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Office
255 W Lancaster Ave
Ste 201
Paoli, PA 19301Phone+1 610-325-3880Fax+1 610-325-3887
Summary
- Dr. Smith is a board-certified neurosurgeon with fellowship training in interventional neuroradiology. After earning a medical degree at University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Dr. Smith completed her neurosurgery residency and interventional neuroradiology fellowship at New York Presbyterian Hospital.
Dr. Smith specializes in endovascular neurosurgery, diagnosing and treating advanced neurovascular conditions, such as stroke, brain aneurysms and arteriovenous malformations, among others. She uses imaging technology to perform minimally invasive procedures through small incisions enabling successful outcomes for even the most complex conditions.
Dr. Smith's expertise includes open, microvascular and endovascular approaches to treatment. She performs simple to highly complex surgical procedures including cerebral and spinal angiography, Chiari decompression, craniotomy, endovascular embolization of aneurysms (coils, stents), AVMs, and tumors, mechanical thrombectomy for stroke, shunt for hydrocephalus, microneurosurgery, and wingspan® stenting for intracranial atherosclerosis.
In addition to her clinical practice, Dr. Smith serves as the Main Line Health System Chief of Neurosurgery, leading an expert team of Main Line Health – Jefferson Neurosurgeons, as well as the Co-Medical Director of the Neurosciences Service Line, partnering with service line leadership to advance the strategic priorities of the system.
Education & Training
- New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Neurological Surgery, 2005 - 2011
- New York-Presbyterian HospitalInterventional Neuroradiology, 2007 - 2009
- New York Presbyterian HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 2004 - 2005
- Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 2004
Certifications & Licensure
- PA State Medical License 2011 - 2024
- NY State Medical License 2005 - 2011
- American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsThe Neurosurgeon as a Stroke SpecialistFadi Al Saiegh, Nohra Chalouhi, Richard F. Schmidt, Pascal Jabbour, Stavropoula Tjoumakaris
Neurosurgery. 2019-09-01 - 120 citationsBlood transfusion and increased risk for vasospasm and poor outcome after subarachnoid hemorrhageMichelle J. Smith, Peter D. Le Roux, J. Paul Elliott, H. Richard Winn
Journal of Neurosurgery. 2004-07-01 - 168 citationsPacked red blood cell transfusion increases local cerebral oxygenation.Michelle J. Smith, Michael F. Stiefel, Suresh N. Magge, Suzanne Frangos, Stephanie Bloom
Critical Care Medicine. 2005-05-01
Press Mentions
- Paoli Hospital Opens New State-of-the-Art Stroke Care LabFebruary 22nd, 2023
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Fellow
- Joint Cerebrovascular Section of AANS and CNSMember
- Council of State Neurosurgical SocietiesMember
- PA State Neurosurgical SocietyMember
- Society of Neurointerventional SurgeryMember
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