KrisASmithMD

Neurosurgery • Phoenix, AZ

Director of Gamma Knife/Cyberknife, Co-director of Neurosurgical Oncology, BNI

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Office
2910 N 3rd Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85013
Phone+1 602-406-7750

Fax+1 602-406-6398

Education & Training

Barrow Neurological Institute at St Joseph's Hospital and Medical CenterResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1990 - 1996
Banner-University Medical Center PhoenixInternship, Transitional Year, 1989 - 1990
University of Nevada, Reno School of MedicineClass of 1989

Certifications & Licensure

AZ State Medical License 1996 - 2026
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centricity Practice Solution EMR, GE Healthcare, 2011-2013
Fellow (FAANS) American Association of Neurological Surgeons

Clinical Trials

In Vivo Confocal Microscopy Tumor Atlas Study Start of enrollment: 2009 Nov 01
Unknown status
Phase 1
Fluorescence-guided Surgery for Low- and High-grade Gliomas Start of enrollment: 2010 Nov 01
Completed
Phase 3
Tumor Resection and Gliadel® Wafers, Followed by Temodar® With Standard Radiation or GammaKnife® for New GBM Start of enrollment: 2013 May 07
Terminated
Phase 1, Phase 2

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Clinical research framework proposal for ketogenic metabolic therapy in glioblastoma.
Tomás Duraj, Miriam Kalamian, Giulio Zuccoli, Joseph C Maroon, Dominic P D'Agostino
BMC Medicine. 2024-12-05
Multinodular and vacuolating neuronal tumor in the thalamus: case report and systematic review of literature.
Thomas J On, Oscar Alcantar-Garibay, Yuan Xu, Irakliy Abramov, Jennifer M Eschbacher
Acta Neurochirurgica. 2024-08-19
1 citations
Comparison of minimally invasive to standard temporal lobectomy approaches to epilepsy surgery: Seizure relief and visual confrontation naming outcomes.
Karine Hageboutros, Kelsey C Hewitt, Gregory P Lee, Aastha Bansal, Cady Block
Epilepsy & Behavior. 2024-06-01

Press Mentions

HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center Marks an Extraordinary Milestone Treating Their 100th Patient with GammaTile Therapy for Brain TumorsJanuary 31st, 2023
Prospero’s Chief Clinical Officer: Lots of ‘Low-Value’ Health Care Is Used to Treat SeniorsJune 2nd, 2021
Chutes & Ladders—Southeast Georgia Health System CEO to Retire; Mass General Brigham's Names a Chief Community Health OfficerMay 7th, 2021
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German