Dr. Smith has a broad background in general surgery and he has taken a special interest in surgery for morbid obesity. He has been involved in thousands of gastric bypass procedures for individuals who have been unable to lose weight through other methods.

A Provo, Utah native, Sherman C. Smith was a Hinkley Scholar at Brigham Young University. He completed his undergraduate work in 1972 with high honors and graduated summa cum laude. He earned a U.S. Army Health Professions Scholarship and again graduated with honors from the University of Utah Medical School in 1976. From 1976 to 1981, Dr. Smith served his internship and residency at the Fitzsimons Army Medical Center. He is a retired Lt. Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserves. He served his Country as a surgeon in Operation Desert Storm.

Dr. Smith is Board Certified in General Surgery.

He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the Southwest Surgical Society, a member of the American Medical Association, the Salt Lake Surgical Society and the Utah State Medical Association. He has served as president of the Salt Lake Surgical Society and was an assistant clinical professor of surgery at the University of Utah from 1987 to 1992. He is on staff at St. Mark's and LDS hospitals.

Dr. Smith enjoys an active outdoor life with his wife Barbara, and their five children. Favorite family outings include boating, water skiing and trips to their cabin. Bicycling, cross country and downhill skiing activities allow him to enjoy the beauty of the intermountain west while keeping physically fit. Dr. Smith studies and speaks German fluently and enjoys literature and history. As a compassionate physician, providing hope for individuals battling morbid obesity brings him great satisfaction. His experience has confirmed that surgery for weight control can be effective and a turning point in the lives of his patients.