member of the Smart Pump Workgroup subcommittee
  • PGY-2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency Advisory Committee
    • Residency Program Director, 2018 – present
  • Sepsis Core Measure Fall-Out review and analysis
  • Cleveland Clinic Enterprise Antidote List Review Team
  • PGY-1 Residency Advisory Committee
  • Member of Hillcrest Hospital Pharmacy and Therapeutic Committee
  • Member of Hillcrest Hospital Critical Care Committee
    • Member of the Critical Response and Resuscitation sub-committee

Teaching

  • Preceptor for PGY-1 and PGY-2 critical care residents at Hillcrest Hospital 
  • Preceptor for Doctor of Pharmacy APPE students
  • Provider of local continuing education for nurses, pharmacists and physicians

Honors and Awards

  • Emerge Stronger Peer Support Program, Trained Peer Supporter, Cleveland Clinic, September 2023.
  • Lead Forward: Harnessing Potential Professional Development Program, Cleveland Clinic Global Leadership & Learning Institute, June 2022 – October 2022.
  • Ohio Society of Health System Pharmacists (OSHP) Preceptor of the Year Award, May 2020.
  • Sepsis Team Award, Cleveland Clinic Hillcrest Hospital Nursing Excellence Award, March 2020.
  • Outstanding Clinical Support Award, Cleveland Clinic Hillcrest Hospital Nursing Excellence Awards, May 2019. 
  • Cleveland Clinic Hillcrest Hospital Patient Safety Champion, April 2018.
  • Cleveland Clinic Pharmacy Residency Program Regional Preceptor of the Year, June 2015.

Publications

  • Schrader S, Smith M. Adequate and inadequate dosing of anti-seizure medications in status epilepticus. Epilepsy Research. 2025;214:107569. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2025.107569
  • Smith M, Gupta N, Lautman J, Sunderkrishnan R. Significantly delayed onset of euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis with SGLT2I therapy: a case report. Critical Care Medicine. 2024;52(1):S464.
  • Temple ME, Smith M. The Critical Care Obstetric Patient. In: Alderman E, eds. Critical Care Self-Assessment Program, 2021 Book 2, Module 3. Acute Organ Dysfunction and Special Populations. Lenexa, KS: American College of Clinical Pharmacy, 2021:1-50.
  • Hogue AN, Temple ME, Raich M, Worley S, Schwersenski J, Floyd R, Saker F. Effects of in-utero exposure to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and venlafaxine on term and preterm infants. JNPM. December 2017; 10(4).
  • Temple ME, Lagzdins ML. Streamlining the residency interview process using web-based teleconferencing. Am. J. Health Syst. Pharm. 2014;71:697-701.

Selected Professional Presentations

  • Significantly delayed onset of euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis with SGLT2I therapy: a case report, Research Snapshot Theater, Society of Critical Care Medicine Critical Care Congress, January 2024.
  • Sodium Disorders, lecture for the monthly Advanced Practice Providers Educational Series, Cleveland Clinic Hillcrest Hospital, January 2023.
  • Alcohol Withdrawal, lecture for the monthly Trauma Education Series, for Physicians, Advanced Practice Providers, and Registered Nurses, Cleveland Clinic Hillcrest Hospital, November 2022.
  • Pharmacology Management of the Pulmonary Patient, Management of the Acute Care Pulmonary Patient Course for Cleveland Clinic Rehab Services, Virtual Presentation, Cleveland Clinic, April 2021.
  • Coronavirus-19 Response and Management in a 500-bed Community Hospital, with Nathan Wirick, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP, Cleveland Society of Health System Pharmacists, February 2021.