Gary Smith, M.D., F.A.A.F.P., is the owner of Family Doctors of Arizona, L.L.C., in Mesa which employs three physician assistants.  He is the administrative medical director for the fire departments in Apache Junction, Gilbert, Mesa and Queen Creek and oversees their paramedic education.

Dr. Smith is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Arizona School of Health Sciences (ASHS), a School of A.T. Still University in Mesa.  He serves on the Board of Directors for the Banner Physician Health Organization.  He is a member of the Superstition District Committee of the Boy Scouts of America and is the recipient of the Silver Beaver Award.

A graduate of Mesa High School, Dr. Smith received his medical degree from Ross University School of Medicine in Roseau, Dominica.  He completed a three-year residency in Family Practice at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, where he served as Chief Resident and was elected House Officer of the Year.  Dr. Smith is Board-certified in Family Practice.