Speaking of Wellness: Remembering Kirk Smith, 1947-2020

A Tribute to Our Colleague

By John Swartzberg, M.D., Chair, Wellness Letter Editorial Board

November 1, 2020

Last Reviewed: August 2021

Berkeley Public Health
“Some have greatness thrust upon ’em,” Shakespeare wrote in Twelfth Night. Others have greatness thrust two flights up. I was in the latter group. The office of Kirk R. Smith, Ph.D.—professor of global environmental health at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health and a member of our editorial board—was just a couple of floors above […]
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