Donald Wood-Smith: key obituary facts
Is Donald Wood-Smith dead? Yes. Donald Wood-Smith died on October 22, 2026, at age 95.
Cause of death: Donald Wood-Smith's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Donald Wood-Smith known for?
He was an Australian medical doctor.
More about Donald Wood-Smith
Place of birth: Sydney.
Gender: male.
Occupation: physician.
Nationality: United States, Australia.
Education: Newington College.
Employer: Columbia University.
Awards: Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine.
Born: June 30, 1931.
Known for: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
Donald Wood-Smith, an Australian–American plastic surgeon and professor of clinical surgery at Columbia University, died October 22, 2026, aged 95.
Born Donald Smith in Sydney, Australia, he attended Newington College from 1944 to 1947, then studied at the University of Sydney Medical School and the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh, Scotland. His postgraduate training included residencies at NYU Langone Medical Center and Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, and fellowships at Bellevue Hospital and Santa Clara Valley Medical Center.
At Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Wood-Smith served as a professor of clinical surgery and as an attending surgeon at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center. He also chaired the department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary. Wood-Smith was quoted in the press on issues involving cosmetic and reconstructive surgery. He was listed as an author of Cosmetic Facial Surgery, published in 1973, and Symposium on Diagnosis and Treatment of Cranio-facial Anomalies, published in 1979. His appointments and publications reflected work in clinical, cosmetic and reconstructive surgery, across academic and hospital settings.