MatthewRussellSmedsMDFACS

Division Chief - Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, Program Director - Vascular Surgery Training Programs, Associate Professor - Department of Surgery, Saint Louis University

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Office
1225 S Grand Blvd
Saint Louis, MO 63104
Phone+1 314-977-4730

Fax+1 314-977-1642

Education & Training

SSM Health/Saint Louis University School of MedicineFellowship, Vascular Surgery - Independent, 2010 - 2012
SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityResidency, Surgery, 2005 - 2010
University of Rochester School of Medicine and DentistryClass of 2005
University of Nebraska-LincolnBS, Biology, 1995 - 1999

Certifications & Licensure

MO State Medical License 2017 - 2025
IL State Medical License 2018 - 2023
AR State Medical License 2012 - 2020
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Surgery Vascular Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

EJ Wylie Traveling Fellowship Society for Vascular Surgery Foundation
Abrahmson Award for Innovation Innovations in Medical Education Conference, 2016
Fellow UAMS Educator's Academy
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2014
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
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Clinical Trials

Global Registry for Endovascular Aortic Treatment (GREAT) Start of enrollment: 2010 Dec 01
Active, not recruiting
Best Endovascular vs. Best Surgical Therapy in Patients With Critical Limb Ischemia Start of enrollment: 2014 Aug 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Predicting the Safety and Effectiveness of Inferior Vena Cava Filters Start of enrollment: 2015 Oct 01
Completed

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

164 citations
Treatment and outcomes of aortic endograft infection
Matthew R. Smeds, Audra A. Duncan, Michael P. Harlander-Locke, Peter F. Lawrence, Sean P. Lyden
Journal of Vascular Surgery. 2015-06-01
34 citations
Burnout and its relationship with perceived stress, self-efficacy, depression, social support, and programmatic factors in general surgery residents
Matthew R. Smeds, Matthew Janko, Steven R. Allen, Kwame S. Amankwah, Tracey D. Arnell
American Journal of Surgery. 2020-06-01
54 citations
Chronic mesenteric ischemia: Clinical practice guidelines from the Society for Vascular Surgery
Thomas S. Huber, Martin Björck, Ankur Chandra, W. Darrin Clouse, Michael C. Dalsing
Journal of Vascular Surgery. 2021-01-01

Journal Articles

Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio as a Predictor of Outcomes After Amputation
Willythssa S Pierre-Louis, Matthew Smeds, Annals of Vascular Surgery
Snoring and Carotid Artery Disease: A New Risk Factor Emerges
Robert Deeb, Kathleen Yaremchuk, Jonathan Bath, Judith C Lin, Matthew R Smeds, The Laryngoscope
Revascularization with Obturator or Hemi-Neoaortoiliac System for Partial Aortic Graft Infections
Matthew R Smeds, Maham Rahimi, Annals of Vascular Surgery
Pediatric Vascular Surgical Practice Patterns
Patrick C Bonasso, Matthew R Smeds, Mohammed M Moursi, Annals of Vascular Surgery
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Books/Book Chapters

Clinical Scenarios in Vascular Surgery
Chapter: Superior Mesenteric Artery Aneurysms
Smeds MR, Escobar GAEditors: Gilbert Upchurch and Peter Henke.in pressEdition 2nd,

Other

Preservation of pelvic perfusion in endovascular aneurysm repair
Smeds MR, Wilensky JA, Lyons LC, Ali AA, Moursi MM., Journal of the Arkansas Medical Society
8/1/2014

Authored Content

Gender Disparity and Sexual Harassment in Vascular Surgery PracticesFebruary 2020
Revascularization with Obturator or Hemi-Neoaortoiliac System for Partial Aortic Graft InfectionsAugust 2018
VESS22. Access Site Complications for Antegrade and Retrograde Access of the Common Femoral Artery Are SimilarMay 2018
VESS22. Access Site Complications for Antegrade and Retrograde Access of the Common Femoral Artery Are SimilarMay 2018
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Press Mentions

Health Watch: Leg Pain Could Signal Peripheral Artery DiseaseMarch 5th, 2020
Health Watch: Most Smokers Want to Quit but Need HelpFebruary 21st, 2019
Health Watch: Why Blood Clots in the Legs Can Be FatalOctober 18th, 2018
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Committees

Member, Society for Vascular Surgery Education Council 2015 - Present
Member, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Society Program Committee 2015 - Present
Member, Society for Vascular Surgery Chronic Mesenteric Ischemia Writing Group 2015 - Present
Member, Society for Vascular Surgery Program Committee 2014 - Present