Awards

  • The Doximity Foundation Travel Award for “SKIN/tervention: Expanding Access to Care in Rwanda” (March 2024)
  • National Medical Association (NMA) John A. Kenney, Jr., M.D. Resident Research Symposium Award (July 2021)
  • Ortho Dermatologics Aspire Higher Scholarship Award (July 2019)
  • NMA Association Paul A. Kelly Medical Student Symposium Award for Research – Honolulu, HI (July 2019)
  • Men’s Institute of Urology Jeff Murri Research Scholarship Award (May 2018)
  • American Academy of Dermatology Diversity Mentorship Award (April 2018)
  • Association of American Medical Colleges Herbert W. Nickens Medical Student Award National Nominee (March 2018)
  • Wayne State Medical Research Fellowship Award (March 2016)
  • Board of Governors Merit Scholarship (August 2015 – June 2020)
  • T. Norris and Vivilore Hitchman Endowed Scholarship Award (August 2015 – June 2020)
  • Delta Air Lines – Excellent Customer Service Award Recipient, Awarded to Top 20 of 20,000 Flight Attendants (July 2014)
  • Bert Price Endowment Scholarship Award (August 2007–August 2012)

Selected Presentations & Publications

  • Smith, ZI, Ekeh, O, Green, JJ. Cutaneous Ulcerations as the Presenting Sign of Acute Aortic Occlusion. SKIN The Journal of Cutaneous Medicine. 2023, June.
  • Richards EA, Smith ZI, Manders SM. A Rare Case of Breast Carcinoma en Cuirasse. Skinmed. 2023, May.
  • Smith ZI, Heymann WR. Getting Intimate with HS. Skinmed. 2023, May.
  • Smith, ZI, Bedford, L, Farshchian, M, Potts, G. Tumorigenesis on Tofacitinib Skinmed. 2023, May.
  • Tolliver S, Smith ZI, Silverberg N. The Genetics and Diagnosis of Pediatric Neurocutaneous Disorders: Neurofibromatosis and Tuberous Sclerosis Complex. Clin Dermatol. 2022 Jul-Aug;40(4):374-382. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2022.02.010. Epub 2022 Mar 4. PMID: 35248688.
  • Smith ZI, Wang JF, Elbuluk N, Huggins RH, Birnbaum MR, Rzepecki A, Bhatia BK, Kratschmer C, McLellan B, Kutner A. A Multi-Centered Case-Control Study of Vitiligo Support Groups and Quality of Life. J Drugs Dermatol. 2021 Jun 1;20(6):672-675. doi: 10.36849/JDD.2021.5706. PMID: 34076392.
  • Smith, ZI, Rosenstein, RK, Pichard, DC, Pavletic, SZ, & Cowen, EW. Quality of Life in Patients with Skin of Color and Chronic Graft-vs-Host Disease. JAMA Dermatology. 2020;156(5):589–590. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2019.4857
  • Smith, ZI, Pritchett, E. Skin Cancer in Skin of Color Transplant Patients. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 2018, Sep; 138(9): LB1602.