Department of Internal Medicine

Immunology Faculty

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Jeanne Montgomery Smith, M.D.
Associate Professor Emeritus

Dr. Smith's clinical interests include observations on the characteristics of atopic diseases and asthma in relationship to possible etiology of these diseases. Having trained in a laboratory at Johns Hopkins from 1949-51 which was dedicated to a search for viruses in diseases of unknown cause, she has been interested in the possibility of a viral cause for atopy. Over the years, the reasons for considering a viral hypothesis have gathered strength. In view of the possibility of cure or prevention, the reasons for this hypothesis have been published again recently. In addition, her research interests involve the epidemiology and natural course of atopic diseases and asthma.

Honors, Awards, and Organizations

• Iowa Women's Hall of Fame (inducted 1982)
• American Academy of Allergy, Fellow

Representative Publications

1. Smith, J.M., and Knowler, L.A. Epidemiology of Asthma and Allergic Rhinitis, Part I: In a Rural Area. Am. Rev. Respir. Dis., 92(1):16-30, 1965.
2. Smith, J.M., and Knowler, L.A. Epidemiology of Asthma and Allergic Rhinitis, Part II: In a University-Centered Community. Am. Rev. Respir. Dis., 92(1):31-38, 1965.
3. Wynn, S.R., Swanson, M.C., Reed, C.E., Penny, N.D., Showers, W.B., and Smith, J.M.: Immunochemical Quantitation, Size Distribution, and Cross-Reactivity of Lepidoptera (Moth) Aeroallergens in Southeastern Minnesota. J. Allergy Clin. Immunol., 82(1):47-54, 1988.
4. Smith, J.M., Cadoret, R.J., Burns, T.L., and Troughton, E.P.:  Asthma and Allergic Rhinitis in Adoptees and Their Adoptive Parents.  Ann. Allergy Asthma Immunol. 81:135-139, 1998.
5. Hussain, I., and Smith, J.M.:  Evidence for the Transmissibility of Atopy: An Hypothesis.  Chest (in press), 2003.

Books and/or Chapters

1. Smith, J.M.: The Epidemiology of Allergic Rhinitis. In: Rhinitis, G.A. Settipane (Ed.), Providence, Rhode Island, New England and Regional Allergy Proceedings, 1984, pp. 86-91.
2. Smith, J.M.: The Epidemiology and Natural History of Asthma, Allergic Rhinitis and Atopic Dermatitis (Eczema). In: Allergy Principles and Practice (3rd Edition), Middleton, E., Jr., Reed, C.E., Ellis, E.F., Adkinson, N.F., Jr., and Yunginger, J.W. (Eds.), C.V. Mosby, St. Louis, MO, 1988, pp. 891-929.
3. Smith, J.M.: The Epidemiology of Allergic Rhinitis. In: Rhinitis (2nd Edition), G.A. Settipane (Ed.), Providence, Rhode Island, Oceanside Publications, Inc, pp. 151-159, 1991.
4. Smith, J.M.: Epidemiology. In: Allergic and Non-Allergic Rhinitis: Clinical Aspects, Mygind, N., and Naclerio, R.M. (Eds.), Copenhagen, Denmark: Munksgaard, pp. 15-22, 1993.

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