- Dr. Donald R Smith, MD
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Dr. Donald R Smith, MD
Neurosurgery
- Louisiana, Shreveport
Overview
Dr. Donald R Smith, MD works in Shreveport, Louisiana is a specialist in Neurosurgery and graduated Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In Shreveport in 1963. Dr. Smith is affiliated with Willis Knighton Medical Center and practicing for 60 years
Specialties
- Neurosurgery
Conditions
• Acute Urinary Retention• Adrenal Gland Diseases
• Amniotomy
• Brain and Nervous System Cancer (incl. Gliomas, Astrocytoma, Schwannoma, Medulloblastoma, Chordoma)
• Cervical Spine Myelopathy
• Elbow Or Upper Arm Arthritis
• Eosinophilia Myalgia Syndrome
• Food Additive Allergy - Annatto
• Functional Hemispherectomy
• Functional Movement Screening
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• Helminthosporium Fungus Allergy
• Implanon® Placement
• Isolaz System Acne Treatment
• IV Sedation
• Joint Fluid Test
• Joint Fusion
• Joint X-Ray
• Lattice Corneal Dystrophy, Type 1
• Muscular Dystrophy, Congenital, Type 1C
• Neurological Injuries
• Pediatric Thoracic Disorders
• Pediatric Voiding
• Pelvic Support Problems
• Pneumatic Dilations (PD)
• Rheumatic Diseases
• Sinus Node Disease
• Surgical Mesh Removal
• Syndactyly
• The treatment of complicated hypertension
• Tissue Plasminogen Activator (tPA)
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Procedures
• Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Shunt - Insertion, Repair or Removal• Craniectomy, Craniotomy, Surgery of Skull Base, Neuroendoscopy
• Dural Repair or Other Spinal Spinal Cord Repair
• Epidural Block, Facet Blocks
• Herniated Disc Surgery
• Lamina Procedures (incl. Laminectomy, Laminoplasty, Laminotomy)
• Neuroplasty
• Spinal Compression Fracture Repair
• Spinal Fusion
• Spinal Reconstructive Surgery for Deformities
Board Certifications
- Board Certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery
Years Since Graduation
- 60
State License
- Louisiana
Education & Training
Medical School
Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In Shreveport
Shreveport, LA, United States
Graduated: 1963
Shreveport, LA, United States
Graduated: 1963
Internship Hospital
Tripler Usa Hospital
Honolulu, HI, USA
Graduated: 1963
Honolulu, HI, USA
Graduated: 1963
Residency Hospital
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington, DC, USA
Graduated: 1963
Washington, DC, USA
Graduated: 1963
Awards
1 AANS
2 AMA
3 CNS
4 SNA
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Office Locations
Primary location
LSU Health Sciences Neurosurgry
1501 Kings Highway
Louisiana (LA)
Shreveport
71103
Phone:(318) 675-6404
Other Office Locations
Select Evaluation Center
820 Jordan Street Suite 370
Louisiana (LA)
Shreveport
71101
Phone:(318) 221-7055
University Neurosurgery
2551 Greenwood Road Suite 320
Louisiana (LA)
Shreveport
71103
Phone:(318) 635-6363
Accepting New Patients
- Yes
Map & Directions
LSU Health Sciences Neurosurgry, 1501 Kings Highway, Shreveport, Louisiana (LA), 71103
Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)
- Aetna
- Amerigroup (Wellpoint)
- Amerihealth
- Blue Card PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Choice Care PPO
- Choice Plus POS
- Choice Plus POS II
- Cigna
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- Commercial Insurance Company
- First Health (Coventry Health Care)
- First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
- GEHA
- Government Employees Health Association (GEHA)
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- Humana
- Mail Handlers Benefit Plan (MHBP)
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Medicare MCR
- MultiPlan
- MultiPlan PPO
- Navigate HMO
- Navigate POS
- Open Access Plus
- Options PPO
- PHCS Network PPO
- United Healthcare
- UnitedHealthCare
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Affiliated Hospitals
Willis Knighton Medical Center
2600 Greenwood Road
Louisiana LA,
Shreveport,
71103
Willis Knighton Medical Center is a hospital located in Shreveport, LA. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are above the state average in 3 of 14 procedures. Length of Stay is at the state average in 14 of 14 procedures.
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