As a fellowship trained Orthopaedic Spinal Surgeon, Dr. Smith’s robust assessment is an opinion backed by years of dedicated study and continued research into the newest technologies available. Through decades of treating spinal conditions and traumas, Dr. Smith has become a leading surgeon in an elite medical field.
Dr. Smith served as chief resident his final year of medical school, and continues to give back to the medical community through his many publications, lectures, and studies – some of which have led to impressive advancements in the field. His desire to share his expertise with others brought Dr. Smith to the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Southern California as an Assistant Professor, where he became co-director of the USC Center for Spinal Surgery and was heavily involved in research and resident education.
Dr. Jeremy Smith has been a part of the Orange County community for several years after his practice relocated to Orthopaedic Specialty Institute in 2013, and has earned the love and respect of patients and fellow physicians alike. Dr. Smith’s recent work has brought new insights to his practice, as he and his staff continue to gain both knowledge and experience in the ever-advancing field of spinal treatment.
Hoag Orthopedic Institute • Irvine, CA
Hoag Orthopedic Institute • Irvine, CA
Hoag Orthopedic Institute • Irvine, CA
Hoag Orthopedic Institute • Irvine, CA
Hoag Orthopaedic Institute Spine Fellowship • Irvine, CA
Orthopaedic Specialty Institute • Orange, CA
University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine • Los Angeles, CA
Specializing in disorders of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine: degenerative
disorders, spinal trauma, minimally invasive surgery, spinal oncology, complex spinal deformity, and computer-assisted surgery
Directors: Alex Vaccaro, MD, Todd Albert MD
Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson University
• Philadelphia, PA
University of California, Irvine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery • Irvine, CA
New York Medical College School of Medicine • Valhalla, NY
University of California, Los Angeles • Los Angeles, CA
In Kim D, Vaccaro AR. Complications of Spinal Instrumentation. In press
In Vaccaro AR, Albert TJ. Spine Surgery: Tricks of the Trade. 3rd edition. In Press
In Vaccaro AR, Albert TJ. Spine Surgery: Tricks of the Trade. 3rd edition. In Press
In Herkowitz HN, Garfin SR, Eismont FJ, Bell GR, Balderston RA (ed) Rothman-Simone.
The Spine. W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, PA. 6th Edition.
In Patel V, Burger E, Brown C. Spine Trauma: Surgical Techniques.
Springer, Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2010. 213-228.
In Orthopaedic Knowledge Update 4: Spine. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rosemont, IL.
AAOS: Instructional Course Lectures 2012;61:451-9. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rosemont, IL.
The Neurosurgeons Operative Techniques. Oxford University Press.
Section 3, Chapters 20-25. In Press
Cervical Spine Trauma. Chapter 7. In Press
North American Spine Society. Podium Presentation.
American Acadamy of Orthopaedic Surgerons. Poster Presentation.
North American Spine Society E-Poster.
North American Spine Society. Podium Presentation.
California Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting.
Society of Lateral Access Surgery Annual Meeting.
Hoag Orthopaedic Institute 3rd Annual Research Day.
American Academy of Orthopaedic Spine Surgeons/ Lumbar Spine Research Society.
St Joseph Hospital Physician Education Symposium.
Hoag Orthopaedic Institute Grand Rounds.
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Spine Surgery: State-of-the Art Techniques and Science.
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2012 Annual Meeting. Podium Presentation.
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2012 Annual Meeting. Podium Presentation.
11th Annual Thomas Jefferson Spine Fellows Alumni Symposium. Podium Presentation.
The Spine Study Group 22nd Annual Symposium. Podium Presentation.
Thomas Jefferson University Grand Rounds.
Thomas Jefferson University Grand Rounds.
Thomas Jefferson University Grand Rounds.
Thomas Jefferson University Grand Rounds.
Thomas Jefferson University Grand Rounds.
Thomas Jefferson University Grand Rounds.
American College of Spine Surgery 2009 Annual Meeting.
Podium Presentation.
North American Spine Society 2009 Annual Meeting. Podium Presentation.
Cervical Spine Research Society 36th Annual Meeting. Podium Presentation.
Westchester Medical Center/New York Medical College Department of Orthopaedics Research Forum.
Westchester Medical Center/New York Medical College Department of Neurosurgery Annual Research Forum.
New York Medical College 6th Annual Medical Student Research Forum.
Cervical Spine Research Society 29th Annual Meeting. Abstract/Poster Presentation.
UC Irvine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery/
Reeve-Irvine Research Center under Ranjan Gupta, MD and
Oswald Steward, PhD. Our studies focused on spinal cord
injury and secondary responses in small animal models.
UC Irvine, Department of Neurosurgery/Reeve-
Irvine Research Center under Kim Anderson, PhD.
Research focused on carbohydrate metabolism in the
spinal cord injured individual and the
epidemiology of spinal cord injury.
Westchester Medical Center, Department of Neurosurgery
under Deborah Benzil, MD. Evaluated the use of stereotactic
radiosurgery in patients with spinal metastatic disease.
UC Irvine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery under Gregory
Carlson, MD. Studies focused on evaluating spinal cord
compression and subarachnoid CSF pressures in a dog model.
UCLA, Department of Hematology/Oncology, under
Richard Pietras, MD. Researched tamoxifen-estrogen receptor
interactions and subsequent intracellular signaling cascades.
“Dr. Smith is not only <em>extremely compassionate</em> and caring, but a <em>talented and skilled surgeon</em>. He performed my second cervical fusion and will now do a posterior cervical fusion. <em>I am truly grateful</em> to have been referred to him with all of the pain I’ve suffered. I am certain that working together we will find the pain relief I so desperately need. <em>Thank you Dr. Smith!</em>”
“Dr. Smith is not only <em>extremely compassionate</em> and caring, but a <em>talented and skilled surgeon</em>. He performed my second cervical fusion and will now do a posterior cervical fusion. <em>I am truly grateful</em> to have been referred to him with all of the pain I’ve suffered. I am certain that working together we will find the pain relief I so desperately need. <em>Thank you Dr. Smith!</em>”
“Dr. Smith is not only <em>extremely compassionate</em> and caring, but a <em>talented and skilled surgeon</em>. He performed my second cervical fusion and will now do a posterior cervical fusion. <em>I am truly grateful</em> to have been referred to him with all of the pain I’ve suffered. I am certain that working together we will find the pain relief I so desperately need. <em>Thank you Dr. Smith!</em>”
CATHERINE JOHNSON • LAGUNA BEACH, CA