Dr. Dantwan Smith is coming home and making history while doing it.
According to a post shared by Smith, he is returning to Mississippi to serve at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle in Columbus, the same hospital where he was born. As he returns home, Smith says he will become the first African American physician trained in Structural Heart Disease to practice in the state.
Smith, an interventional and structural cardiologist, said he is honored to bring advanced, minimally invasive structural heart interventions, including care for heart valves and other heart structures, back to his community. He also brings training in multimodality cardiac imaging.
The milestone follows a years-long journey through medical school, residency, fellowship, and advanced cardiac training. A 2021 feature from Ross University School of Medicine notes that Smith was the first African American man accepted into the internal medicine residency program at Magnolia Regional Health Center in Corinth, Mississippi.
Ross University also highlighted Smith’s commitment to community health and mentorship through his nonprofit, The Inspirational MD, which focuses on health education, mentorship, and service in underrepresented communities.
Now, the Mississippi native is bringing his training, purpose, and passion back to the place where his own life began.
A full-circle moment and a major win for representation in medicine. Congratulations, Dr. Smith!
