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Office
2 Tampa General Cir
Tampa, FL 33606Phone+1 813-974-5138Fax+1 813-259-0858
Summary
- Dr. Donald Smith, MD is a neurosurgeon in Tampa, Florida. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in Florida and Wisconsin. He is affiliated with Tampa General Hospital and James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital-Tampa.
Education & Training
University of Vermont Medical CenterResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1981 - 1986
Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated HospitalsResidency, Surgery, 1979 - 1981
University of Vermont College of MedicineClass of 1979
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 1987 - 2025
WI State Medical License 1980 - 1981- American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
- Fellow (FAANS) American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 297 citationsBilateral fetal nigral transplantation into the postcommissural putamen in Parkinson's diseaseThomas B. Freeman, C. Warren Olanow, Robert A. Hauser, G. Michael Nauert, Donald A. Smith
Annals of Neurology. 1995-09-01 - 643 citationsNeuropathological Evidence of Graft Survival and Striatal Reinnervation after the Transplantation of Fetal Mesencephalic Tissue in a Patient with Parkinson's DiseaseJeffrey H. Kordower, Thomas B. Freeman, Barry J. Snow, Francois J. G. Vingerhoets, Elliott J. Mufson
The New England Journal of Medicine. 1995-04-27 - 64 citationsAnterior longitudinal ligament release using the minimally invasive lateral retroperitoneal transpsoas approach: a cadaveric feasibility study and report of 4 clinical...Armen R. Deukmedjian, Tien V. Le, Ali A. Baaj, Elias Dakwar, Donald A. Smith
Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine. 2012-12-01
Press Mentions
Face to Face: From ‘Playing Doctor’ as A Child, Theresa’S Now in the Frontline of Our Battle with CovidAugust 11th, 2020
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Fellow
