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JP Smith, DO, FACOS

Chairman of the KCU Board of Trustees; Consultant

Surgical Specialists, PA


John P. Smith, DO, FACOS, is chairman of the KCU Board of Trustees. Dr. Smith earned a Bachelor of Science from Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas, in 1971 and a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences in 1975.

Following his medical education at KCU, Dr. Smith completed a transitional rotating internship at Cuyahoga Falls General Hospital in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, and a four-year general surgery residency at Normandy Osteopathic Hospitals in St. Louis, Mo. He also completed a one-year fellowship in clinical nutrition in Chicago, IL. 

Over the years, Dr. Smith has served in numerous professional societies and committees, including the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons, where he served on the Board of Governors, is a past president and holds fellowship status. 

Dr. Smith is the recipient of numerous awards and honors recognizing his contributions to the practice and teaching of medicine. 

JP Smith, DO, has no relevant financial relationships with any organization producing, marketing, reselling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients relative to the content of this presentation.

Dr. Smith can be reached at jpsmithdo@gmail.com or 316-640-6198.