Dr. Smiley is a board-certified plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills and Los Angeles, California. He graduated from Ohio State University. He was awarded his medical degree at the Medical College of Ohio at Toledo. Which happens to be his birthplace. He completed his specialty in surgery and micro vascular plastic and reconstructive surgery at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, and finished his education with a fellowship in plastic, cosmetic and reconstructive surgery at the RUSH Medical Center in Chicago. He was awarded the residents highest award for his research and publication about RED system for facial distraction.