Current NHS consultant posts held
Consultant Paediatrician in East Kent Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (EKHUFT) based at the William Harvey Hospital, Ashford, Kent;
Honorary Consultant in Paediatric Allergy, King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London.
Research interests
Paediatric Allergy including Food and respiratory allergies.
Paediatric Respiratory including Cystic Fibrosis.
Personal interests
Supportive of children and community
establishments/projects that create a brighter future for children and the homeless.
Awards received
August 2000: British Lung Foundation Fellowship Award
July 2001:British Paediatric Respiratory Society Fellowship Award
April 2006 to date:Clinical Excellence Awards from East Kent University NHS Foundation Trust
Publications
1. Endobronchial Fibrosarcoma Presenting as Recurrent Left-sided Pneumonia. Atul Gupta, Rosemary Marsh, Simon Jordan, Simon Padley, Kareem Aboulalfa, Ola Smith, Cyril Fisher, Andrew G. Nicholson, Andrew Bush. Pediatric Pulmonology.Article first published online: 30 December 2010. DOI: 10.1002/ppul.21400.
2. Familial Association of Childhood Wheezy Bronchitis And Asthma Only Through the Male Lineage. O. Smith, G. Russell, P. J. Helms. Thorax, December 2004. Vol 59, Suppl II. Ii68.
3. Trends of Atopic Sensitisation and Physician Diagnosed Asthma (PDA) Across 3 generations. O.O. Smith, P.J. Helms, J. Martin, L. Adams, G. McNeill, G. Russell.
(Accepted as poster presentation by the American Thoracic Society for the May 2002
conference in Atlanta).
4. Association of Chronic Respiratory Symptoms across 3 generations: O.O. Smith, P.J. Helms,
J. Martins, L. Adams, G. Russell. European Respiratory Journal, September 2001.Vol 18, Suppl 33,. p128s-129s. P873.
5. Asthma or viral-associated wheeze. O.O. Smith, P. J. Helms. Paediatr Respir Rev. 2001 Jun;2(2): 196, 198-9.
6. Genetic/environmental determinants of adult chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and
possible links with childhood wheezing. O.O. Smith, P.J. Helms Paediatric Respiratory Reviews. June 2001.2, p178-183.
7. Country Specific Features of Intermediate Asthma Phenotypes in “High Risk†Families
A.D.G Baxter-Jones, P. J. Helms, O.O. Smith, G. Russell, J. Tsanakas, F. Kirivassilis.
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, April 2001,Vol 163. No 5, A203.
8. Late expression and persistence of leukotriene C4 (LTC4) in upper respiratory secretions in
infants with Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) bronchiolitis. O. O. Smith, R. J. Brooker, S.
K. Ismail, P. J.Helms. European Respiratory Journal. August 2000. Vol 16, Suppl 31, p196s.
9. Acute Viral Bronchiolitis: Mucosal Inflammatory Responses Are Age Dependent. R. J.
Brooker, O. O. Smith, S. K. Ismail, P. J.Helms. European Respiratory Journal October 1999,
14: Suppl 30. 20s.
Courses offered to GPs
Regular seminars to GPs, Hospital and Community Professionals
