Dr. Adiel G. Smith received his undergraduate degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he majored in Mechanical Engineering with a specialty in medical device design. He then worked for four years at Johnson & Johnson, helping to manufacture the first-ever drug-eluting cardiac stent — an experience that motivated him to pursue medicine.

He received his M.D. from the University of Miami, conducting research at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute throughout medical school. He then completed his ophthalmology residency at the prestigious Wills Eye Hospital — the oldest eye hospital in America — followed by a two-year fellowship in Vitreoretinal Surgery at the Cole Eye Institute of the Cleveland Clinic.

Dr. Smith has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications and served as sub-investigator on over a dozen clinical trials in macular degeneration, diabetes, and advanced imaging technology.