About Thomas TJ Smith, MD

Thomas "TJ" Smith, MD, a breast surgical oncologist at Endeavor Health, leads multidisciplinary care for individuals diagnosed with breast cancer. He offers patients academic-level care in a community setting, combining surgical expertise with a focus on building long-term relationships. Dr. Smith uses minimally invasive techniques to improve outcomes and recovery, guiding patients with empathy and shared decision-making from diagnosis through follow-up care.

My endeavor

My endeavor is to bring a level of specialized academic breast care to all breast cancer patients.

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Care philosophy

I focus on patient-centered medicine. Everything revolves around the patient—their wishes, their experience and their goals. That’s how we guide treatment together.

Overview

  • Gender Male

Conditions treated (3)

  • Breast cancer
  • Non-cancerous (benign) breast disease
  • High-risk breast lesions

Procedures performed (7)

  • Breast surgery
  • Nipple-sparing mastectomies (NSM)
  • Oncologic surgery
  • Oncoplastic breast surgery
  • Sentinel lymph node biopsy
  • Hidden scar technique excisional biopsy
  • Breast conservation surgery/lumpectomy

Medical School
  • 2014
    Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine
Residencies
  • 2021
    General Surgery
    Loyola University Medical Center
Fellowships
  • 2022
    Breast Surgery
    Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Board certifications
  • 2022
    Surgery
    American Board of Surgery

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Endeavor Health and its hospitals make this provider profile available to inform patients and support their selection of a care provider.  For credentialing and licensing purposes, this provider's legal name is Thomas Waddell Smith.

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