Overview
Kris Smith is a Neurosurgery provider in Phoenix, Arizona. Dr. Smith and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Syringomyelia. His top areas of expertise are Brain Tumor, Glioma, Astrocytoma, Awake Craniotomy, and Deep Brain Stimulation.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 104 peer reviewed articles and participating in 4 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans
- Humana
Locations
2910 N 3rd Ave, Suite 200, Phoenix, AZ 85013
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
4 Clinical Trials
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Areas of Expertise
When evaluating expertise, MediFind pulls from factors such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
To learn more about how MediFind determines the expertise levels, check out our expert tiers page.
- Distinguished
- Astrocytoma
- Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT)
- Brain Tumor
- Cerebellum Agenesis Hydrocephaly
- Congenital Cardiovascular Shunt
- Embryonal Tumor with Multilayered Rosettes
- Advanced
- Acoustic Neuroma
- Arachnoid Cysts
- Awake Craniotomy
- Brain Herniation
- Brain Stem Cancer
- Chiari Malformation
- Experienced
- Abdominal Cystic Lymphangioma
- Absence Seizure
- Apoplexy
- Arachnoiditis
- Brain Abscess
- Cavernous Lymphangioma