Stuart E. Smith, MD

Dr. Smith completed a fellowship in Arthritis Surgery and Joint Replacement in Boston at the Massachusetts General Hospital of the Harvard Medical School. Prior to this, he completed his residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. He graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine as a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. His primary expertise is in the field of joint replacement and arthritis surgery while other areas of interest are shoulder surgery, minimally invasive surgery and partial joint replacement.

Throughout his professional years, Dr. Smith has continually been involved in research and has presented and published his studies at national and international forums. He continues to be involved in research and hip implant design studies. He is the author of a chapter in a book on hip replacement and serves on several faculty panels in courses on joint replacement. He prides himself in conservative surgical principles and minimally invasive techniques.

Dr. Smith has been in practice over 12 years, performing over 4000 hip, knee and shoulder replacements. He continues to be one of the busiest, most experienced joint replacement surgeons in the southern United States.

Dr. Smith is a dedicated husband, and a father of three boys. He grew up on a chicken farm in South Georgia near Vidalia with his twin brother and three other brothers and sisters. He is an avid runner and bicyclist, and during his time off work, he enjoys fly fishing, camping and skiing.

Education

• Undergraduate University of Georgia
  Athens, GA (B.S. 1986)
  
  
• Medical School
  Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
  Nashville, TN (M.D. 1990)
  
  
• Residency
  Orthopaedic Surgery
  Carolinas Medical Center
  Charlotte, NC
  
  
• Fellowship
  Arthritis Surgery and Joint Replacement
  Massachusetts General Hospital of the Harvard Medical School
  Boston, MA

Honors & Awards

• Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society
• Justin Potter Foundation Scholarship - Medical School
• Phi Beta Kappa
• Sphinx Society
• Gridiron Secret Society
• Greek Horsemen President
• ODK Honorary
• Order of Omega
• Mortar Board
• Blue Key Senatorial Scholarship