David Smith, DVM, graduated from the University of Rhode Island with highest distinction and honors program in animal science in 1979.  He graduated from Michigan State University in 1983 and worked in general practice in Rhode Island and Massachusetts for three years.

Dr. Smith relocated to Michigan in 1986 to take the position of Staff Veterinarian at Leader Dogs for the Blind.  During the next 15 years he also provided veterinary relief services to numerous small animal and emergency practices in southeast Michigan.

Currently Dr. Smith is the Director of Veterinary Services at Leader Dogs for the Blind, supervising the Leader Dog Veterinary Clinic and staff.

He is chairman of the Leader Dog Breeding Committee, and the coordinator of the Leader Dogs Breeders Forum, an educational outreach program for the canine breeding community.

Dr. Smith is a member of the Michigan Veterinary Medical Association, Southeast Michigan Veterinary Medical Association, American Veterinary Medical Association and the Society for Theriogenology.

Special interests include transcervical endoscopic insemination and functional correction of orthodontic abnormalities in large breed dogs.

Dr. Smith lives in Oakland Township with his wife and two sons.