Kenneth Smithson DO PhD

Critical Care Medicine, Neuroanesthesiology

Associate Professor, Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Chief Anesthesia Critical Care

Summary

Kenneth Smithson, DO, is a Saint Louis, MO-based anesthesiologist with subspecialties in critical care medicine and neuroanesthesiology. He completed his medical education at the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1991 and underwent residency and fellowship training in anesthesiology and critical care medicine at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science. Dr. Smithson currently serves as Chief of Anesthesia Critical Care at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital and previously held academic positions, including Associate Professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. His experience encompasses awake neurosurgery, neuroanesthesiology, neurocritical care, and surgical critical care. His publication record includes research on deep brain stimulation and sulfur mustard analog-induced lung injury, and his work has been cited multiple times in the literature.

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Fellowship, Critical Care Medicine (Anesthesiology), 1996 - 1997
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Residency, Anesthesiology, 1993 - 1996
Michigan State University College of Osteopathic MedicineClass of 1991