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Kris Smith, MD, is a neurosurgeon at Barrow Neurological Institute. He is the director of the Stereotactic-Functional-Epilepsy Fellowship Program and the Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Program. He also serves as co-director of neurosurgical oncology and radiology services, including Gamma Knife and CyberKnife.
Dr. Smith’s expertise includes the comprehensive management of brain tumors and the surgical treatment of medically refractory epilepsy. He strives to balance minimally invasive techniques with the extent of resection needed to optimize patient outcomes. Dr. Smith is a firm believer in patient education and a holistic approach to treatment, including the use of precision medicine and a focus on quality of life.
Dr. Smith earned his bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University and his medical degree from the University of Nevada—Reno School of Medicine. He completed a general surgery internship at the Phoenix Integrated Surgical Residency Program at Banner—University Medical Center Phoenix and his neurosurgery residency at Barrow. Dr. Smith trained in Gamma Knife radiosurgery at the University of Pittsburg and at Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, where stereotactic radiosurgery was originally developed. He completed an enfolded fellowship in epilepsy surgery at the Cleveland Clinic.
As a medical student, Dr. Smith published his first paper on a new model of epilepsy and the novel findings of the importance of the GABA-B receptor. He presented his work at an international pharmacology meeting. These were the first of hundreds of publications and presentations on various topics in neurosurgery throughout his career.
Please call (602) 406-3181 to request an appointment with Dr. Smith.
- Gamma Knife radiosurgery at the University of Pittsburgh and at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden 1995
- Enfolded Fellowship in Epilepsy Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, 1995
- Residency, Barrow Neurological Institute, Neurosurgery, 1990-1996
- General Surgery Internship, Phoenix Integrated Surgical Residency Program, 1989-1990
- MD, University of Nevada School of Medicine, 1989
- BS, Brigham Young University, 1984
- American Medical Association
- American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
- Arizona Foundation for Medical Care
- Joint Section on Tumors, AANS & CNS
- Joint Section on Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, AANS & CNS
- Maricopa County Medical Society
- North American Skull Base Society
- Rocky Mountain Neurosurgical Society
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons
- American Medical Association
- Alpha Omega Alpha
- Phi Kappa Phi
- Treasurer, Arizona Neurosurgical Society
- Past-President of the Rocky Mountain Neurosurgical Society
- Past President of the Arizona Neurosurgical Society
- Academy Cup, Rocky Mountain Neurosurgical Society, Best Scientific Presentation
- Alpha Omega Alpha
Complications of the Prone Transpsoas Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Degenerative Lumbar Spine Disease: A Multicenter Study
Date: 06/2023
Authors: Mohamed A. Soliman, Luis Diaz-Aguilar, Cathleen C. Kuo, Alexander O. Aguirre, Asham Khan, Jose E. San Miguel-Ruiz, Rodrigo Amaral, Muhammad M. Abd-El-Barr, Isaac L. Moss, Tyler Smith, Gurvinder S. Deol, Jeff Ehresman, Madison Battista, Bryan S. Lee, M Craig McMains, Samuel A. Joseph, David Schwartz, Andrew D. Nguyen, William R. Taylor, Luiz Pimenta, John Pollina
Intraoperative confocal laser endomicroscopy: prospective in vivo feasibility study of a clinical-grade system for brain tumors
Date: 03/2023
Authors: Irakliy Abramov, Marian T. Park, Evgenii Belykh, Alexander B. Dru, Yuan Xu, Timothy C. Gooldy, Lea Scherschinski, S Harrison Farber, Andrew S. Little, Andrew S Little, Randall W. Porter, Kris A. Smith, Michael T. Lawton, Jennifer M. Eschbacher, J. M. Eschbacher, Mark C. Preul
Differentiating radiation necrosis from tumor recurrence: a systematic review and diagnostic meta-analysis comparing imaging modalities
Date: 03/2023
Authors: Emily J. Smith, Anant Naik, Annabelle Shaffer, Mahima Goel, David T. Krist, Edward Liang, Charuta G. Furey, William K. Miller, Michael T. Lawton, Daniel H. Barnett, Blake Weis, Ahmed Rizk, Ron S. Smith, Wael Hassaneen
Radiographic alignment outcomes after the single-position prone transpsoas approach: a multi-institutional retrospective review of 363 cases
Date: 01/2023
Authors: Luis Diaz-Aguilar, Lauren E. Stone, Mohamed A. Soliman, Alexander Padovano, Jeff Ehresman, Nolan J. Brown, Gautam Produturi, Madison Battista, Asham Khan, John Pollina, Rodrigo Amaral, Muhammad M. Abd-El-Barr, Isaac Moss, Tyler Smith, Gurvinder S. Deol, Bryan S. Lee, M Craig McMains, Samuel A. Joseph, David Schwartz, Luiz Pimenta, Andrew D. Nguyen, William R. Taylor
Standardized perioperative care reduces colorectal surgical site infection in children: A Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium multicenter analysis
Date: 01/2023
Authors: Joseph Tobias, Benjamin E. Padilla, Justin Lee, Stephanie Chen, Kasper S. Wang, Lorraine I. Kelley-Quon, Claudia Mueller, Stephen B. Shew, Katie Joskowitz, Romeo C. Ignacio, Lauren L. Evans, Aaron R. Jensen, Shannon N. Acker, Andrew Mason, Alicia Johnson, Jessica McConahey, Erik Hansen, Samir R. Pandya, Scott S. Short, Katie W. Russell, Lauren Nicassio, Caitlin A. Smith, Elizabeth Fialkowski
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- (602) 406-3181
- Fax: (602) 406-6398
Kris Smith, MD, is a neurosurgeon at Barrow Neurological Institute. He is the director of the Stereotactic-Functional-Epilepsy Fellowship Program and the Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Program. He also serves as co-director of neurosurgical oncology and radiology services, including Gamma Knife and CyberKnife.
Dr. Smith’s expertise includes the comprehensive management of brain tumors and the surgical treatment of medically refractory epilepsy. He strives to balance minimally invasive techniques with the extent of resection needed to optimize patient outcomes. Dr. Smith is a firm believer in patient education and a holistic approach to treatment, including the use of precision medicine and a focus on quality of life.
Dr. Smith earned his bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University and his medical degree from the University of Nevada—Reno School of Medicine. He completed a general surgery internship at the Phoenix Integrated Surgical Residency Program at Banner—University Medical Center Phoenix and his neurosurgery residency at Barrow. Dr. Smith trained in Gamma Knife radiosurgery at the University of Pittsburg and at Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, where stereotactic radiosurgery was originally developed. He completed an enfolded fellowship in epilepsy surgery at the Cleveland Clinic.
As a medical student, Dr. Smith published his first paper on a new model of epilepsy and the novel findings of the importance of the GABA-B receptor. He presented his work at an international pharmacology meeting. These were the first of hundreds of publications and presentations on various topics in neurosurgery throughout his career.
Please call (602) 406-3181 to request an appointment with Dr. Smith.
- (602) 406-3181
- Fax: (602) 406-6398
- Gamma Knife radiosurgery at the University of Pittsburgh and at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden 1995
- Enfolded Fellowship in Epilepsy Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, 1995
- Residency, Barrow Neurological Institute, Neurosurgery, 1990-1996
- General Surgery Internship, Phoenix Integrated Surgical Residency Program, 1989-1990
- MD, University of Nevada School of Medicine, 1989
- BS, Brigham Young University, 1984
- American Medical Association
- American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
- Arizona Foundation for Medical Care
- Joint Section on Tumors, AANS & CNS
- Joint Section on Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, AANS & CNS
- Maricopa County Medical Society
- North American Skull Base Society
- Rocky Mountain Neurosurgical Society
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons
- American Medical Association
- Alpha Omega Alpha
- Phi Kappa Phi
- Treasurer, Arizona Neurosurgical Society
- Past-President of the Rocky Mountain Neurosurgical Society
- Past President of the Arizona Neurosurgical Society
- Academy Cup, Rocky Mountain Neurosurgical Society, Best Scientific Presentation
- Alpha Omega Alpha
Complications of the Prone Transpsoas Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Degenerative Lumbar Spine Disease: A Multicenter Study
Date: 06/2023
Authors: Mohamed A. Soliman, Luis Diaz-Aguilar, Cathleen C. Kuo, Alexander O. Aguirre, Asham Khan, Jose E. San Miguel-Ruiz, Rodrigo Amaral, Muhammad M. Abd-El-Barr, Isaac L. Moss, Tyler Smith, Gurvinder S. Deol, Jeff Ehresman, Madison Battista, Bryan S. Lee, M Craig McMains, Samuel A. Joseph, David Schwartz, Andrew D. Nguyen, William R. Taylor, Luiz Pimenta, John Pollina
Intraoperative confocal laser endomicroscopy: prospective in vivo feasibility study of a clinical-grade system for brain tumors
Date: 03/2023
Authors: Irakliy Abramov, Marian T. Park, Evgenii Belykh, Alexander B. Dru, Yuan Xu, Timothy C. Gooldy, Lea Scherschinski, S Harrison Farber, Andrew S. Little, Andrew S Little, Randall W. Porter, Kris A. Smith, Michael T. Lawton, Jennifer M. Eschbacher, J. M. Eschbacher, Mark C. Preul
Differentiating radiation necrosis from tumor recurrence: a systematic review and diagnostic meta-analysis comparing imaging modalities
Date: 03/2023
Authors: Emily J. Smith, Anant Naik, Annabelle Shaffer, Mahima Goel, David T. Krist, Edward Liang, Charuta G. Furey, William K. Miller, Michael T. Lawton, Daniel H. Barnett, Blake Weis, Ahmed Rizk, Ron S. Smith, Wael Hassaneen
Radiographic alignment outcomes after the single-position prone transpsoas approach: a multi-institutional retrospective review of 363 cases
Date: 01/2023
Authors: Luis Diaz-Aguilar, Lauren E. Stone, Mohamed A. Soliman, Alexander Padovano, Jeff Ehresman, Nolan J. Brown, Gautam Produturi, Madison Battista, Asham Khan, John Pollina, Rodrigo Amaral, Muhammad M. Abd-El-Barr, Isaac Moss, Tyler Smith, Gurvinder S. Deol, Bryan S. Lee, M Craig McMains, Samuel A. Joseph, David Schwartz, Luiz Pimenta, Andrew D. Nguyen, William R. Taylor
Standardized perioperative care reduces colorectal surgical site infection in children: A Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium multicenter analysis
Date: 01/2023
Authors: Joseph Tobias, Benjamin E. Padilla, Justin Lee, Stephanie Chen, Kasper S. Wang, Lorraine I. Kelley-Quon, Claudia Mueller, Stephen B. Shew, Katie Joskowitz, Romeo C. Ignacio, Lauren L. Evans, Aaron R. Jensen, Shannon N. Acker, Andrew Mason, Alicia Johnson, Jessica McConahey, Erik Hansen, Samir R. Pandya, Scott S. Short, Katie W. Russell, Lauren Nicassio, Caitlin A. Smith, Elizabeth Fialkowski
- English
- German