Edmond R. Smith , RRT, RPFT, MA St. John's Mercy Medical Center 615 New Ballas Rd St. Louis, MO 63141-8277 (314) 251-5965

Ed joined MU's RT program faculty in 2004 after St. John's Mercy Medical Center in St. Louis reopened their extension program with UMC. He is one of two instructors for the program, providing both didactic and clinical instruction. His main interest is in adult critical care and pulmonary function testing. He also has 4 years of pediatric experience, including one year of research. He has authored or co- authored 12 published articles and contributed to the Workbook and Review Guide for Egan's Fundamentals of Respiratory Care, 6 th Edition. He lives in West St. Louis County and has one daughter and one grand-daughter.